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PowerEdge R515 Technical Guide
Table 19. RAID Configurations (12 HDD Chassis, 12 + 2 HDDs)
(12 + 2 HDD) Factory Configuration
No Mixed HDD
(Must be all
2.5" or 3.5"
HDDs)
Internal
HDD
(2.5” SAS)
(must be
exactly 2
HDDs)
Type
#
Name
Description
Min
HDD
Max
HDD
No RAID
(Add-in
card)
14
ASS/+iR1
No RAID (PERC H200)
1
12
2
RAID (Add-
in card)
15
ASSR0/+iR
1
RAID0 (PERC H200, PERC H700)
2
12
2
16
ASSR5/+iR
1
RAID5 (PERC H700)
3
12
2
17
ASSR6/+iR
1
RAID6 (PERC H700)
4
12
2
18
ASSR1/R5
/+iR1
RAID1 + RAID5 (PERC H700)
2 + 3
2 + 10
2
19
ASSR5/R1
0/+iR1
RAID5 + RAID10 (PERC H700)
4 + 4
4 + 8
2
11.3 Persistent Storage
The PowerEdge R515 offers two types of persistent storage: unmanaged and managed. The following options
are available for persistent storage:
Unmanaged internal SD module
Managed iDRAC6 Express or Enterprise (optional)
11.4 Internal SD Module (Unmanaged Internal Persistent Storage)
The internal SD module Unmanaged Internal Persistent Storage (UIPS) consists of two ports:
One port on the control panel board for the USB key
One port on the internal SD module for the SD card
The UIPS is a feature which enables the following solutions:
USB license keys used for software application enablement
User custom-boot OS and pre-boot OS (Loaded into memory and then run; used for ease of
deployment, as well as in diskless environments, such as HPCC)
User custom logs/scratch pad (User-defined information, removable and portable after system is
down)
11.5 LED Indicators
Each disk drive carrier has two LED indicators visible from the front of the system. One is a green LED for
disk activity and the other is a bicolor (green/amber) LED for status information. The activity LED is driven