> Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 21:10:46 -0400 > From: Harry Putnam <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [OpenIndiana-discuss] 2x Xeon XS8600 > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I recently bought an HP xw8600 workstation off ebay. > > 2x Xeon 5470 at 3.33 Ghz ... with 32 GB ram > > Currently its running windows 7. I intend to change over to OI but > first need to understand something about the sata controller. > > It has the HP 0A98h mobo but I'm having trouble finding a nice tidy > statement of specs. I've not found anything like the nifty azus specs > available on line... perhaps this being a server class outfit it isn't > done that way. > > I did find a couple of pdfs on hp site but they were far short of a > full spec or a nice complete diagram. Nothing like, for example those > provided by asus. > > Cutting to the chase... I want 6-8 working sata ports and expect to > run half that many mirrored zpools. > > It appears to have 14 sata ports visible on the mobo... but not sure > what I'm looking at or what the color coding means. > > Attached are 2 images showing what appear to be 3 rows of sata ports. > The top row (img1) is the only one with anything connected, 2 cdrom and 2hdd > > Img2 shows a row of only 2 ports and a row of 6 (while I hold the sata > connector wires up out of the way with my hand) > > Can anyone tell me what I'm looking at here? What the color coding > means? How many are actually working sata ports? What does RED > indicate? >
Images didn't get through, but from memory, there should be 6 sata ports and 8 sas ports on the motherboard. Should be an Lsi 1068e on the mobo. I think I still have one as a spare at work, I will check tomorrow and let you know for sure. The inside of the hp lid usually has a sticker detailing sata and sas ports, PCI-x and PCI-e slots, etc. I had very good luck running OI on an 8400 with 12 gb ram. Regards Murray _______________________________________________ openindiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
