Enabling RAID Functions on Intel® Server Board S5000PAL Systems
The following table lists RAID options and requirements to activate those options for specific Intel® Server Board S5000PAL and associated chassis midplane configurations.
| RAID Option | Activate Via | S5000PAL/XAL Baseboard | SR1500AL System W/ Passive Backplane (No Midplane) | SR1500ALSAS System W/ Active Backplane (No Midplane) | SR2500ALBRP System W/ Passive Midplane | SR2500ALLX System W/ Active Midplane | SR1550AL system W/ Passive Midplane | SR1550ALSAS system W/ Active Midplane |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embedded Server RAID Technology II | ||||||||
| Embedded SATA RAID 0/1/10 (ESB2) | BIOS Setting | 6 SATA Ports on Server Board | Uses 3 SATA Ports | N/A | Uses 6 SATA Ports | N/A | Uses 6 SATA Ports | NA |
| Embedded SATA RAID 5 (ESB2) | AXXRAKSW5 (Optional Order) | Key Header on Server Board | N/A | Key Header on Server Board | N/A | Key Header on Server Board | N/A | |
| Embedded SAS RAID 0/1/10 (1064-e) | BIOS Setting | N/A | 3 SAS Ports & SAS Chip on 1U Active Backplane | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Embedded SAS RAID 5 (1064-e) | AXXRAKSW5 (Optional Order) | N/A | Key Header, 3 SAS Ports & SAS Chip on 1U Active Backplane | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Embedded SAS RAID 0/1/10 (1068) | BIOS Setting | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6 SAS Ports & SAS Chip on Active Midplane | N/A | 6 SAS Ports SAS Chip on Active Midplane | |
| Intel® Integrated Server RAID | ||||||||
| Integrated SAS RAID 0/1/5/10/50 LSI1068 & IOP80333 | AXXRAK18E Optional Order Requires DIMM | N/A | N/A | N/A | Key Socket and SAS Chip on Active Midplane | N/A | Key Socket and SAS Chip on Active Midplane | |
| Note | AXXRAK18E requires RAID cache via AXXMINIDIMM |