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XS8-2200

RAX XS8-2200 – Dual Xeon 2U Rack Server - Build an affordable Custom 2U Server with Dual Intel Xeon processors and 8 hot-swap hard drives featuring an expandable rackmount chassis.
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Processor


Compare		Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processors
 Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® E5205 1.86GHz 1066FSB 6MB Cache (65W) 
Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processors
 Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® E5405 2.00GHz 1333FSB 12MB Cache (80W) 
 Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® E5410 2.33GHz 1333FSB 12MB Cache (80W) 
 Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® E5420 2.50GHz 1333FSB 12MB Cache (80W) 
 Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® E5430 2.66GHz 1333FSB 12MB Cache (80W) 
 Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® E5440 2.83GHz 1333FSB 12MB Cache (80W) 
 Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® E5450 3.00GHz 1333FSB 12MB Cache (80W) 
 Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® X5450 3.00GHz 1333FSB 12MB Cache (120W) 
 Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® X5460 3.16GHz 1333FSB 12MB Cache (120W) 
 Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® E5462 2.80GHz 1600FSB 12MB Cache (80W) 
 Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® E5472 3.00GHz 1600FSB 12MB Cache (80W) 
 Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® X5472 3.00GHz 1600FSB 12MB Cache (120W) 
Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processors - Low Voltage
 Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® L5410 2.33GHz 1333FSB 12MB Cache (50W) - Low Voltage 
 Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® L5420 2.50GHz 1333FSB 12MB Cache (50W) - Low Voltage 

Processor Heatsink

Motherboard


Compare		 Supermicro X7DWN+ - EATX - Intel® 5400 Chipset 

min product quantity: 2max product quantity: 16Memory

Note: Using a Dual Channel configuration offers the highest throughput for real world applications. We recommend using memory in pairs to achieve Dual Channel support.

Compare		 1GB PC2-6400 800MHz FB-DIMM 
 2GB PC2-6400 800MHz FB-DIMM 
 4GB PC2-5400 667MHz FB-DIMM 
 4GB PC2-6300 800MHz FB-DIMM 
 8GB PC2-5400 667MHz FB-DIMM 

Chassis


Compare		 Supermicro SC825TQ-560LPB - 2U - 8 x 3.5" SAS - 560W 
 Supermicro SC825TQ-R700LPB - 2U - 8 x 3.5" SAS - 700W Redundant 

max product quantity: 2Hard Drive

Note: The Seagate Barracuda® XT 2TB and Western Digital Caviar® Black 1TB hard drives requires a SATA 6.0Gbps-enabled motherboard or controller card to perform at full speed. SATA 6.0Gbps drives are backwards compatible with SATA 1.5Gbps and 3.0Gbps interfaces.Recommended for use as a dedicated Hard Drive(s) for your Operating System.

Compare		Seagate Barracuda SATA Hard Drives
 160GB SATA 7200RPM - 3.5" - Seagate Barracuda® 7200.12 
 320GB SATA 7200RPM - 3.5" - Seagate Barracuda® 7200.11 
 500GB SATA 7200RPM - 3.5" - Seagate Barracuda® 7200.12 
 750GB SATA 7200RPM - 3.5" - Seagate Barracuda® 7200.12 
 1TB SATA 7200RPM - 3.5" - Seagate Barracuda® 7200.12 
 1.5TB SATA 7200RPM - 3.5" - Seagate Barracuda® 7200.11 
Seagate Barracuda XT SATA 6.0Gbps Hard Drives
 2TB SATA 6.0Gbps 7200RPM - 3.5" - Seagate Barracuda® XT Delay 
Western Digital SATA Hard Drives
 2TB SATA IntelliPower - 3.5" - Western Digital Caviar® Green™ 
Western Digital SATA 6.0Gbps Hard Drives
 1TB SATA 6.0Gbps 7200RPM - 3.5" - Western Digital Caviar® Black New!
Western Digital VelociRaptor SATA Hard Drives
 74GB SATA 10000RPM - 3.5" - Western Digital VelociRaptor™ WD740HLFS 
 150GB SATA 10000RPM - 3.5" - Western Digital VelociRaptor™ WD1500HLFS 
 300GB SATA 10000RPM - 3.5" - Western Digital VelociRaptor™ WD3000HLFS 
Intel SATA Solid State Drives (2nd Generation)
 80GB Intel® X25-M 2.5" SATA Solid State Drive (Multi Cell) (MLC) (34nm) 
 160GB Intel® X25-M 2.5" SATA Solid State Drive (Multi Cell) (MLC) (34nm) 

min product quantity: 1max product quantity: 8Hard Drive

Note: Maximum quantity is based on the maximum number of drives your chassis supports. A controller card may be required to support the maximum number of drives.

Compare		Seagate SATA Hard Drives
 160GB SATA 7200RPM - 3.5" - Seagate Barracuda® 7200.12 
 320GB SATA 7200RPM - 3.5" - Seagate Barracuda® 7200.11 
 500GB SATA 7200RPM - 3.5" - Seagate Barracuda® ES.2 
 1TB SATA 7200RPM - 3.5" - Seagate Barracuda® ES.2 
Seagate Enterprise-Class SAS Hard Drives
 500GB SAS (3.0Gbps) 7200RPM - 3.5" - Seagate Barracuda® ES.2 
 750GB SAS (3.0Gbps) 7200RPM - 3.5" - Seagate Barracuda® ES.2 
 1TB SAS (3.0Gbps) 7200RPM - 3.5" - Seagate Barracuda® ES.2 
 450GB SAS 2.0 (6.0Gbps) 10000RPM - 3.5" - Seagate Cheetah® NS.2 
 600GB SAS 2.0 (6.0Gbps) 10000RPM - 3.5" - Seagate Cheetah® NS.2 
 300GB SAS 2.0 (6.0Gbps) 15000RPM - 3.5" - Seagate Cheetah® 15K.7 
 450GB SAS 2.0 (6.0Gbps) 15000RPM - 3.5" - Seagate Cheetah® 15K.7 
 600GB SAS 2.0 (6.0Gbps) 15000RPM - 3.5" - Seagate Cheetah® 15K.7 
Western Digital Enterprise-Class SATA Hard Drives
 74GB SATA 10000RPM - 3.5" - Western Digital VelociRaptor™ WD740HLFS 
 150GB SATA 10000RPM - 3.5" - Western Digital VelociRaptor™ WD1500HLFS 
 300GB SATA 10000RPM - 3.5" - Western Digital VelociRaptor™ WD3000HLFS 
 500GB SATA 7200RPM - 3.5" - Western Digital RE3 WD5002ABYS 
 1TB SATA 7200RPM - 3.5" - Western Digital RE3 WD1002FBYS 
 2TB SATA IntelliPower - 3.5" - Western Digital RE4-GP WD2002FYPS 
Hitachi Ultrastar A7K2000 Enterprise-Class SATA Hard Drives
 2TB SATA 7200RPM - 3.5" - Hitachi Ultrastar A7K2000 

Optical Drive


Compare		 Panasonic Slim 8x DVD-ROM 

max product quantity: 3PCI Express Low-Profile Expansion

Note: The 3ware 9650SE-2LP 2-Port does not support a Battery Backup module.

Compare		SATA Controllers
 3ware 9650SE-2LP 2-Port (SATA) (PCIe) 
 3ware 9650SE-4LPML 4-Port (SATA) (MultiLane) (PCIe) (Bundled with SFF-8087 to Discrete) 
 3ware 9650SE-8LPML 8-Port (SATA) (MultiLane) (PCIe) (Bundled with SFF-8087 to Discrete) 
SAS Controllers
 Adaptec RAID 5405 4-Port (4 Int) (SAS) (PCIe) (Bundled with SFF-8087 to Discrete) 
 Adaptec RAID 5805 8-Port (8 Int) (SAS) (PCIe) (Bundled with SFF-8087 to Discrete) 
SAS 6Gbps Controllers
 3ware® SAS 9750-4i 4-Port (4 Int) (SAS 6Gb/s) (PCIe 2.0) (OEM) (Bundled with SFF-8087 to Discrete) New!
 3ware® SAS 9750-8i 8-Port (8 Int) (SAS 6Gb/s) (PCIe 2.0) (OEM) (Bundled with SFF-8087 to Discrete) New!
 LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-4i 4-Port (4 Int) (SAS 6Gb/s) (PCIe 2.0) (Kit) (Bundled with SFF-8087 to Discrete) 
 LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i 8-Port (8 Int) (SAS 6Gb/s) (PCIe 2.0) (Kit) (Bundled with SFF-8087 to Discrete) 
 LSI MegaRAID SAS 9280DE-8i 8-Port (8 Int) (SAS 6Gb/s) (PCIe 2.0) (with Data Encryption) (Bundled with SFF-8087 to Discrete) 
Ethernet Adapters for Copper Networks
 Intel® PRO/1000 PT Server Adapter for Copper Networks 
 Intel® PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter for Copper Networks 
 Intel® PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Low Profile Server Adapter for Copper Networks 
Ethernet Adapters for Fiber Optic Networks
 Intel® PRO/1000 PF Server Adapter for Fiber Optic Networks 
 Intel® PRO/1000 PF Dual Port Server Adapter for Fiber Optic Networks 
Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters
 QLogic SANblade QLE2460 4Gbps Single Port Fibre Channel to PCI Express x4 HBA 
 QLogic SANblade QLE2462 4Gbps Dual Port Fibre Channel to PCI Express x4 HBA 

max product quantity: 3Battery Backup


Compare		 3ware Battery Backup Unit for 3ware 9650SE Series 
 Adaptec Battery Module 800 
 LSI MegaRAID LSIiBBU07 Battery Backup Unit 

Accessories


Compare		 Supermicro System Cabinet Front Bezel (Black) 

Accessories

Accessories

Note: System supports (1) IPMI Add-on Card. Additionally select CBL-0177L if dedicated LAN is required.
Note: IPMI network connection cannot be used when an additional expansion is selected.

IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) is a hardware-level interface specification that defines a common, abstract message-based interface to platform monitoring and control functions.

Compare		 Supermicro AOC-SIMSO+ - IPMI 2.0 with KVM-Over-LAN 
 Supermicro CBL-0177L Cable - Required for Dedicated LAN 

Peripherals


Compare		 Pocket Floppy Disk Drive (USB) 

Power Protection


Compare		 APC Smart-UPS XL 750VA 
 APC Smart-UPS SC 1000VA 
 APC Smart-UPS SC 1500VA 
 APC Smart-UPS 2200VA 
 APC Smart-UPS 3000VA 

Operating System

Memory Limitations:
Operating System x86 x64
Server 2003 Standard, Server 2008 Standard and Web 4GB 32GB
Server 2008 Enterprise and Datacenter 64GB 2TB
Server 2008 R2 Enterprise and Datacenter - 2TB
Server 2008 R2 Standard and Web - 32GB
Small Business Server 2008 Standard and Premium - 64GB

Note: PAE Required for x86 over 4GB

Compare		No Windows Operating System
 No Windows Operating System (Hardware Warranty Only, No Software Support) 
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008
 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard with SP2 (64-bit) (5 Clients) (1-4 CPUs) 
 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium with SP2 (64-bit) (5 Clients) (1-4 CPUs) 
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with Server 2003 Downgrade Rights
 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Downgraded to Server 2003 Standard with SP2 (32-bit) 
 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Downgraded to Server 2003 Standard with SP2 (64-bit) 
 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Downgraded to Server 2003 Standard with SP2 (64-bit) 
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
 Microsoft Windows Web Server 2008 (32-bit/64-bit) 
 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard with SP2 (32-bit/64-bit) (5 User CALs) (1-4 CPUs) 
 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (32-bit/64-bit) (25 User CALs) (1-8 CPUs) 
 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter (32-bit/64-bit) (1-64 CPUs) 
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
 Microsoft Windows Web Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) (5 User CALs) (1-4 CPUs) 
 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard (64-bit) (5 User CALs) (1-4 CPUs) 
 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise (64-bit) (25 User CALs) (1-8 CPUs) 
 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter (64-bit) (1-64 CPUs) 

Operating System


Compare		 Dual Boot (or multi-boot) with Windows or other Linux Operating Systems  
 Ubuntu Linux 9.10 Server Edition (No Media) (Community Support) (32-bit/64-bit) 
 Fedora™ Core 12 Linux® (No Media) (Community Support) (32-bit/64-bit) 
 Novell openSUSE Linux 11.2 (No Media) (Community Support) (32-bit/64-bit) 
 CentOS 5.4 Enterprise Linux (No Media) (Community Support) (32-bit/64-bit) 
 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5 Basic Subscription (1 Year Support) 
 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5 Standard Subscription (1 Year Support) 
 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5 Premium Subscription (1 Year Support) 
 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5 Advanced Platform Standard Subscription (1 Year Support) 
 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5 Advanced Platform Premium Subscription (1 Year Support) 
 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5 Media Kit Only (32-bit/64-bit) 

Operating System Installation

 Please install my selected operating system in 32-bit mode where applicable. (Pre-Installed) 
 Please install my selected operating system in 64-bit mode where applicable. (Pre-Installed) 
 Please do not pre-install the operating system. I will install it myself. (Not Installed) 

Software


Compare		 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 5 Client User CAL 
 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium 5 Client User CAL 
 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 5 Client User CAL 

Assembly and Testing

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Warranty


Compare		 Three Year Warranty 
 Three Year Warranty with Advanced Parts Replacement 
 Three Year Warranty with Advanced Parts Replacement and Onsite Service 
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Hard Drive RAID Configuration (Optional)

Modifying drive or controller selections will reset your RAID configuration.

This tool allows for simple assignment of drive volumes and RAID options. Configuration of RAID options is not required; and may also be accomplished by typing in system comments or through direct communication with your sales representative.

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