Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller H700 - Manual (Page 21)

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Storage Controller Features
This section describes the features of the Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller
(PERC) H700 and H800 cards such as the configuration options, disk array
performance, RAID management utilities, and operating system software drivers.
The PERC H700 and H800 family of controllers support Dell-qualified
serial-attached SCSI (SAS) hard drives, SATA hard drives, and
solid-state drives (SSDs).
NOTE: Mixing SAS and SATA disks within a virtual disk is not supported.
Also, mixing hard drives and SSDs within a virtual disk is not supported.
NOTE: Mixing disks of different speed (10,000 rpm or 15,000 rpm) and bandwidth (3
Gbps or 6 Gbps) while maintaining the same drive type (SAS or SATA) and
technology (HDD or SSD) is supported.
Table 3-1 compares the hardware configurations for the PERC H700
andH800 cards.
Table 3-1. PERC H700 and H800 Card Comparisons
Specification PERC H700 Adapter PERC H700
Integrated
PERC H700
Modular PERC H800
Adapter
RAID Levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 0, 1, 5, 6, 10,
50, 60
0,1,5,6, and
10 a
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50,
60
Enclosures per
Port
N/A N/A N/A Up to 4
enclosures
Ports 2 x4 internal mini-
SAS wide ports
2 x4 internal
mini-SAS
wide ports
1x4
integrated
SAS wide
port
2 x4 external
mini-SAS wide
ports
Processor Dell adapter SAS
RAID-on-Chip, 8-
port with LSI 2108
chipset
Dell adapter
SAS RAID-
on-Chip, 8-
port with LSI
2108 chipset
Dell adapter
SAS RAID-
on-Chip, 4-
lanes with
LSI 2108
chipset
Dell adapter
SAS RAID-on-
Chip, 8-port
with LSI 2108
chipset
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