Raid Controllers; Optical Drives; External Storage - Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Manual

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12.6 RAID Controllers

The M710 supports a variety of internal RAID cards through a dedicated PCIe Gen1 x4 slot. For more
PowerEdge RAID controller (PERC) information, see Dell.com/PERC.
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PERC H200 Modular (6Gb/s)
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PERC H700 Modular (6Gb/s) with 512MB battery-backed cache;
512MB, 1GB non-volatile battery-backed cache
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SAS 6/iR Modular
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CERC 6/i Modular
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PERC 6/i Modular with 256MB battery-backed cache

12.7 Optical Drives

Optical drives are optional in all M710 systems and connect to the blade through the front USB
interface.

12.8 External Storage

A number of external storage options are available using the appropriate IOMs in the M1000e chassis
and mezzanine card(s) in the M710 blade. See
Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Guide
4 4 SAS HDD or SSD using the PERC6
controller (w/ battery) or PERC H700
controller card with drives in a RAID 10
4 4 SAS HDD or SSD using the PERC6
controller (w/ battery) or PERC H700
controller card with 2 separate RAID 1
mirrors
Dell.com/Storage for more information.
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