Storage - Dell PowerEdge R520 Technical Manual

The Dell PowerEdge R520 supports comprehensive storage options, including different internal and
external storage options.
The R520 has one chassis that supports two different drive-bay options:
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4 x 3.5-inch hot-plug drive option
Drive controllers: embedded SATA, PERC S110
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Non-hot-plug with embedded SATA; hard drive LED on the hard drive tray is disabled
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Hot-pluggable with PERC S110; hard drive LED on the hard drive tray is enabled
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8 x 3.5-inch hot-plug drive option
Drive controllers: PERC H310, PERC H710, PERC H710P
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Both drive-bay options support 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch hard drives and solid-state drives.
The R520 supports up to eight 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch hard drives or solid-state drives.
Self-encrypting drives (SED) are available. All 2.5-inch drives require the 3.5-inch hybrid tray. Table
11 lists more information about these drives. For additional information, see Dell.com/PowerEdge.
Form Type
factor
SAS (6Gb)
SAS (6Gb)
SAS SSD (SLC, 6Gb)
SATA SSD (MLC, 3Gb)
SATA (3Gb)
SAS (6Gb)
Speed Capacities
(rpm)
10K 300GB, 600GB, 900GB
15K 146GB, 300GB
N/A 200GB, 400GB
N/A 100GB, 200GB
7.2K 500GB, 1TB, 2TB
15K 300GB, 600GB