Storage Controller Features - Dell PowerEdge RAID H700 User Manual

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
RAID Levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 0, 1, 5, 6, 10,
Enclosures per N/A
Port
Ports 2 x4 internal mini-
SAS wide ports
Processor Dell adapter SAS
RAID-on-Chip, 8-
port with LSI 2108
chipset
PERC H700 PERC H700
Integrated Modular
0,1,5,6, and
a
50, 60 10
N/A N/A
2 x4 internal 1x4
mini-SAS integrated
wide ports SAS wide
port
Dell adapter Dell adapter
SAS RAID- SAS RAID-
on-Chip, 8- on-Chip, 4-
port with LSI lanes with
2108 chipset LSI 2108
chipset
Storage Controller Features
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PERC H800
Adapter
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50,
60
Up to 4
enclosures
2 x4 external
mini-SAS wide
ports
Dell adapter
SAS RAID-on-
Chip, 8-port
with LSI 2108
chipset
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