Dell
Form Factor
2.5‖
3.5‖
3.5‖
3.5‖
3.5‖
12.4.1 Hard Disk Drive Carriers
The T710 supports the Dell 2.5‖ and 3.5‖ hard drive carriers. See Figure 8.
12.4.2 Empty Drive Bays
For the slots that are not occupied by drives, a carrier blank is provided to maintain proper cooling,
maintain a uniform appearance to the unit, and provide EMI shielding.
12.5 RAID Configurations
See Table 16 for information on factory RAID configurations. For information on additional
configurations, visit Dell.com.
Configuration
Configuration
Type
SAS/SATA—
0
No RAID
1
SAS/SATA—
RAID
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Capacity
149GB
250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB
500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 3TB, 4TB
146GB
146GB, 300GB, 450GB, 600GB
Figure 8.
Dell 2.5" Hard Drive Carrier
Table 16.
Description
MSS
Integrated SAS/SATA No RAID (SAS 6/iR)
MSSR0
Integrated SSD/SAS/SATA RAID 0 (SAS
6/iR)
Integrated SSD/SAS/SATA RAID 0 (PERC
6/i)
Speed
N/A
7.2K
7.2K
10K
15K
Factory RAID Configurations
Type
SAS SSD
SATA
NL SAS
SAS
SAS
Non Mixed Drives
All SATA, all SAS, or all SSD
Min HDD
Max HDD
2.5‖ = N/A
2.5‖ = N/A
3.5‖ = 1
3.5‖ = 8
3.5‖ = 2
2.5‖ = N/A
2.5‖ = 2
3.5‖ = 8
2.5‖ = 2
2.5‖ = 16/8
3.5‖ = 2
3.5‖ = 8
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