Dell R710 Computer Hardware User Manual


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Dell™ PowerEdge™ R710 Technical Guidebook
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For mixed SAS/SATA configurations, SAS drives must be installed as a pair in drive slots 0 and 1.
One mixed 2.5" and 3.5" hard drive configuration is allowed: a pair of 2.5" 10k rpm SAS drives can be
installed with an adapter in a 3.5" hard drive carrier in drive slots 0 and 1. The remaining hard drives must
be 3.5" hard drives and must be either all SAS or all SATA.
POWEREDGE
R710
Platforms
4
All 2.5" HDD SAS (or) SATA
4
All 2.5" SSD***
4
Mixed SSD/SAS**
4
All 3.5" HDD SAT (or) SATA
4
Mixed SAS/SATA*
4
2.5" SAS in 3.5" HDD Carrier (RTS+)
4
2.5" SAS HDD in 3.5" HDD Carrier + 3.5" SATA HDDs (Mixed SAS)
4
2.5" SAS HDD in 3.5" HDD Carrier + 3.5" SATA HDDs (Mixed SAS/SATA)*
4
•SASHDDsshouldbeinslots0&1andmin/maxnumberofSASHDDsis2,restwillbeSATA
HDDs and min/max number of SATA HDDs depends on the configuration.
•**NomaximumforSASHDD’scombinedwithSSD
•***SSDSupportrequiresPERC6/i
20GB and 50GB solid state drives (SSD) support will be supported at RTS
II. Hard Disk Drive Carriers
Hard drives must use the Dell 2.5" and the 3.5" Hard Drive Disk Carriers.
Figure: 2.5" HDD Carrier
III. 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.
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