Technical Guide

Storage
Topics:
• Storage controllers
• Supported Drives
• Internal storage configuration
• External storage
Storage controllers
● PowerEdge Hardware RAID controllers (PERC) series 10, 11 are designed for:
○ Enhanced performance
○ Fault tolerance
○
Simplified management of RAID array drives
● PowerEdge controller series 10, 11 support older legacy SAS and SATA drive interfaces
● Dell S150 is software RAID solution for PowerEdge systems.
Table 6. PERC Series controller offerings
Performance Level Controller and Description
Entry S150 (SATA), SW RAID SATA
Value H345, H355, HBA355 (Internal)
Premium Performance H755
External Controllers HBA355e
NOTE: For more information on the features of the Dell PowerEdge RAID controllers (PERC), Software RAID
controllers, or BOSS card, and on deploying the cards, see the storage controller documentation at www.dell.com/
storagecontrollermanuals.
NOTE: From December 2021, H355 will replace H345 as the entry raid controller. H345 will be deprecated in January 2022.
Supported Drives
The table that is shown below lists the internal drives that are supported by the T350.
Table 7. Supported drives
Form
Factor
Type Speed Rotational
Speed
Capacities
2.5-inch SATA 6 GB SSD 240 GB, 480 GB, 960 GB, 1.6 TB, 1.92 TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68
TB
2.5-inch SAS 12 GB SSD 400 GB, 480 GB, 800 GB, 960 GB, 1.6 TB, 1.92 TB, 3.2
TB, 3.84 TB, 6.4 TB, 7.68 TB, 12.8 TB, 15.36 TB
2.5-inch SAS 12 GB 10 K 600 GB, 2.4 TB
2.5-inch SAS 12 GB 15 K 900 GB
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