Reference Guide

RAID controllers
Table 5. Supported RAID controllers
System RAID
controller
s
Max # of
controllers
DR4300e, DR4300, DR6300 PERC
H730P
1
PERC
H830
1
DR4000 PERC
H700
1
PERC
H800
1
DR4100, DR6000 PERC
H710P
1
PERC
H810
1
NOTE: DR4000/DR4100 with 2.7 TB base unit does not support expansion
Hard Drives (Base Unit)
System Drive Slot Drive Type RAID Level
DR4300e/DR4300/
DR6300
DR4000/DR4100/
DR6000
0 Hot-swappable 3.5-inch SAS drive
(global hot spare for DR4000/DR4100/
DR6000; dedicated hot spare for
DR4300e/DR4300/DR6300)
N/A
1–11 11 hot-swappable 3.5-inch SAS or
Nearline SAS Hard Disk Drives (HDD)
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12–13 Two 2.5-inch SAS Hard Disk Drives
(HDD)
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NOTE: Slots 12 and 13 can be located in different locations depending on the appliance model. For
example, in the DR4000 system these drives are internal, while in the DR4300e, DR4300, DR6300,
DR4100, and DR6000 systems, these drives are hot-pluggable in the rear panel. For information on
locating these drives, see the appropriate product’s Dell DR Series Systems Owner’s Manual.
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