General
Device Type
Storage controller (RAID) - plug-in card
Storage Controller
Interface
SATA 6Gb/s / SAS 12Gb/s
Data Transfer Rate
12 Gbit/s
Supported Devices
Hard drive, disk array (RAID), solid state drive
Max Storage Devices Qty
255
RAID Level
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID 50, RAID 60
Expansion / Connectivity
Interfaces
2 x SATA 6Gb/s / SAS 12Gb/s - 4 x Mini SAS HD (SFF-8643) (internal)
Miscellaneous
Features
Load Balancing, DDF compliant Configuration on Disk (COD), Online Capacity Expansion (OCE), Online RAID Level Migration (RLM), Non-Volatile Cache, Dimmer Switch technology, End Device Frame Buffering (EDFB) technology, S.M.A.R.T. support, Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) support, Dell OpenManage Storage Services (OMSS), T10 DIF (Data Integrity Field) support, 4K Native Sector support, UEFI support, TRIM support, FastPath, UNMAP support, Comprehensive Embedded Management (CEM)
Software / System Requirements
OS Required
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8, VMware ESXi 5.1, VMware ESX 5.1, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5, VMware vSphere 6.0
Dimensions & Weight
Environmental Parameters
Max Operating Temperature
55 °C
Compatibility Information
Designed For
Dell EMC PowerEdge M640
