Information update—SATA drive speed on the 12th generation of PowerEdge servers

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Information update—SATA drive speed on the 12 thgeneration of PowerEdge servers

This document provides information about the 12th generation of PowerEdge systems that support SATA drives.

The following tables list the 12th generation of PowerEdge systems with the backplane configurations that support SATA drives at 6 Gbps speed.

Table 1. Systems—Backplane without expander chip
Systems Backplane configuration Storage controller
R620 4x 2.5 inch with 2x 2.5 inch PCIe SSD H310, H710, H710P
R820 8x 2.5 inch H710, H710P
T320 8x 3.5 inch H310, H710, H710P
T420 8x 3.5 inch H310, H710, H710P
T620 8x 3.5 inch H310, H710, H710P
Table 2. Systems—Backplane with expander chip
Systems Backplane configuration
R620 10x 2.5 inch
R720 16x 2.5 inch
R720xd 12x 3.5 inch
R820 16x 2.5 inch
T320 16x 2.5 inch
T420 16x 2.5 inch
T620 16x 2.5 inch
12x 3.5 inch
32x 2.5 inch

The following tables list the 12th generation of PowerEdge systems with the backplane configurations that do not support SATA drives at 6 Gbps speed.

Table 3. Systems—Backplane without expander chip
Systems Backplane configuration Storage controller
R620 4x 2.5 inch H310, H710, H710P
8x 2.5 inch
R720 8x 2.5 inch H310, H710, H710P
8x 3.5 inch
R820 8x 2.5 inch H310
R320 8x 2.5 inch H310, H710, H710P
4x 3.5 inch
R420 8x 2.5 inch H310, H710, H710P
4x 3.5 inch
R520 8x 3.5 inch H310, H710, H710P
Table 4. Systems—Backplane with expander chip
System Backplane configuration
R720xd 24x 2.5 inch
24x 2.5 inch with 2x 2.5 inch rear drive
12x 3.5 inch with 2x 2.5 inch rear drive

To use SATA drives at 6 Gbps speed, change the limit of negotiated speed to 6 Gbps using PowerEdge RAID Controller 8 (PERC8). For more information about the settings, see the Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) 8 User's Guide at Dell.com/storagecontrollermanuals.

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