Dell™ PowerEdge™ T610 Technical Guidebook
F. Optical Drives
SATA optical drives are optional in all PowerEdge T610 systems and connect to the planar via the SATA interface to ICH9. IDE (PATA) optical drives are not supported.
The following internal optical drives are available on the PowerEdge T610:
If the optical drive is not ordered with the system, a blank is installed in its place. In the absence of tape drive, an optional second SATA optical drive is installed in the bay adjacent to the first optical drive.
G. Tape Drives
A tape backup unit (TBU) is optional in all PowerEdge T610 systems and connects to the planar SATA, SCSI controller card, or SAS controller card. An IDE tape drive is not supported.
The PowerEdge T610 supports a maximum of one
The following tape drives are available for usage on the PowerEdge T610: internal SATA, SCSI, and SAS drives; external SCSI and SAS drives. Internal SCSI tape drives connect through the LSI 2032 PCI Express SCSI adapter card. SAS TBUs connect through the SAS5iR card.
If the tape drive is not ordered with the system, a blank is installed in its place.
T610 Supported TBUs
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| Catfish Internal (RD1000 |
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| LTO2L (Legacy, |
Internal Tape |
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| DAT72 |
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Internal Tape | One 3.5" |
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Drive Bays | One 5.25" |
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| Catfish External (RD1000 USB) |
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External TBU |
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| 2U external TBU (Hammerhead – PV114T) |
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| DAT72 |
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| Shadow 4U SAS, SCSI, iSCSI, and FC |
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External TBU/ | Shadow 2U SAS, SCSI, iSCSI, and FC |
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Automation | ML6000 Family SAS, SCSI, and FC |
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| 2U external TBU (Seabass – PV124T) Legacy SCSI |
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| Table: PowerEdge T610 supported TBUs |
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