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1 Product Comparison
1.1Overview
The PERC H700 (internal) and PERC H800 (external) RAID controllers mark the next stage in the evolution of the Dell™ PowerEdge™ RAID controller portfolio with the introduction of 6Gb/s SAS (SAS 2.0). PERC H700 and H800 will be supported in PowerEdge 11th Generation servers. The PERC H700 is
Table 1. Comparison of PERC H700 and PERC H800 to previous PERC 6/I and PERC 6/E
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| Interface |
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| 6Gb (SAS 2.0) |
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| Bus support |
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| 8 (2 x4) |
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| 8 (2 x4) |
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| 2 internal |
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| 2 external |
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| 512MB BBU 512MB |
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| Cache Memory |
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| Cache |
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| RAID Levels |
| 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, |
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| HDD Support |
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| SAS and SATA |
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| SED Support |
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| Yes (Local Key |
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| Firmware |
| 7.1 |
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| Redundant Path |
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| I/O Load |
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| Cluster Support |
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| Storage |
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| OpenManage™ 6.2 |
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| OpenManage™ 5.4 |
| OpenManage™ 6.2 |
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| Management |
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DELL PERC H700 and H800 Technical Guide | 5 |
