Dell PowerEdge R520 - Detailed System Configuration Options

21 PowerEdge R520 Technical Guide
6 Storage
The Dell PowerEdge R520 supports comprehensive storage options, including different internal and
external storage options.
Internal storage
The R520 has one chassis that supports two different drive-bay options:
 4 x 3.5-inch hot-plug drive option
— Drive controllers: embedded SATA, PERC S110
— Non-hot-plug with embedded SATA; hard drive LED on the hard drive tray is disabled
— Hot-pluggable with PERC S110; hard drive LED on the hard drive tray is enabled
 8 x 3.5-inch hot-plug drive option
— Drive controllers: PERC H310, PERC H710, PERC H710P
Both drive-bay options support 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch hard drives and solid-state drives.
Supported hard drives
The R520 supports up to eight 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch hard drives or solid-state drives.
Self-encrypting drives (SED) are available. All 2.5-inch drives require the 3.5-inch hybrid tray. Table
11 lists more information about these drives. For additional information, see Dell.com/PowerEdge.
Table 11. Supported hard drives
Form
factor
Type
Speed
(rpm)
Capacities
2.5”
SAS
10K
300GB, 600GB, 900GB*, 1.2TB
SAS
15K
146GB, 300GB*
SAS SSD
N/A
200GB, 400GB
SATA SSD
N/A
100GB, 160GB, 200GB, 300GB, 400GB
600GB
3.5”
SATA
7.2K
500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 3TB, 4TB
Nearline SAS
7.2K
1TB, 2TB, 3TB*, 4TB
SAS
15K
300GB, 600GB*
*SED available