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The following table (Parts 1 and 2) lists drive types and internal drive bay configurations that are
supported by the internal RAID controllers and HBAs (SAS HDDs include both SAS and near-line (NL)
SAS HDDs, and SATA HDDs include both SATA and NL SATA HDDs).
Table 8. RAID controllers, drive types, and internal drive bays (Part 1: Fixed power supply unit (PSU)
models)
RAID
controller
(Models with
fixed power
supply)
Drive type 4x 2.5-in.
hot-swap
8x 2.5-in.
hot-swap
4x 2.5-in.
simple-swap
8x 2.5-in.
simple-swap
4x 3.5-in.
hot-swap
4x 3.5-in.
simple-swap
SAS HDD No support No support No support No support No support No support
SATA HDD No support No support Yes No support No support Yes
ServeRAID
C100
SATA SSD No support No support No support No support No support No support
SAS HDD Yes No support Yes No support Yes Yes
SATA HDD Yes No support Yes No support Yes Yes
ServeRAID
H1110
SATA SSD Yes No support Yes No support No support No support
SAS HDD Yes No support Yes No support Yes Yes
SATA HDD Yes No support Yes No support Yes Yes
ServeRAID
M1115
SATA SSD Yes No support Yes No support No support No support
SAS HDD Yes No support Yes No support Yes Yes
SATA HDD Yes No support Yes No support Yes Yes
N2115 HBA
SATA SSD Yes No support Yes No support No support No support