Adapter Specs

• Type: Mini Mono RAID Controller
• Drive Types: 6Gb/s SAS / SATA
• Interface: PCI Express 2.0 (2 x4 Internal)
• Ports: 8 Internal
• Cache: 512MB Non-Volatile (NV)
• Write Back Cache: Flash Backed Cache (NVCache)
• Max Drive Support: 32
• RAID Levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
• RAID Support: Hardware

Part Number:

• 5CT6D
• MCR5X
• FRH64

The Dell PERC H710 Mini Mono RAID Controller (5CT6D) delivers robust hardware RAID performance with 512MB of flash-backed cache, supporting advanced RAID levels including RAID 60. Featuring eight internal 6Gb/s SAS ports, this PCIe 2.0 controller is ideal for enterprise-class performance and protection.

Built on the LSISA2208 dual-core PowerPC RAID-on-Chip architecture, the H710 boosts I/O throughput in database and multimedia environments. It includes Dells NVCache for data protection during power loss, and supports Dell OpenManage Storage Services (OMSS) for full-featured, scalable RAID management across local and LAN-based deployments.

Advanced software options: The Dell family of 6Gb/s PowerEdge RAID Controllers is designed to support advanced software options for the Dell PowerEdge server family with enhanced performance and data protection capabilities. These new software options can help you to address key business challenges while helping to deliver a higher return on your IT investments. The PERCs and Dell’s Cut Through I/O (CTIO) feature boost transactional I/O performance of both rotational hard-drive and SSD configurations.Enterprise data protection: Standard support for the most popular RAID levels and accessories, including RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 50, RAID 60, and NVCache, further strengthens the data-protection capabilities of the PERC H710. Dell’s NVCache technology backs up the data to non-volatile storage in a power-loss event and can store it safely for a nearly unlimited period of time.Intuitive RAID management utility: Dell OpenManage Storage Services (OMSS) provides the essential tools to efficiently manage PERC products, whether deployed in an enterprise or small business. Dell offers a collection of applications and tools, including a pre-boot setup utility and a full spectrum of online RAID management utilities. This suite of applications allows administrators to adjust SAS or SATA topology views from the system host, controller, and disk enclosure down to the logical and physical drive level. Extending to enterprise deployments, these tools can scale to easily configure, monitor and manage RAID and JBOD volumes locally or over the LAN network.