Dell PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide - Page 34

Drives, Hard Disk Drive Carriers, Empty Drive Bays, Diskless Configuration Support

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Dell 12 Storage 12.1 Drives The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 supports up to two 2.5‖ SSD or SAS hard disk drives. See Table 9 for information on supported hard drives. For the most up-to-date information on supported hard drives, visit Dell.com. Form Factor 2.5‖ 2.5‖ 2.5‖ Table 9. Supported Hard Drives Capacity Speed 50GB, 100GB N/A 73GB, 146GB 15K 146GB, 300GB, 600GB, 900GB 10K Type SATA SSD SAS SAS 12.2 Hard Disk Drive Carriers The M915 supports the Dell eleventh-generation 2.5‖ hard drive carrier (see Figure 6). Legacy carriers are not supported on the M915. Figure 6. 2.5" Hard Drive Carrier 12.3 Empty Drive Bays For the slots that are not occupied by drives, a carrier blank is provided to maintain proper cooling, maintain a uniform appearance to the unit, and provide EMI shielding. 12.4 Diskless Configuration Support The system supports diskless configuration with no storage controller (PERC H200 or PERC H700) installed in the system. A 2.5‖ HDD backplane is still installed in this configuration. PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 34

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Dell
PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide
34
12
Storage
12.1
Drives
The Dell
PowerEdge
M915
supports up to two 2.5‖ SSD or SAS
hard disk drives. See Table 9 for
information on supported hard drives. For the most up-to-date information on supported hard drives,
visit
Dell.com
.
Supported Hard Drives
Table 9.
Form Factor
Capacity
Speed
Type
2.5‖
50GB, 100GB
N/A
SATA SSD
2.5‖
73GB, 146GB
15K
SAS
2.5‖
146GB, 300GB, 600GB, 900GB
10K
SAS
12.2
Hard Disk Drive Carriers
The M915 supports the Dell eleventh-generation
2.5‖ hard drive carrier
(see Figure 6). Legacy
carriers are not supported on the M915.
Figure 6.
2.5” Hard Drive
Carrier
12.3
Empty Drive Bays
For the slots that are not occupied by drives, a carrier blank is provided to maintain proper cooling,
maintain a uniform appearance to the unit, and provide EMI shielding.
12.4
Diskless Configuration Support
The system supports diskless configuration with no storage controller (PERC H200 or PERC H700)
installed in the system.
A 2.5‖ HDD backplane is
still installed in this configuration.