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Dell PowerEdge M610x Technical Guide 26
11 Storage
11.1 Overview
All enterprise-class 2.5‖ storage drives sold by Dell are qualified, including those that offer Self
Encrypting Drive functionality as well as the 6Gb SAS drives. All storage drives used with the PERC
H700 must be purchased from Dell.
11.2 Hard Disk Drive Carriers
The M610x supports the 11G 2.5‖ hard drive carrier. See Figure 3.
Figure 3. 2.5” HDD Carrier
11.3 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.
11.4 Diskless Configuration Support
The system supports diskless configuration with no storage controller (H200/PERC 7i) installed in the
system. A 2.5‖ HDD backplane is installed in this configuration.
