PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) types for Dell EMC systems PERC11

Series 11 Family

Model & Form Factors	Interface Support	PCI Support	SAS Connection	Cache Memory Size	Write Back Cache	RAID Levels	Max Drive Support	RAID Support
PowerEdge Server-Storage Controllers (PERC & SAS HBA) Series 11
H755 Adapter	12Gb/s SAS 6Gb/s SAS/SATA 3Gb/s SAS/SATA Gen3 (8 GT/s) NVMe Gen4 (16 GT/s) NVMe	PCIe Gen 4	16-ports/lanes           2x8 Internal	8GB NV	Flash Backed Cache	0,1,5,6,10,50,60	16/controller 50 with SAS Expander *Platform limit 8/per controller	Hardware RAID
H750 Adapter	12Gb/s SAS 6Gb/s SAS/SATA 3Gb/s SAS/SATA *SAS/SATA ONLY	PCIe Gen 4	8 ports-                           1x8 Internal	8GB NV	Flash Backed Cache	0,1,5,6,10,50,60	16/controller 50 with SAS Expander *Platform limit	Hardware RAID
H755N Front (NVMe Only)	Gen3 (8 GT/s) NVMe Gen4 (16 GT/s) NVMe	PCIe Gen 4	16 lanes-                                     2x8 Internal	8GB NV	Flash Backed Cache	0,1,5,6,10,50,60	8/per controller	Hardware RAID
H755 Front (SAS/SATA Only)	12Gb/s SAS 6Gb/s SAS/SATA 3Gb/s SAS/SATA	PCIe Gen 4	16 ports-                                       2x8 Internal	8GB NV	Flash Backed Cache	0,1,5,6,10,50,60	16/controller 50 with SAS Expander *Platform limit	Hardware RAID
HBA355 Adapter (internal)	12Gb/s SAS 6Gb/s SAS/SATA 3Gb/s SAS/SATA	PCIe Gen 4	16 ports-                                       2x8 Internal	N/A	N/A	N/A	16/controller 50 with SAS Expander *Platform limit	N/A
HBA355 Front (internal)	12Gb/s SAS 6Gb/s SAS/SATA 3Gb/s SAS/SATA	PCIe Gen 4	16 ports-                                       2x8 Internal	N/A	N/A	N/A	16/controller 50 with SAS Expander *Platform limit	N/A
HBA350 Adapter (internal)	12Gb/s SAS 6Gb/s SAS/SATA 3Gb/s SAS/SATA	PCIe Gen 4	8 ports-                                           2x8 Internal	N/A	N/A	N/A	16/controller 50 with SAS Expander *Platform limit	N/A
HBA355e Adapter (external)	12Gb/s SAS 6Gb/s SAS/SATA 3Gb/s SAS/SATA	PCIe Gen 4	16 ports-                        4x4 External	N/A	N/A	N/A	240	N/A
HBA350 MX (internal)	12Gb/s SAS 6Gb/s SAS/SATA 3Gb/s SAS/SATA	PCIe Gen 4	8 ports-                         1x8 Internal	N/A	N/A	N/A	8 *Platform limit	N/A
H350 Adapter	12Gb/s SAS 6Gb/s SATA	PCIe Gen 4	8 ports-                             1x8 Internal	No Cache	No Cache	0,1,10        Note1	Up To 32 RAID, or 32 Non-RAID	Hardware RAID
H355 Adapter	12Gb/s SAS 6Gb/s SATA	PCIe Gen 4	16 ports-                                2x8 Internal	No Cache	No Cache	0,1,10        Note1	Up To 32 RAID, or 32 Non-RAID	Hardware RAID
H355 Front	12Gb/s SAS 6Gb/s SATA	PCIe Gen 4	16 ports-                                 2x8 Internal	No Cache	No Cache	0,1,10        Note1	Up To 32 RAID, or 32 Non-RAID	Hardware RAID

able 1. Technical specifications of PERC 11 cards

Feature	PERC H755 adapter	PERC H755 front SAS	PERC H755N front NVMe	PERC H755 MX adapter	PERC H750 adapter SAS
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 ,60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 ,60
Non–RAID	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Enclosures per port	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Processor	Broadcom RAID-on-chip, SAS3916 chipset	Broadcom RAID-on-chip, SAS3916 chipset	Broadcom RAID-on-chip, SAS3916 chipset	Broadcom RAID-on-chip, SAS3916 chipset	Broadcom RAID-on-chip, SAS3916 chipset
Battery backup unit	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Local Key Management security	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Controller queue depth	5120	5120	5120	5120	5120
Secure enterprise key manager security	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Non-volatile cache	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cache memory	8 GB DDR4 2666 MT/s cache	8 GB DDR4 2666 MT/s cache	8 GB DDR4 2666 MT/s cache	8 GB DDR4 2666 MT/s cache	8 GB DDR4 2666 MT/s cache
Cache function	Write back, write through, no read ahead, and read ahead	Write back, write through, no read ahead, and read ahead	Write back, write through, no read ahead, and read ahead	Write back, write through, no read ahead, and read ahead	Write back, write through, no read ahead, and read ahead
Max no of VDs in RAID mode	240	240	240	240	240
Max no of disk groups	240	240	240	240	240
Max no of VDs per disk group	16	16	16	16	16
Hot swap devices supported	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Autoconfig	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hardware XOR engine	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Online capacity expansion	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dedicated and global hot spare	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Drives types	3 Gbps SATA, 6 Gbps SATA/SAS, and 12 Gbps SAS, Gen3 (8 GT/s), and Gen4 (16 GT/s) NVMe	3 Gbps SATA, 6 Gbps SATA/SAS, and 12 Gbps SAS	Gen3 (8 GT/s) and Gen4 (16 GT/s) NVMe	3 Gbps SATA, 6 Gbps SATA/SAS, and 12 Gbps SAS, Gen3 (8 GT/s), and Gen4 (16 GT/s) NVMe	3 Gbps SATA, 6 Gbps SATA/SAS, and 12 Gbps SAS
VD strip size	64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB, 1 MB	64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB, 1 MB	64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB, 1 MB	64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB, and 1 MB	64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB, 1 MB
PCIe support	Gen 4	Gen 4	Gen 4	Gen 4	Gen 4
SAS/SATA maximum drive support	Without SAS Expander: 16 drives per controller With SAS Expander: Limited by platform offerings	Without SAS Expander: 16 drives per controller With SAS Expander: Limited by platform offerings	Not applicable	Limited by platform: 8 drives per controller	Without SAS Expander: 8 drives per controller With SAS Expander: Limited by platform offerings
NVMe maximum drive support	Without PCIe Switch Expander: 8 drives per controller With PCIe Switch Expander: Limited by platform offerings	Not applicable	Without PCIe Switch Expander: 8 drives per controller With PCIe Switch Expander: Limited by platform offerings	Limited by platform:8 drives per controller	Not applicable