Dell 017MXW-MOD PERC H710 512MB 6GB SAS PCI-E RAID Controller

The Dell PERC H710 (part number 017MXW) is a high-performance PCI‑Express 2.0 x8 SAS/SATA RAID controller engineered for enterprise server environments. It features a dual‑core PowerPC LSISAS2208 RAID‑on‑Chip (ROC) processor that delivers robust input/output throughput and low CPU overhead. Equipped with 512 MB of non-volatile (NV) cache, the controller ensures data integrity even in the event of power loss, thanks to its battery backup. It supports data transfer speeds of up to 6 Gb/s per port using two internal mini‑SAS SFF‑8088 connectors, and can manage up to 32 SAS or SATA devices. The H710 supports a wide range of RAID levels including 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60, giving administrators flexibility to configure storage for performance, redundancy, or capacity. Additional enterprise features include Online Capacity Expansion (OCE), automatic rebuilds, and hot‑spare support. Built in a low‑profile MD2 form factor (6.6 in × 2.5 in), it is compatible with many Dell PowerEdge servers, making it an ideal RAID solution for critical data workloads.