PowerEdge T110 II network and SAS

Question

Hi

I have a 2 years old T110 II server and I want to install an additional dual port GB card like Dell Broadcom 5720 for a Hyper-V installation and a Perc H310 card which can be easy found in my country. But neither one is listed for compatibility with this server. It is possibile to do that or not ???

Further, when I searched Dell site for H310 it listed only one integrated H310 different than one that I intend to buy which appears like an ordinary PCI card ! Are they different models for H310 ???

Here Dell barebone servers are advirtised like working with SAS drives but are sold without Perc controller... :-)

Any help or suggestion will be apreciated. Thanks

DELL-Chris H · Accepted Answer

Cgales,

Unfortunately the H310 will not work in the T110 II. This is due to the H310 being designed for use specifically in the newer 12th generation servers. In the T110, the supported hardware raid controller would be the H200, or the software raid solution with the S300.

The H310 does have another model, which is designed for use in the Blade model of servers.

Let me know if this helps answer your question.

cgales · Answer

I was afraid of that. I understood that Dell built specific needs components for specific servers, but as far as they might use standard PCie connectors I wanted to try. Some explains on the components pages will be usefull for others....

Thank you so much .

Regards,

cgales

Customer_fx · Answer

Hi Chris

Are you sure that the PERC H310 is not supported on the PowerEdge T110 II ? I chatted with Dell Sales Support on three occasions and all three tech support said that the PERC H310 is supported on the T110 II. In fact, it was the first tech who recommended the H310 to us. See chat record below.

Also, the poster pcrepairbypc in http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/disk-drives/f/3534/t/19367153 said he was able to get the H310 working on the T110 II.

The link below also suggests that H310 works on the T110 II.

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Hardware/Servers/Q_28251582.html

We bought the PERC H310 on the recommendation of the Dell Sales Support, but unfortunately, we cannot get it working on the T110 II. The H310 BIOS is not detecting any physical drives at all. Also, in the manual for the T320 (which comes with the H310), we are supposed to connect from the SAS-A and SAS-B connectors on the card to the corresponding SAS-A and SAS-B connectors on the back plane on the motherboard (yes, even if you are using SATA drives). But in the T110 II, there are no SAS-A and SAS-B slots on the motherboard. We chatted with Dell Sales Support again and they again said that the H310 is supported on the T110 II.

We are hoping to be able to return the card.

Thank you.

02/17/2015 11:47:31AM Customer1: "okay , do you know if we can install the Perc H310 on the T110 ?"
02/17/2015 11:48:21AM Agent (Tariq B): "yes you will be able to install it"
02/17/2015 11:49:16AM Customer1: "okay, do you know i can buy the H310 from Dell wesbiste?"
02/17/2015 11:49:20AM Customer1: "website?"
02/17/2015 11:50:08AM Agent (Tariq B): "let me check"
02/17/2015 11:53:03AM Customer1: "also, what is the max size hard drive the H310 support?"
02/17/2015 11:53:11AM Customer1: "does it support 4TB drives?"
02/17/2015 11:53:26AM Customer1: "also does it support SATA 3 drives?"
02/17/2015 11:53:27AM Agent (Tariq B): "yes it does"

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02/14/2015 08:08:58PM Customer1: "we are your corporate customer"
02/14/2015 08:09:07PM Customer1: "we have a corp account with you"
02/14/2015 08:09:22PM Customer1: "we bought a few Dell T110 II in 2013/14"
02/14/2015 08:09:26PM Customer1: "question"
02/14/2015 08:09:42PM Customer1: "we want to add Hardware Raid to the machine"
02/14/2015 08:09:49PM Customer1: "RAID 1 Mirror"
02/14/2015 08:10:02PM Customer1: "service tag 3VZ74P1"
02/14/2015 08:10:24PM Customer1: "express service code 8463917701"
02/14/2015 08:11:01PM Customer1: "the server is running Ubuntu Server OS"
02/14/2015 08:11:21PM Customer1: "how can we add Hardware RAID Controller to the machine"
02/14/2015 08:11:26PM Customer1: "can we buy from you"
02/14/2015 08:11:38PM Customer1: "hi?"
02/14/2015 08:11:38PM Agent (I K): "Glad you have chatted in today. I would be happy to help you"
02/14/2015 08:11:44PM Agent (I K): "This is a T110 server"
02/14/2015 08:11:53PM Agent (I K): "Yes you can add hardware raid to the server"
02/14/2015 08:12:02PM Customer1: "T110 II server"
02/14/2015 08:12:10PM Agent (I K): "Yes T110 II"
02/14/2015 08:12:16PM Customer1: "does it support ubuntu server OS"
02/14/2015 08:12:17PM Agent (I K): "You have to purchase a PERC 310 Raid controller card"
02/14/2015 08:12:33PM Agent (I K): "Yes it will support ubuntu server OS"
02/14/2015 08:12:47PM Agent (I K): "You will have to call the Parts team to order the raid controller card"
02/14/2015 08:13:00PM Agent (I K): "1-866-777-1542"
02/14/2015 08:13:06PM Customer1: "okay, does it accept 4TB drives"
02/14/2015 08:13:15PM Agent (I K): "It will accept 4TB"
02/14/2015 08:13:54PM Customer1: "in your web page for T110 2, i don't see Perc 310"
02/14/2015 08:13:56PM Customer1: "configure.us.dell.com/.../config.aspx;model_id=poweredge-t110-2&c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04"
02/14/2015 08:14:08PM Customer1: "PERC H200 Adapter Internal RAID Controller for 3.5 HDDs [****]"
02/14/2015 08:14:18PM Customer1: "PERC S300 3Gb/s SAS/SATA Internal Software RAID adapter for 3.5 HDD (for Microsoft OS Only) add $0.00"
02/14/2015 08:14:30PM Customer1: "And PERC S300 is only for Windows"
02/14/2015 08:14:37PM Agent (I K): "There is a H200 card available"
02/14/2015 08:14:40PM Agent (I K): "H 200 is hardware raid"
02/14/2015 08:14:54PM Agent (I K): "Similarly PERC 310 is a hardware raid card"
02/14/2015 08:14:57PM Customer1: "you said PERC 310 just now"
02/14/2015 08:14:58PM Agent (I K): "It is not offered in customization"
02/14/2015 08:15:02PM Agent (I K): "Its a customization limitation"
02/14/2015 08:15:09PM Agent (I K): "We don't offer everything in customization that the server supports"
02/14/2015 08:15:16PM Customer1: "okay, but PERC 310 is supported on the T110 II machine?"
02/14/2015 08:15:21PM Agent (I K): "Yes"
02/14/2015 08:15:28PM Agent (I K): "You are asking this question about a server you already purchased"
02/14/2015 08:15:33PM Customer1: "which is better PERC 310 or H200"
02/14/2015 08:15:33PM Agent (I K): "So my answer is per that"
02/14/2015 08:15:36PM Customer1: "ok"
02/14/2015 08:15:38PM Customer1: "got it"
02/14/2015 08:15:39PM Agent (I K): "PERC H310 is better"
02/14/2015 08:15:48PM Customer1: "ok"
02/14/2015 08:15:53PM Customer1: "do you have the price?"

02/26/2015 05:32:41PM customer1: "is the Dell PERC H310 raid controller supported on the Dell PowerEdge T110 II server?"
02/26/2015 05:32:46PM Agent (T_M G): "Oh let me read the messages"
02/26/2015 05:32:58PM customer1: "okay, please take your time."
02/26/2015 05:34:48PM Agent (T_M G): "Thanks for waiting"
02/26/2015 05:35:55PM customer1: "hi"
02/26/2015 05:35:58PM Agent (T_M G): "I see here that this controller is supported with T110 server"
02/26/2015 05:36:06PM customer1: "are you sure?"
02/26/2015 05:36:39PM Agent (T_M G): "Yes as per checking on my tools here, however if you want to double check it would be recommended for you to check with server/business dept"

odessaboy1 · Answer

I have PERC H700 running in DELL T110II without any issues.  Running ESXi.

Customer_fx · Answer

Thank you Odessaboy.   We are discussing the H310.

PegasysConsulti · Answer

@odessaboy1: I've recently acquired a T110 II from a client and would like to re-purpose it as an ESXi sandbox. Which version of ESXi are you running in your setup? Have you run into any issues since your post?

valentino.adam · Answer

I can confirm that is working! PERC H310 is working very fine on PowerEdge T110 II. You can see it in boot, configure RAID level and install Windows Server 2008 R2 (i only test it with this version).

B.R.

philmurphy · Answer

Have you tried Server 2012?

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