Questions on r730xd Storage Upgrade ?

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Hi,   I have a Dell R730xd with PERC H730P Mini (Embedded), 2GB Cache, and 12Gbps transmission speed with SAS+SATA interface, and I'm looking to upgrade. I called dell to know the maximum storage capacity of the storage server, they said its 64TB. The server has 8 disk slots, 4x1.2TB HDD already occupied, I'm looking to add more HDD and SSD.   The server was purchased used, and the company bought from says the max capacity I can use is 4x1.2TB, while  Dell says different.   In this case my questions are :   1- Is there a limitation to max capacity per slot ?, if yes, how to know it ? (The reason for this question is I'm planning to add 8TB of SSD, and 16TB of HDD, and I cannot take chances). I checked dell with the Serial Tag and it shows part numbers that I cannot understand, plus not sure where to look for those part numbers).   2- Where can I find Dell-Certified Enterprise disks ?   3 - How can I know which brand of disks to add (to avoid warnings), the existing HDD disk model is Seagate ST1200MM0007 which limited to 1.2TB capacity only (which makes me believe the seller has these disks only and thence his response).   Thank You

huud · Answer

Hi, Thank you, the backplane is 2.5 inch, and has capacity for 8 disks.

DELL-Shine K · Answer

Did you have backplane with 2.5 inch or 3.5 inch drive support? Also let me know how many drives are supported by the backplane.

DELL-Shine K · Answer

16TB HDD is only supported in 3.5 inch. For 2.5 inch drives maximum capacity is 2TB. Below are part# of 2TB and 2.4TB 2.5inch HDD supported on R730xd

CK3MN	HD,2TB,512N6,7.2K,2.5,S-AV,E/C
NNFJ4	HD,2TB,5.4,2.5,7,SM,SGT-RSW
WPJ4T	HD,2TB,4KNL12,7.2K,2.5,S-AV,EC
FVX7C	HD,2TB,512N12,7.2K,2.5,S-AV,EC
V07TD	HD,2TB,512E6,7.2K,2.5,S-AV,E/C
XY986	HD,2TB,512E12,7.2K,2.5,S-AV,EC
F9NWJ	HD,2.4T,102E,IS12,2.5,T-15S,EC
RWR8F	HD,2.4T,102E,IS12,2.5,S-SKB,EC
8YWH3	HD,2.4T,102E,FS12,2.5,S-SKB,EC

For SSD there are 7.68TB drives

0MK61	SSDR,7.6T,2E,IS12,2.5,S-LBP,EC
5XD2F	SSDR,7.6T,2E,IS12,2.5,T-RV5,EC
KD9W7	SSDR,7.6T,2E,IS12,2.5,W-BCQ,EC
PD02Y	SSDR,7.6T,2E,IS12,2.5,X,P6,EC
YVR15	SSDR,7.6T,2E,IS12,2.5,HBC,EC,Q
RVYD5	SSDR,7.6T,2E,IS12,2.5,S1643,EC
GXKXX	SSDR,7.6T,2E,IS12,2.5,WBP,EC
84C40	SSDR,7.6T,2E,IS12,2.5,M-P3A,EC

huud · Answer

Thanks @DELL-Shine K  Appreciate your help in the matter..

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