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December 13th, 2014 07:00

S110 to PERC 710 cable?

Hello,

We have a T620 running Server 2012 R2, and need to upgrade the RAID controller, because the performance is ridiculously poor right now.  We are using 2 TB RAID 1 as OS/data partition.  After talking with a tech, we are going to get a PERC H710, part: 342-3534.  A few questions:

Do I need to purchase an additional cable/connector?  What is the part number?

To save time from doing a complete backup/restore, is there anyway to rebuild the RAID 1 on the new controller without losing data?  I know that may be a bit far fetched...

And one more quick worry; I plan on using Windows Backup to make a system image, and then restore from Windows setup once the new RAID is crated, but I am worried that the drivers for the PERC h710 will not be recognized when it is restored, can anyone confirm this?  Or are there any prevention steps I can take?

Many thanks!

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December 13th, 2014 12:00

Hello

Do I need to purchase an additional cable/connector?  What is the part number?

Yes, you need new cables to go from the PERC to the backplane. The cables will depend on the backplane. Which backplane do you have?

is there anyway to rebuild the RAID 1 on the new controller without losing data?

No, there is no way to import the RAID configuration between the controllers. Your only option to not reinstall would be to image the current drive. If you do that then make sure the imaging software is only copying partitions and doesn't copy as low as the RAID. If the image copies the RAID information then it will not work on the new controller.

Thanks

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December 14th, 2014 12:00

Thanks for the info so far.  I am not in front of the server right this minute but the backplane we have I believe is the one that comes by default, 8 x I think, 3.5" drives.  Here is the system config from Dell's site: 

235031Label, Barcode, Track, System, Generic
JD5091LABEL, REGULATORY, SIDE, UNIVERSAL, BLANK , V2
G1CNH1Assembly, Printed Wiring Assy, Planar, Server, Third Party Maintenance, T620, V6
235011LABEL, BARCODE, SYS BOX, GENERIC
J894K1GUIDE, PRODUCT, INFORMATION, SERI, DAO/BCC
P071K1GUIDE, PRODUCT, INFORMATION, WSI, PE/PV
TP91C1KIT, SHIPPING MATERIAL, T620, WITH RAILS
V5D4W1SHIPPING MATERIAL, OPTION, TRAY, 12G TWR, 7.0H
Y0M241GUIDE, GETTING STARTED, T620, DELL AMERICAS ORGANIZATION, BRAZIL CUSTOMER CENTER
VHRMN1ASSEMBLY, LABEL, REGULATORY, ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS GROUP, PACKAGE, PACKAGING, INMETRO
6V4261ASSEMBLY, LABEL, REGULATORY, FCC2, T620, DELL AMERICAS ORGANIZATION, V3
794M91ASSEMBLY, LABEL, REGULATORY, BRIDGE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, PACKAGE, PACKAGING, SERVER, SERVER CHASSIS, JSD2
0FCGN1CARD (CIRCUIT), NETWORK, DELL PLUS, BROADCOM CORPORATION, 1P
M0X891ASSEMBLY, COVER, BACK, PLASTIC, 8 PIN PHONE CONNECTOR
79T3D1ASSEMBLY, CABLE, MINI SAS, MOTHERBOARD, 8HD, T620
5YVV81ASSEMBLY, COVER, FRONT, 3.5, 4HD, V2, T620
CXKMP1ASSEMBLY, CHASSIS, 3.5, 8HDD, Tower, T620
NPTFH4ASSEMBLY, CARRIER, MOUNTING, BLANK , HARD DRIVE, 3.5, V3
6Y6H01PROCESSOR, E52620, 2.0, 15M, SNB, 95W, C2
56JY61ASSEMBLY, HEATSINK, 3.6X3.6, 115W, T620
84DDP1DUAL IN-LINE MEMORY MODULE, 16GB, 1600, 2RX4, 4G, DDR3L, R
FM8332Label, Print On Demand, Hard Drive, RECTANGULAR
G937K8SCREW, 6-32X.225, PHILLIPS HEAD, FLAT HEAD, BLACK
X968D2ASSEMBLY, CARRIER, HARD DRIVE, Serial ATA, 3.5
TNTM52HARD DRIVE, 2T, EXPANDABLE SYSTEM, 7.2K, 3.5, T-HR2, E/C
R4JR01KIT, MEDIA, DIGITAL VIDEO DISK DRIVE, DOCUMENT OBJECT MODEL, 7.4.0, Q1FY15
JGP9R1ASSEMBLY, DVD+/-RW, 16X, HALF HEIGHT, HITACHI LG DATA STORAGE, ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS GROUP
3GHW32POWER SUPPLY, 495W, REDUNDANT, FLEXTRONICS, V2
HXV4T1ASSEMBLY, LABEL, REGULATORY, FCC1, 495W, V2
0R2152CORD, POWER, 15A, 125V, 10, 5-15/C13
VDY7C1Label, Certificate Of Authenticity, WS2012R2, STANDARD, Print On Demand
969D71OVERPACK KIT, WS8EE, SP2, ENGLAND/ENGLISH
D67FW1KIT, SOFTWARE, ASSOCIATED PRODUCT MATERIAL, LICENSE , WS08SP2, SERVER ENHANCED, EXTENDED EDITION
YPXJV1KIT, SOFTWARE, WS2012R2, SERVER ENHANCED, MUL
74X721KIT, SOFTWARE, ASSOCIATED PRODUCT MATERIAL, LICENSE , WS12R2SE, DOWNGRADE

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December 14th, 2014 12:00

Also, thanks for all the info so far; but since I cannot transfer RAID 1 w/o loss of data, :

 I plan on using Windows Backup to make a system image, and then restore from Windows setup once the new RAID is crated, but I am worried that the drivers for the PERC h710 will not be recognized when it is restored, can anyone confirm this?  Or are there any prevention steps I can take?

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December 14th, 2014 13:00

SAS A cable: WF2JF
SAS B cable: 2T71R

 I plan on using Windows Backup to make a system image, and then restore from Windows setup once the new RAID is crated, but I am worried that the drivers for the PERC h710 will not be recognized when it is restored, can anyone confirm this?  Or are there any prevention steps I can take?

I don't know for sure, but I don't think it should be an issue. Server 2012 has a native SAS driver that should work fine with the PERC H710.

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