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January 27th, 2011 00:00
SAS 6/iR RAID controller card model for PowerEdge T110
The model numbers listed for the SAS 6/iR RAID controller cards aren't very helpful on the Dell site, and none of the results really illustrated the difference between each SAS 6/iR in the results listings. Although the SAS 6/iR is offered during configuration of a brand new T110, I can't find any clear part number to order this part from their site (or from third-party sources). Anyone here know if the model number E2K-UCS-61-(B) is a viable option for a PowerEdge T110 server?
Thanks in advance for any help out there with this.
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veltech
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January 27th, 2011 09:00
Part number JW063 is the SAS 6/ir that fits in the T105. If you are adding the card in then you may also need the drop cable for it which is KH305.
JOHNADCO
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January 27th, 2011 06:00
Have you used this raid controller before? It really stinks. No cache, no battery. Try to go with a Perc 6 whatever...
yobri
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January 27th, 2011 12:00
< JW063 is the SAS 6/ir that fits in the T105. If you are adding the card in then you may also need the drop cable for it which is KH305.>>
Thank you so very much for that info, veltech! I don't have any of the necessary parts yet to run a RAID controller with the T110, so the mention of the drop cable really is appreciated :)
yobri
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January 27th, 2011 12:00
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I actually have not used this card before... what I planned to do was run RAID1 with ESXi for my home network (I currently run a similar setup using Win7Ult as the host system and onboard RAID1) to persistently run 3-4 VMs for two users at max.
Do you see this card as having performance issues with what I'm envisioning? I certainly appreciate your feedback regarding this device.
yobri
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January 28th, 2011 13:00
Thank you for that info, JOHNADCO! I have some decisions to make based on this... ;)
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January 28th, 2011 13:00
We have one ESX host that has this controller. And while no issues because everything storage wise for the VM's resides on the SAN? The card is so slow that I feel it effects smooth running of ESX. Irritatingly slow even if eveyrthing is working.
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February 2nd, 2011 09:00
I just try to make sure everybody knows what they are getting into with this lowest end hardware raid controller from Dell. I don't see anyway you could run a stand alone server on it, or any VM that has any sort of disk access involved. Not sure what the lowest end Perc 6 is cost wise compared to it, but what ever the cost difference is? I consider it a bargain.
cgukhal
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February 9th, 2012 18:00
Does the JW063 have one x4 SAS port or two x4 SAS ports?
Thank you
DELL-Manfred W
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February 9th, 2012 21:00
Hi cgukhal
Part# JW063 has two x4 SAS ports.
SAS Connectors
2 x4 Internal connectors on all systems, with two exceptions: 4 x1 on Precision workstations with controller integrated on the motherboard, no SAS connector on the controller for the blades (I/O is routed though the PCI connector)
You can check it out here:-
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