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October 2nd, 2015 11:00

PowerEdge 2900 III RAID 10?

Hello,

I have a PowerEdge 2900 III with SAS 6/iR Integrated (Embedded) and SATAu with two bays of 4 HDD int each bay.

I would like to install 8 SATA HDD of 1TB each and to make a RAID 10 configuration for all 8 HDD so in total I will have one storage of 4 TB.

Is it possible to do so as the PERC 6/iR has two separate connectors?

Thanks,

AG

 

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October 2nd, 2015 11:00

First it is important to know which controller you have.

The SAS 6/iR can only do RAID 0 and 1 (and JBOD).

The PERC 6/i can do what you are wanting.

RAID can be configured across the connectors with no problems.

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October 2nd, 2015 12:00

Hi,

Yes, I am starting from scratch.

Do you have DELL part number for PowerEdge 2900 PERC 6/i ?

Thanks,

AG

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October 2nd, 2015 12:00

Yes, but you cannot simply replace the controller - you will need to restore any data after the swap (but it sounds like you are starting from scratch anyway).

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October 2nd, 2015 12:00

Should work.

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October 2nd, 2015 12:00

Hi,

I have SAS 6/iR.

Can I replace it with PERC 6/i and I will work with my 2 bays and SATA HDD?

AG

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Thanks for your help!

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