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CorpusProf
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November 8th, 2022 10:00
NVMe for PowerEdge R730xd
I have seen other discussions (example) about NVMe with PowerEdge R730xd, so I know that it is possible in slots 20-23. Two questions, though:
1. Are these the only two specs for the NVMe drive that matter: U.2 and 2.5" form factor
In other words, it has to be U.2 rather than M.2? And any size drive (2TB, 4TB, etc) will work? Also, PCIe 3.0 vs 3.1 doesn't matter, right?
2. What version of BIOS is necessary?
Thanks in advance.
CorpusProf
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Posted November 8th, 2022 18:00
>> You can’t us U.2 I’m afraid.
Strange. The page I linked to and the video you linked to both say that U.2 is possible. And the support person from Dell (who emailed me after I sent my question) says that U.2 is possible as well.
What confuses me, though, is whether my two R730xd's are "natively" enabled for U.2 in slots 20-23. The page I linked to suggests that any R730xd has slots 20-23 enabled for U.2. But the Dell person who emailed me says that one of my R730xd will allow it (but only in two of the slots 20-23), but that it won't work in the other R730xd.
I can't get any straight answers from Dell. Kind of frustrating, after I paid an arm and a leg for an extension on my service contract.
DELL-Shine K
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Posted November 8th, 2022 19:00
R730xd support upto four 2.5 inch U.2 NVMe drives on X24 backplane. You can refer below link for supported configuration
You can refer below link (Figure 4) for cabling required for NVMe drives
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Posted November 8th, 2022 21:00
@CorpusProf, my sincere apologies for the confusion. Shine is correct. Maybe this could also help your understanding: https://dell.to/3NTKpzO
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Posted November 8th, 2022 18:00
Hello, I hope this vid helps.
https://dell.to/3tczO9B
https://dell.to/3DRJBqq
up to 4 NVMe Express Flash PCIe
Bus PCIe 3.0 slot
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