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I have a PowerEdge R730xd with a PERC H730 Mini controller and want to know if I could add another H730 Mini. I'm wanting to provide room for an additional 7 drives and need to know if the chassis/mainboard can house both controllers.
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Posted August 8th, 2022 20:00
Hi, If the original system has an empty slot, you could try plugging in the HD. If you could send us the service tag, we could take a look for you. Have a good one.
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Posted August 10th, 2022 08:00
Hello BDT8493,
The R730XD has only one socked for the mini controller.
You can use only one PERC mini in the system.
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Posted August 10th, 2022 10:00
Hello BDT8493,
Is the service tag you provided correct?
It shows to be Chassis with up to 24, 2.5" Hard Drives
Pn#PGP6R - Backplane ASSY,CRD,BKPLN,24X2.5,R730XD
Are there just drive blanks in the other slots?
You may add external storage:
External controller: PERC H830
Storage unit: MD1400, MD1420
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Posted August 22nd, 2022 12:00
Hello BDT8493,
You should be able to get a hard drive with a carrier, remove the drive blank and insert the new drive.
Sales can quote you a customer kit that included the drive and the carrier.
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Posted August 24th, 2022 10:00
Hello BDT8493,
The H730P mini will support up to 32 drives
Models
Drive Types
PCI Support
SAS Connectors
Cache Memory
Write Back Cache
RAID Levels
Max Drive Support
RAID Support
H730P Mini Mono
12 Gb/s SAS
6 Gb/s SATA
PCI-e 3.0
2x4 Internal
2 GB NV
Flash Backed Cache
0,1,5,6,10,50,60
32
Hardware
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Posted August 24th, 2022 12:00
The cable plugs into the Expander and it takes care of the rest. That is how you get 24 drives.
I will note that field changing of backplane configuration is not supported. It is selected at time of purchase.
From what I can tell if you install a drive in slot 8 it should show up (drive slots begin numbering at 0).
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