SATA_A to BACKPLANE

Question

Hi,

I have T320 with H310 connected to Backplane via 2 minisas controlling 8 x 3.5" HDD (4 each).

Can I use one port of backplane with H310 and another with SATA_A (minisas port on motherboard) doing this I want one set of 4 HDD to be controlled by H310 under RAID condition and 4 HDD to have direct access to choice of OS.

Thank you

Daniel My · Accepted Answer

Hello

Dual internal controllers are not supported. I'm not sure the backplane is split the way you suspect it is split. It may not be an even 4/4 split. You can set drives to non-RAID with the H310, I suggest doing that instead of trying to use the embedded SATA controller with the H310.

http://www.dell.com/storagecontrollermanuals/

Thanks

abhay916 · Answer

Thank you for your reply Daniel, got it will try to look in those line. Just curious can we use a HBA card along with H310 ? Thank you Abhay

Daniel My · Answer

Yes, an external HBA/controller is supported along with an internal controller. The H810 and SAS 6Gbs HBA are supported as external controllers. One external controller is supported.

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SATA_A to BACKPLANE

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