H200 Modular (Embedded) in Dell R310

Question

Can someone please confirm whether or not the H200 modular board is compatible with the R310? I want to build a Dell R310 with a 4 port NIC, a 2 port Fiber Card and an embedded H200 controller.  The problem is, the H200 modular board that plugs into the motherboard is not mentioned anywhere on the internet (via Google) other than controller resellers as to being compatible with the R310. This is not the H200 Adapter card (Dell P/N: H215J, 3J8FW and 47MCV) but the modular card that plugs into the motherboard (Dell P/N: MCRJM, X905N) Some resellers list the X905N as compatible, but some do not.  I cannot verify since the information seems to conflict (link: Compatible with M610, M610X, M710, M910 Blade Servers) and (link: Compatible with R310, M610, M710, M910). All of my research into H200's installed into R310s indicate the H200 is the Adapter version.  The H200 modular I have from a M610 does fit into the slot, but does not seem to fit the plastic guide mounted on the motherboard.

CobaltCosmic · Answer

To further muddy the issue, the M610 spec sheet states:

PERC H200 Modular (6Gb/s)
PERC H700 Modular (6Gb/s) with 512MB battery-backed cache; 512MB, 1GB Non-Volatile battery-backed cache
SAS 6/iR Modular
CERC 6/i Modular
PERC 6/i Modular with 256MB battery-backed cache

https://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/pedge/m610-spec-sheet.pdf

While the R310 spec sheet lists the SAS 6/iR HAB as compatible also (modular).

Why is the SAS 6/iR modular compatible with both the R310 and M610, but the H200 modular appears to only be compatible with the M610, while the H200 adapter version is compatible with both?

Daniel My · Answer

Hello

No, the H200 modular is not supported on the R310. The H200 modular is only supported on blades. The two controllers supported in the modular slot on the R310 are the S300 modular and SAS6iR modular. The SAS6 HBA and SAS6iR are different controllers.

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