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Zur LösungR710 - Connect & Configure SATA Drives/Cable Problem/Perc H700/Raid Config
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
I recently bought a used PowedEdge R710, which I need for my master thesis in Computer Science. I will attach its Specs at the bottom. Everything works perfectly, the newest VMware vSphere Hypervisor is installed and I can access the machine via the WebGUI.
The problem: Initially I installed three Samsung 860 Evo SSDs but they would just not show up in the Hypervisor. I realized, that the front SAS Board was not connected to the Motherboard (see loose cable at the bottom of the picture) at all. And for the love of God I couldn't figure out where to connect the Mini-SAS (hope that's the right name for it?!) end of the cable to the motherboard.
Server Overview
My solution: I bought a Perc H700 Raid Controller, which just arrived (see card at the right top corner of the picture). Stupid me didn't take a look at the connector of the raid controller and it looks like Mini-SAS will definitely not fit in there. So now I stumbled upon a different and, from the looks of it, fitting SAS backplane cable (https://www.disctech.com/PERC-H700i-to-R710-SAS-Backplane-Cable) that would at least fit into my raid card.
My question: Will I be able to configure my consumer SSDs and use the H700 with the above cable? Is it even neccesary?! I feel like I'm missing something. I don't know how the previous owner used this server and how he was able to connect the drives in the front with the motherboard... Heck, I don't even need these SSDs in raid. JBOD would be fine. I simply want to be able to use the three drives with a few VMs and that's it. What steps would I need to take/what parts do I still need to buy/what configuration is necessary, so that I can use this R710 server?
I am terribly sorry, if my question might come across stupid. I'm a complete novice when it comes to full fledged servers though. Until now I've only worked with and owned a couple of NAS systems and build many PCs. YouTube Videos and posts on multiple forums didn't help unfortunately, so now I'm at my wit's end. I stopped at every boot option menu but a way to configure the drives was nowhere to be found.
So if there is anybody knowledgable and patient enough on this forum, to point out my faults and/or guide me through the correct way of setting up my server, be it with or without a raid card, then I would be eternally grateful.
Thank you all so much in advance!
Best Regards,
Til
Specifications for the Service Tag as per Dell Website:
| NM187,"Base,Server, Server Chassis PER710" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,T845M,"INSTRUCTION, TRIGGER, SVC TAG",1 |
| ,23503,"LABEL, BARCODE, TRACK, SYSTEM BOARD, GENERIC",1 |
| ,JD509,"LABEL, REGULATORY, SIDE, UNIVERSAL, BLANK , V2",1 |
| T369N,"Module,Assembly,Cable PERC,Serial Attached Scsi,3.5 R710" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,0G2H6,"ASSEMBLY, CABLE, POWEREDGE EXPANDABLE RAID CONTROLLER NUMBER, SAS0, 3.5, R710",1 |
| HF9TM,"Module,Printed Wiring Assy,Pla nar,R710,Third Party Maintenan ce,Mitac Inc,V2" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,27FK4,"LABEL, INFORMATION, WESTMERE, VALENCIA",1 |
| ,MD99X,"ASSEMBLY, PRINTED WIRING ASSY, PLANAR (MOTHERBOARD), MZR, R710, MITAC INC, V2",1 |
| J9RGF,"Module,Technical Sheet,VMWARE5 .X" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,53DNX,"TECHNICAL SHEET, INFORMATION, VMWARE",1 |
| 51XC0,"Module,Digital Video Disk Driv e,Serial Ata,12.7,Teac,E" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,MKT6V,"ASSEMBLY, DIGITAL VIDEO DISK DRIVE, 8, 12.7, Serial ATA, ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS GROUP, PLDS",1 |
| 3JHRF,"Module,Dual In-Line Memory Mod ule,64GB,2R,8X8G,Registered Di mm,L" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,P9RN2,"DUAL IN-LINE MEMORY MODULE, 8GB, 1333, 2RX4, 8, 240, R, LOW VOLTAGE",8 |
| 451C7,"Module,Software,WS8R2DE,OEMV2, SECOS,Certificate Of Authentic ity" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,G26XH,"LABEL, CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY, WS8R2DE, PRINT ON DEMAND",1 |
| F367K,"Module,Printed Wiring Assy Riser,Server, Server Chassis 2X8,PER710" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,48480,"SCREW, 6-32X1/4", HX, THREAD FORMED, ZINC PLATED STEEL, TRI-PT",1 |
| ,MX843,"PRINTED WIRING ASSY, RISER, SERVER, SERVER CHASSIS, R710, 2X8, PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT EXPRESS , LEFT",1 |
| C378K,"Module,Power Supply,870W Redundant,ASTEC" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,YFG1C,"POWER SUPPLY, 870W, REDUNDANT, DELTA PRODUCTS",2 |
| M839P,"Module,Thermal,Server,PER710 DUAL-PRC" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,90XRN,"ASSEMBLY, FAN, 60X60, 12V, PER710",1 |
| ,TY129,"ASSEMBLY, HEATSINK, CENTRAL PROCESSOR UNIT, PER710",2 |
| C452K,"Module,Printed Wiring Assy Backplane,3.5HDX4,PER710" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,C389D,"PRINTED WIRING ASSY, BACKPLANE, SERVER, SERVER CHASSIS, R710, 3.5SASX4",1 |
| ,NPTFH,"ASSEMBLY, CARRIER, MOUNTING, BLANK , HARD DRIVE, 3.5",2 |
| ,FU130,"ASSEMBLY, FILLER, TAPE BACKUP UNIT, 3.5HD, PER710",1 |
| Y400D,"Module,Card,Backplane,Key ISCSI,4P" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,C402D,"CARD (CIRCUIT), BACKPLANE, KEY, ISCSI, 4PORT, ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS GROUP",1 |
| WTD4X,"Module,Processor,E5640,2.66,12 M,Xeon Westmere Efficient Perf ormance,B1" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,HRC65,"PROCESSOR, E5640, 2.66/5.86, 12M, XWM, B1",1 |
| 3X0FX,"Module,Processor,E5640,2.66,Xe on Westmere Efficient Performa nce,B1,Second" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,HRC65,"PROCESSOR, E5640, 2.66/5.86, 12M, XWM, B1",1 |
| T902J,"Module,Printed Wiring Assy Riser,Server, Server Chassis DELL,AMEA" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,K869T,"PRINTED WIRING ASSY, RISER, SERVER, SERVER CHASSIS, DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION, PLN-AMEA, V2",1 |
| FMWD8,"Module,Rack Rail,Cable Management Arm,2U,V2" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,M770R,"KIT, RACK RAIL, CABLE MANAGEMENT ARM, 2U, V2",1 |
| G625F,"Module,Media,Digital Video Disk Drive,Document Object Model,PER710" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,C6VY8,"Kit, Media, Digital Video Disk Drive, Document Object Model, V7.0.0",1 |
| W014D,"Module,Rack Rail,Ready Rails 2U,Slide,King Slide Works Ltd" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,P187C,"KIT, RACK RAIL, RDYRL, 2U, SLIDE, KING SLIDE WORKS LTD",1 |
| TR500,"Module,Software,Windows Server 2008,CAL5,Users,Multiple User Interface" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,TR502,"Kit, Software, Windows Server 2008, CAL5U, Multiple User Interface",8 |
| X105J,"Module,Printed Wiring Assy Riser,Server, Server Chassis DELL,UIPS" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,KY386,"ASSEMBLY, CABLE, UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS, INTERNAL, UIPS, 11G",1 |
| ,RN354,"PRINTED WIRING ASSY, RISER, SERVER, SERVER CHASSIS, DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION, UIPS",1 |
| FU341,"Module,Chassis,3.5HD,2U,PER710" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,PH074,"ASSEMBLY, CHASSIS, 3.5, 2U, PER710, V2",1 |
| HGP51,"Module,Placemat,VMWARE5.X" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,5JHT5,"PLACEMAT, SETUP, VMWARE5.X",1 |
| NF0V3,"MOD,SW,WS8R2DE,SP1,DOC,GER" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,VX4NK,"OVERPACK KIT, WS8R2DE, SP1, GERMANY/GERMAN",1 |
| KJ59D,"Module,Flash Storage Device,So und Down,2GB,Unmanaged Interna l Persistent Storage,Kingston, Slice" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,738M1,"ASSEMBLY, Flash Storage Device, Secure Digital, 2GB, UIPS, SLICE",1 |
| H095P,"Module,Card,Network,Peripheral Component Interconnect Expres s,1GB,Quad Port,Intel" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,HM9JY,"CARD (CIRCUIT), NETWORK, PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT EXPRESS , 1GB, QP, INTEL",1 |
| NM755,"Module,Bezel,2U,PER710" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,HP725,"ASSEMBLY, BEZEL, 2U, POWEREDGE",1 |
| J986M,"Module,Cord,Power,12A,2M US/EU,Jumper" |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,T736H,"Cord, Power, 12A, 2M, C13/C14 US/EUR",2 |
| MP364, |
| ,Teilenummer,Beschreibung,Menge |
| ,C1VV9,"KIT, SHIPPING MATERIAL, BOX, SYSTEM BOARD, R710, W-RSC",1 |
| ,3H0C4,"PLACEMAT, SETUP, POWEREDGE, 3, WEST",1 |
| ,M447K,"GUIDE, PRODUCT, INFORMATION, SERI, EMEA1",1 |
| ,23501,"LABEL, BARCODE, SYS BOX, GENERIC",1 |
| ,MY297,"Label, Fascia, Intel, CARTON",1 |
| ,J899K,"GUIDE, EULA, EMEA1",1 |
| ,3T191,"SHIPPING MATERIAL, OPT-BX, W/KYBD, LENGTH/LONG",1 |
| ,CX802,"GUIDE, GETTING STARTED, R710, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA",1 |
