Hello,

 

1. It depends also which PERC card are you using for example H310;

"Limit SATA speed to 3Gbps (reboot required) Select the option to limit the negotiated speed of
6Gbps SATA disks to 3Gbps. NOTE: The option is
displayed if you have a server with a backplane of 8
slots or less" refer link pg 55 https://dell.to/3lJGzdZ;

 

2. I would like to share the following information that I think will be useful for you. Please review this.

But I have to say even the front bezel, the control panel,... should be changed depends on your decision. You should carefully about that. 

 

Storage Options

PowerEdge R620 provides comprehensive storage options, including different drive types; internal and external storage controllers; different chassis and backplanes for different number of drive capacities. R620 has two chassis to support up to 4 different drive-bay options.

1. 4 x 2.5" drive option (base configuration, hot-plug tray)
2. 8x 2.5" drive option (volume configuration, hot-plug tray)
3. 4x 2.5" + 2x 2.5" PCIe SSD drive option (PCIe SSD configuration, hot-plug tray)
4. 10x 2.5" drive option (maximum drive support in 1U, hot-plug tray)

The R620 supports all current types of 2.5" drive.

• 2.5" SATA (7.2K)
• 2.5" NL-SAS (7.2K)
• 2.5" SAS (10K)
• 2.5" SAS (15K)
• 2.5" SATA SSD
• 2.5" SAS SSD
• 2.5" PCIe SSD

Storage Controllers

12G servers support the new PERC 8 family controller cards in different form factors, mini-type and adapter-type. R620 will default with the mini-type PERCs; however, if customer is going to use a card with length between half and ¾ lengths, please make sure the adapter-type PERC is used.

* For R620, adapter type PERC is required when configuring with a 3/4 length PCIe card

** R620 with 10-drive chassis support only the mini type PERC

*** R620 with PCIe SSD configurations support only the mini type PERC

 

Thank you so much!

Currently my server has S110 only and has SAS A cable with a part number 0PD91Y, I suppose it won't be suitable if I install H310 so it will need a different SAS cable. 

It seems the 4X/2X (NJW0R) backplane won't be useful since I have the right-side slots covered, and that one has SATA slots on its right, therefore, I am planning to get the 10X (59VFH) backplane. Can you tell me the correct SAS cable part number for connecting the 10X (59VFH) backplane with H310 ?

Also, is it possible to change the front cover to 10X slots one? Is there a part number?

Hello,

 

I really understand you. Actually, that's a little tricky because officially The 4X/2X drive backplane cannot be upgraded to the 10X drive backplane. This is a factory-installed option only, available when ordering the server. because chassis forms, front bezel assembly, control panel, drive bay, cables, etc... are changing. Therefore I don't want to mislead. Frankly, I'm not sure what all the parts you need to replace might be. Although there are parts that come to my mind, overlooking something that will prevent the system from working. So I can't recommend trying this kind of change. But it would be very useful if anyone who has already performed a similar upgrade before and shares their experiences. I could not find a direct H310 cable for 10X BP. But here are the cables I can find for the H310 and for the 10X.

 

Part Number	Part Description	Def Component	Functional Description
CABLES AND CORDS
0HHYJ	ASSY,CBL,MINI PERC,2S+4HD,R620	Cable, Connector and Cord	H310,H710(p) mini card to 4HDD bkpln for 4HDD+2PCIE SSD config (from Mini PERC to BP)
CY7N1	ASSY,CBL,PERC8,4HD,R620	Cable, Connector and Cord	H310,H710 Adapter, PCIe form factor to 4 HDD bkpln (from PERC 8i card to BP)
R1RNV	ASSY,CBL,PERC8,BKPLN,8HD,R620	Cable, Connector and Cord	H310,H710 Adapter, PCIe form factor to 8 HDD bkpln (from PERC 8i card to BP)
TK2VY	ASSY,CBL,MINI PERC,Y TYP,R620	Cable, Connector and Cord	H310,H710(p) mini to 8 HDD bkpln. (from Mini PERC to BP)
WVF6J	ASSY,CBL,MINI PERC,4HD,R620	Cable, Connector and Cord	H310,H710(p) mini controller to 4 HDD bkpln. (from Mini PERC to BP)
CKH31	ASSY,CBL,MB,CNTL,USB,10HD,R620	Cable, Connector and Cord	10 HDD cable (from MB to control panel, Purged and replaced by TJT7F. TJT7F includes CNTL cable 1YN...
3V2K5	ASSY,CBL,PWR,BKPLN,10HD,1,R620	Cable, Connector and Cord	10 HDD BP power cable (from M/B to BP)

 

It seems like the cable for the X4 MiniPERC configuration (shown on the right) is missing in your last post:

The only similar is WVF6J, but its length is 35cm thus it doesn't match the image, because the cable shown on the image has a length of ~58cm. I can say it because I own the PD91Y cable which is a cable for the configuration shown on the left.

Please could you kindly check if you have the part number for this cable?

Hi,

 

My collegue erman already provide your the part number exhaustive list and cannot unfortunately do more. Because this is not on the factory configuration, this is hard/impossible to us to find a single reference like this.

 

Best regards,

> My collegue erman already provide your the part number exhaustive list and cannot unfortunately do more. Because this is not on the factory configuration, this is hard/impossible to us to find a single reference like this.

It seems you didn't check my post carefully and the previous posts. This cable is on the factory configuration, because the image was taken from the official manual, so that part number must exist, but it's not in the provided list. If that cable doesn't exist, then the manual is misleading and Dell should release the errata with corrected mistakes.

Sorry, but the exhaustive list does not contain the part number to resolve the issue, I am still unable to get 6 GBPS SATA on R620 without that part number described in the Dell's official manual.

Hello timsxv,

 

This would be the part number for the PERC mini  to backplane cable:
YRTCY - ASSY,CBL,MINI PERC,XPNDR,R620

 

Please let me know if there is anything else I can assist you with.