Seek help from PERC4 experts, about replacing controller...
Dear all,Our old PE2850, which is running linux, is suddenly down, and when reboot, the onboard PERC4 controller said memory / battery has problem. The OS cannot be entered anymore.Then I borrowed a...
View ArticlePE1900 -PERC5i SAS Raid 5 replaced drive won't rebuild
Hi AllI have an old PE1900 with a PERC 5/i running a RAID 5 Virtual disk comprising of 3 x 150Gb SAS drives. (Windows 2003 server 32bit)One of the drives failed and due to a number of circumstances,...
View ArticleRAID SSD config recommendation
Hi all,i'd like to upgrade my T620 server with 3 SSD drives. A PERC T710 storage controller is in use. Which RAID configuration is recommended for SSDs? RAID5? What about TRIM/garbage collection and...
View ArticlePE 2850 - adding 2 HDD
Hello,May I ask You for help? I need to add 2 used 146 GB HDD, but these 2 disks have old configuratiion from another server.I want to add 2 disk to working server with 4 disk...Should I remove...
View ArticleQue hacer cuando falla un disco con raid1
Hola,En la empresa hay un servidor T410 con un raid1, hoy el sistema operativo (clearos) amaneció con problemas en el disco duro, pero si está con raid 1 no solo debió notificarme y usar el segundo...
View ArticleQue diferencia hay entre crear un raid 1 con y sin hot spare?
Sirve de algo un raid 1 configurado sin hot spare? como funcionaría?hot spare es el mejor modo de proteger mis datos?
View ArticleStop x'00000077 with Status Code x'c00000185
Can anyone help? I had a failed device and a failed raid battery. I assume that the battery had failed sometime earlier and was not noticed. I decided to upgrade 3 of the drives to 146gb drives from...
View ArticlePE 1800 Startech SATA PCI-e card
Hello,I am trying to use a decommissioned Poweredge 1800 Server as a backup server with a hotswap SATA Drive Bay. We have the original PERC 6-slot PCI Raid/Sata controller, which I know doesn't support...
View Articleraid 1 2 disks and one of this disks is a host spare
i have only 2 disks, i want to have raid1 with a hot spare... i already have configured it, but it will work?
View ArticleHard drives not powering on
Hi,I have been looking around forums for the past few days but I have not been able to find a solution to my problem.I own a dell r710 that is currently running ESXI 5.1. It currently has 2X 450GB...
View ArticleS110 and boot disk order
Hi folks,I hope you can confirm what I remember.I do have an R420 that uses the integrated S110 with Linux as OS.I played with the S110 BIOS months ago, now I can't, and I need an answer to my question...
View ArticleProblem installing Server 2008R2SP1 on Dell R710
I've downloaded cdu_2.2_core_702.iso, burned it to a DVD, booted from it, setup an OS install, and put the server CD in. I get to the point where it says that the correct media is installed and press...
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R720xd Server How to make Global Single HotSpare for multipul Raid Groups.
Hi,Have a good day, My respected customer have One Dell R720xd Server with multipul raid groups as mention below pictureHDD sequence are as under, OS: Redhat Linux 6.3ItemRaid TypeHard Desk...
View ArticleR910 16 drive with 2 controllers
Hello:The 16 Drive R910 has a SAS Expander with 2 ports, SAS-A, and SAS-B. Each handles 8 of the 16 drives. If I add in a second HBA, can I hook up SAS-B to it to control the second 8 drives? I'm...
View ArticlePE 2950 will not boot OS
Hey Flash - are you out there? Could really use some help on this similiar post.....help please
View ArticleDell PowerEdge 1950 III PERC6 - Replace Disks - RAID 1
Hi All,I hope I am not repeating an already asked question.I am looking for some instruction on how I can replace my current disks for larger disks. Currently 2x 146Gb New 2x 300Gb. Can I simply enter...
View ArticlePERC 6i RAID5 Speed Issue
Hey Everyone,I am struggling with a drive (RAID5) speed issue in a Dell PE T610 and am wondering if anyone of you have seen such problem. Here's a brief overview of the issue:1. Drive Setup: PERC 6i, 1...
View ArticleR520 PERC 710h mini RHEL 5.6 Driver
I am trying to find a driver for the PERC 710h mini for Redhat Enterprise 5.6. Would appreciate anyone who can point me in the right direction. Could not find anything under drivers and downloads...
View ArticleR820 Using 16 drives with E5-4650 CPU
Hi,Is it possible to place 16x2.5" drives with 4xE5-4650 CPU. When configuring the R820 with 4xE5-4650 CPU it says, the maximum number of drives is up to 8.
View ArticleDell PowerEdge 2950 RAID 0 Hard disk test
I have a Power Edge 2950 with Raid 0, in which it is necessary to check the hard drive,I run the test hard drive , but some sections are not activated.How to activate all sections of the test the hard...
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