Dell Poweredge 2300 / Raid

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?)

You will need to buy a RAID (PowerEdge RAID Controller or PERC, or some
other RAID controller - Adaptec, LSI Logic, etc). What you have now is
just an ultrawide SCSI controller - no RAID.


shug wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I received an old Dell Poweredge 2300. I can't find anything about the
> RAID management.
> At boot time I can see 2 SCSI controlers :
>
> adaptec 7890 with 3 devices
> HDD 1
> HDD 2
> DELL 1x6 U2W SCSI BP
>
> adaptec 7860 with 2 devices
> CROM
> DAT
>
> It seems that the backplane is hotplug but I can find anything about
> raid capabilities.
> how to know ?
>
> thanks for you answers
> shug

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?)

That server has an embedded array controller, but you need a RAID enabler
key and a cache DIMM (128M standard) installed to make it work.

Also, going into the setup, you can change the channel mode from SCSI to
RAID. Open your box, and have a look inside. If you see the tiny little PCB
and extra memory DIMM installed in the board, you are ready for raid. If
not, I have some I could sell you.

- NuTs

"Edward J. Neth" <ejn63@netscape.net> wrote in message
news:X3Ace.2571$Ne7.1010@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com...
> You will need to buy a RAID (PowerEdge RAID Controller or PERC, or some
> other RAID controller - Adaptec, LSI Logic, etc). What you have now is
> just an ultrawide SCSI controller - no RAID.
>
>
>
>
>
> shug wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I received an old Dell Poweredge 2300. I can't find anything about the
>> RAID management.
>> At boot time I can see 2 SCSI controlers :
>>
>> adaptec 7890 with 3 devices
>> HDD 1
>> HDD 2
>> DELL 1x6 U2W SCSI BP
>>
>> adaptec 7860 with 2 devices
>> CROM
>> DAT
>>
>> It seems that the backplane is hotplug but I can find anything about raid
>> capabilities.
>> how to know ?
>>
>> thanks for you answers
>> shug