Dell PowerEdge R710 Support Question
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Question posted by tildebu on April 21st, 2014
How To Add Extra Hard Drive To Dell T710 Raid 5 Server
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Answer #1: Posted by MWatDell on April 27th, 2014 9:10 PM
MWatDell
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Hi tildebu
To add another hdd into an existing raid is a process called reconfigure/reconstruct.
To do that, you will have to reconfigure/reconstruct your raid.
Please refer to page 146 on this manual:-
ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_electronics/esuprt_software/esuprt_ent_sys_mgmt/dell-opnmang-srvr-admin-v6.5_User%27s%20Guide3_en-us.pdf
Hope this helps.
MW@Dell
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Glossary - Page 1
...CIM data with controllers for enabling the operating system to start your system's hard drive(s) on the dictionary. C - Common Information Model describes the management information...The modules are mounted into a chassis that contains a processor, memory, and a hard drive. Dell™ Glossary
NOTE: For additional information on storage terminology, visit the Storage Networking Industry...
Glossary - Page 3
...device. Gb - However, when referring to hard-drive capacity, the term is usually rounded to insert or install a device, typically a hard drive or an internal cooling fan, into the host... chip that uses the Internet SCSI protocol. File transfer protocol. Integrated drive electronics. Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller. The file system structure used primarily with high-speed...
Glossary - Page 5
...any system that connects to hard-drive capacity, the term is ...drives stores data and one or more managed systems from a central location. managed system - MB - Megabits per second. Master boot record. A specific location, usually expressed as integrated memory (ROM and RAM) and add...RAID. Millimeter(s). Managed object format is monitored and managed using Dell OpenManage™ Server...
Glossary - Page 6
...PowerEdge RAID controller. NVRAM - Memory that provides electrical power to run on your system. NVRAM is a synonym for local-bus implementation. You can contain multiple logical drives. You must usually be revised to servers...image. An internal or external device, such as RAM and hard drives. Software written for maintaining the date, time, and system configuration information. Pixels ...
Glossary - Page 7
... port - SMART - Allows hard drives to report errors and failures to identify it when you are prohibited from editing or deleting. read -only file is one bit at a time and is lost when you turn off your system. System event log. RAID - RAID on the screen.
7 A network architecture that you call Dell for program instructions...
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PowerEdge Deployment Guide - Page 4
... modifications needed in the 11th Generation PowerEdge servers.
For example, the embedded device may also be assigned drive letter F:.
NOTE: This same behavior may get assigned the drive letter C: and the actual hard drive will briefly cover some of the more information, see Best Practices for Installation of Microsoft Windows on Dell Servers with the introduction of the...
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PowerEdge Deployment Guide - Page 5
...server will reboot, start the operating system installation.
8) Depending on the operating system you can configure RAID...RAID, as well as to customize and to the hard drive...Turn on the server. 2) At POST...dell.com for BIOS Boot Manager. 3) Highlight the optical drive containing the Dell... PowerEdge Deployment Guide
Dell Systems...support.dell.com (look in the Server OS...Windows® Server 2008 will...
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PowerEdge Deployment Guide - Page 6
...11th Generation PowerEdge servers, you are installed. You will also need to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 will need to ensure that you to the operating system as a floppy drive. Remember that... of Microsoft Windows on Dell Servers with the Broadcom NetXtreme II 5709-based adapters, a separate WDS / RIS driver must use the Unified Server Configurator to add the network adapter driver....
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UEFI-Aware Operating Systems on Dell PowerEdge Servers - Page 9
..., three partitions are to the hard drive setup although this is installed, you leave the system in UEFI‐mode. Once the operating system is done, simply boot from the Windows Server 2008 or Vista DVD and follow the normal installation steps.
Once this is used to UEFI, Dell recommends that have full support...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 3
... System Features During Startup 11 Front-Panel Features and Indicators 12 LCD Panel Features 15
Home Screen 16 Setup Menu 16 View Menu 17 Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns for RAID 18 Back Panel Features and Indicators 19 Power Indicator Codes 21 NIC Indicator Codes 22 LCD Status Messages 23 Viewing Status Messages 23...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 9
...USB Memory Key . . . . . 163 Troubleshooting an Optical Drive 164 Troubleshooting a Tape Backup Unit 165 Troubleshooting a Hard Drive 166 Troubleshooting a Storage Controller 167 Troubleshooting Expansion Cards 168 Troubleshooting the Processor(s 170
5 Running the System Diagnostics . . . . . 173
Using Dell™ PowerEdge™ Diagnostics 173
System Diagnostics Features 173
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Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 18
...activity indicator (green)
2.5-in carrier
2 drive-status indicator (green and amber)
Drive-Status Indicator Pattern (RAID Only)
Blinks green two times per second
Off
Condition
Identify drive/preparing for removal
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Figure 1-4. Drives are initialized after system power...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 76
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2 Internal SD Module
4 memory modules (up to 18 total, 9 for each processor)
6 power supply bays (2) 8 riser 1 (PCIe slots 1 and 2) 10 integrated storage controller card 12 SAS or SATA hard drives (up to 8) 14 flex bay for optional tape...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 82
... a Hard Drive Blank 1
2
3
3
1 3.5-in hard drive blank 3 release latch
2 2.5-in hard drive blank
Installing a Hard-Drive Blank
Align the hard-drive blank with your operating system for more information.
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Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 166
...RAID array, perform the following steps.
2 Remove the bezel.
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See "Closing the System."
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Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 167
... only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as directed by a certified service technician. c Take the hard drive offline and then reseat the hard drive. NOTE: When troubleshooting a SAS or PERC controller, also see "Troubleshooting a Storage Controller."
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Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 195
... one or multiple full-duplex serial data lines to hard drives, a set of physical drives stores data and one of memory modules. parity stripe - memory key -
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Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 197
... processor has equal access to identify it when you call Dell for operation.
Disk striping writes data across three or more...storage devices. Secure digital flash memory card. sec - Allows hard drives to report errors and failures to the system BIOS and then ...peripherals, and various ROM chips. See also guarding, mirroring, and RAID. Data stored in an array. A BIOS-based program that ...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 201
battery (RAID)
installing, 116 removing, 116 battery (system) replacing, 141 troubleshooting, 158 BIOS boot mode, 55 blank hard drive, 81 power supply, 88 boot mode, 55
C
cable retention bracket installing, 119 removing, 118
cable routing, 118 cabling
cable routing, 118 optical drive, 103 storage controller (2.5-in HDD
chassis), 114 storage controller (four 3.5-in
HDD chassis...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 203
..., 82 hard drives, 83
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bracket, 128 SAS backplane...
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