Dell server and storage...
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@Jimmy9008 said in Dell server and storage...:
Say we had a T640 server, or MD1200 DAS, or MD3820F SAN, could the drives be populated with say Samsung 860 SATA?
The Samsung 860 SATA are consumer drives so you should be looking at PM863 / SM863 instead (or the newer 883 series). That way you get a drive that is the same quality as you would get from Dell.
I imagine that the SAN uses SAS disks though. In that case it's another series.
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I had looked into getting some Intel ssds to put in the cachecade bays on my R720XDs a few years ago. Everyone said that they got the predictive failures or other warning on them because they didn't have the Dell firmware. I didn't end up doing it because I don't need a constant false positive that distracts or hides actual potential issues.
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@wrx7m said in Dell server and storage...:
I had looked into getting some Intel ssds to put in the cachecade bays on my R720XDs a few years ago. Everyone said that they got the predictive failures or other warning on them because they didn't have the Dell firmware. I didn't end up doing it because I don't need a constant false positive that distracts or hides actual potential issues.
Yes, it makes sense to buy Dell drives if you buy Dell servers. It also makes sense to replace those servers when they are out of warranty. The purpose of buying Dell is that you want some handholding and for that you have to pay a little more.
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@scottalanmiller said in Dell server and storage...:
@RojoLoco said in Dell server and storage...:
I've used regular (non-Dell) drives in servers for a while, zero issues. The iDRAC will still show predicted failures, etc in my experience. However, I have had no success putting non-Dell drives into storage devices (we have an MD3xxx, it will not recognize regular drives).
Want to mention the specific drives that are working for you?
I have Kingston KC400 (SKC400S37/512G) drives in a R620 that work perfectly and show predicted failure...etc.
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I got some drives from xByte that did not work in the DELL server. They WORKED, but kept freezing, or rebooting. xByte, of course, were awesome and swapped them out with DELL branded ones.
For me, I’ll never put on a lifejacket again. Oh wait, wrong line. I'll never not buy DELL branded stuff for my DELL server.
