How to use 3T SAS HDDs which aren't supported by Dell PERC 6i
- by Sunry
We bought several 3T SAS hard disks want to use with our Dell R710 server. But we found our R710 can't recognize the 3T hd, and then we dig out the raid card is PERC 6i which doesn't support it.
Contacted with Dell that H700 and H800 support 3T hd, thought we can buy a H700 , but the SAS cable is not available in the market right now.
And it seems very hard for us to change the raid card, also no suitable tools to tease the special screws.
So I want to know if any other method to use these 3T hds instead of putting them in the warehouse?
Can I low formatting it to 2TB, and plug it into Dell R710 to use?
Or a SAS to USB adapter to use it as USB external disk?
I just want to use them by Dell R710 even external.