How Do I Run two Raid Systems on a Dell 2450 Server
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I have a Dell 2450 set up as a home server running Windows 2003... its running as a DHCP server just fine and dandy and I'd also like to access a Dell Powervault 200S that I just bought to be able to use its 1.4 terrabytes of reliable SCSI storage. This is all just for storing Digital Photo Files of course... The 2450's mommie board has an internal Perc 3SI raid system built into it but no scsi connector on back of the unit to hook up the 200S to as other servers do... I have two other Perc 3 RAID cards... one Perc 3DC(dual channel) and one PERC 3SC(single channel) so I could add either to the server. The problem is that when I add either of these cards they conflict with the built in Perc 3SI system ad the server won't boot up. I tried disabling the extra RAID card's bios but then that won't allow the RAID card to boot up either.... I also tried disabling the internal RAID systems bios in system set up and just using the Perc 3DC or SC but thats to no avail. either. Now I kow that others use external storage on theor 2450's because the 200S that I bought used to be connected to a 2450. So what do I do here to get it to work?
Thanks!
Mark
I have a Dell 2450 set up as a home server running Windows 2003... its running as a DHCP server just fine and dandy and I'd also like to access a Dell Powervault 200S that I just bought to be able to use its 1.4 terrabytes of reliable SCSI storage. This is all just for storing Digital Photo Files of course... The 2450's mommie board has an internal Perc 3SI raid system built into it but no scsi connector on back of the unit to hook up the 200S to as other servers do... I have two other Perc 3 RAID cards... one Perc 3DC(dual channel) and one PERC 3SC(single channel) so I could add either to the server. The problem is that when I add either of these cards they conflict with the built in Perc 3SI system ad the server won't boot up. I tried disabling the extra RAID card's bios but then that won't allow the RAID card to boot up either.... I also tried disabling the internal RAID systems bios in system set up and just using the Perc 3DC or SC but thats to no avail. either. Now I kow that others use external storage on theor 2450's because the 200S that I bought used to be connected to a 2450. So what do I do here to get it to work?
Thanks!
Mark
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Which usually means you can't connect it to an external scsi storage unit for that you usually have to get an external scsi adapter.
Mark
According to Dell for IT administrators who want to scale beyond 90GB of storage with external arrays, an Ultra2 Raid controller is available with an external connector.
The only card I'm finding for sure that works and supports external SCSI for the 2450 is the Dell PowerEdge 2450 Perc2 PCI Raid Card 64mb 66JVW.
Mark
Are you sure there's not an internal connector you can break out of the case with? You can just hang a ribbon off the onboard connector and they make backplates that just contain a scsi connector with an internal ribbon....
There is nowhere to connect a 2nd RAID system on the 2450... but hat gives me an idea to try... There is both an external and an internal connector on the PERC 3SC card... what I may have to do is disable the built in PERC 3SI RAID system and just use the Perc 3 SC card to do both RAIDS which I am pretty sure it can do.
Thanks!
Mark
That's what you are supposed to do with that card. - I miss read your first post though and though you said you tried that with no luck.
Mark