![]() I have a 3 year old Dell PowerEdge T110 with Windows Server 2008, RAID 1 with 2x146gb serial SCSI drives and a PERC S100 controller. There are no errors, but i have only 3gb of storage remaining, and need to upgrade asap. I am fairly technically literate, and wouldn't mind tackling this on my own if it's not too complex. Questions: 1. Is replacing the drives as simple as replacing one at a time, loading the PERC controller, designating the new drive as a mirror, and letting it rebuild? Then replacing the other with the same process? ![]() If so, how will I get access to the additional storage space on my larger drives? Will the controller automatically identify this space, or will I need to use a drive utility to enlarge the partition? I suspect I'm looking at this too simplistically, but any help you can provide is appreciated. I'm in a bind now, as my server is no longer functioning properly due to the lack of storage. Hi there, I am currently trying to upgrade a clients RAID array. They also have the Dell PowerEdge T110, Windows Server 2008 and a PERC S100 controller. You can download and update all Dell PERC S130 Controller [storport] drivers for free on this page. Choose a proper version according to your system information and click download button to quickly download the needed driver. Dell Software RAID Controller Support for Microsoft. RAID support through PERC (PowerEdge Raid Controller) S100. Extract files from other driver downloads. I have had nothing but issues with this controller and I am ready to abandon it. They currently have RAID1 with two 249GB drives. I am attempting to replace one drive, then a second as you are planning to do. I first tried with a set of SSD's. It would recognize a new drive but would not allow me to configure it even though it was claiming that it was. I abandoned the SSD's and went for regular drives. At first glance, the regular 500GB drive was off to a normal start. I assigned it as a mirror, and the server started imaging the first drive. The system was then up for about 3 hours and started to BSOD. I could not find any issues with Windows, so I proceeded to remove the new drive and see what happened. After removing the new drive, the server was fine again. Upon re-inserting the new drive, the same issues cropped up. I imagine it is some sort of firmware issue causing incompatibility. The problem is, who wants to risk updating the firmware or BIOS on a server that is needed for processing daily sales? I hope my experiences with this controller offer you some sort of advice. My main point here is that things can get very ugly very quickly. I hope your experience is better than mine. I will now be imaging the drive and using a hardware RAID controller instead. Regards, Jordan. As Storage demands expand and processing loads grow, it becomes increasingly more difficult for administrators to achieve maximum performance from their applications. The newest line of Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) cards offer unmatched I/O performance for database applications, streaming digital media environments and storage intensive applications. Key Features for the Series-10, 12Gb/s SAS PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC): • PCI-Express Gen3.0 support & 12Gb/s SAS (SAS 3.0) host interface • 8GB NV Flash Backed Cache on the H740P & H840 • Significantly increased IOPs performance & throughput performance capability • Capable of RAID as well as Non-RAID (JBOD Mode) operations *See Product datasheets for full details. A: Adapter = Low-Profile & Full-Height MM: Mini Mono MB: Mini Blade E: Embedded NS: Not supported PowerEdge Internal Storage PowerEdge Series 10 Controllers Model PERC H740P SWRAID S140 R940 MM NS R740 A Intel Chipset R740XD MM Intel Chipset R640 MM Intel Chipset R540 MM Intel Chipset R440 MM Intel Chipset T640 A Intel Chipset T440 A Intel Chipset M640 NS Intel Chipset FC640 NS Intel Chipset Power Edge Internal Storage PowerEdge Series 9 Controllers Model PERC H730P Adapter PERC H730P PERC H730 Adapter PERC H730 PERC H330 Adapter PERC H330 12 Gbps SAS HBA ext. Adapter HBA 330 12 Gbps SAS Int. HBA HBA 330 12 Gbps SAS Int. A: Adapter NS: Not Supported PowerVault:External Storage Series 8 Controllers Series 9 Controllers Series 10 Controllers Model 6Gbps SAS HBA PERC H810 1GB NV PERC H830 2GB NV 12Gbps SAS Ext.
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