Dell PowerEdge R340 - This will be the third video of our PowerEdge R340 video series. Today, we will be covering the different storage options for R340 server as well as support drive speeds and capacities. We will also show you how to install your drives as well as test them with Dell Diagnostics and HD Sentinel. This video series includes:
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2. Memory - [ Ссылка ]
3. Drives - [ Ссылка ]
4. NVMe -
5. Different Chassis Types - [ Ссылка ]
6. RAID - [ Ссылка ]
7. BIOS - [ Ссылка ]
8. iDRAC - [ Ссылка ]
9. Mass Updates - [ Ссылка ]
10. How to set IP Address - [ Ссылка ]
11. Network Cards - [ Ссылка ]
12. Power Supplies - [ Ссылка ]
13. How to Rack - [ Ссылка ]
14. How to install Windows Server 2016 – [ Ссылка ]
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Let's get rolling. The Dell PowerEdge R340 supports three types of drives: Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS), Serial ATA (SATA) and Solid-State Drives (SSD). SAS drives have speeds of 10K to 15K RPM. SATA drives operate at speeds of 7.2K RPM. SSDs can run at speeds of 6GB/s or 12GB/s. The R340 chassis that you have will determine what form factor of drives can be installed. The 4 Bay LFF chassis accepts 3.5” drives while the 8 Bay SFF chassis accepts 2.5” drives. If you want to use a 2.5” drive with the 4 Bay LFF chassis, you will need to utilize a 2.5” to 3.5” drive converter. When it comes to the max capacities per drive, the capacities are different depending on the form factor and interface of the drive. For 2.5” drives, we’ve been able to put in 2.4TB for SAS, 2TB for SATA, and 7.68TB for SSDs. For 3.5” drives, we’ve been able to use 18TB for SAS, 16TB for SATA, and 7.68TB for SSDs. SSDs for 3.5” are technical just a 2.5” SSD drive in a converter. If you have had higher drive capacities work with your R340, share your findings in the comments below. We are interested to hear what others have found.
We will also show you how to install a new drive into your R340. Both chassis for the R340 accept hot swap drives. Installing drives into a hot swap system is very easy and requires no cabling. Hot swap means you can install a drive while the server is running. We will also go over how to test your drives with Dell Diagnostics and HD Sentinel. Dell Diagnostics will test more than just the drives, but we will utilize this test to make sure our drives are performing well. Dell will provide an amber light for predictive failure. This is very common on 15K SAS drives because their bearings wear out over time. HD Sentinel is great for checking the Health Scores and Power on Hours for drives.
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