Dell PowerEdge R630 Server | Hard Drives | Solid State Drives | How to Test with Dell Diagnostics

Dell PowerEdge R630 - This will be the third video, focused on Drives, in a new video series covering different aspects of the R630. This video series will include:

1. CPUs -    • Dell PowerEdge R630 Server Series | I...  
2. Memory -    • Dell PowerEdge R630 Server Review & O...  
3. Drives -    • Dell PowerEdge R630 Server | Hard Dri...  
4. NVMe -    • Dell PowerEdge R630 Server | NVMe SSD...  
5. Different Chassis Types -    • Dell PowerEdge R630 Server Overview |...  
6. RAID -    • Dell PowerEdge R630 Server Series | R...  
7. BIOS -    • Dell PowerEdge R630 Server Review & O...  
8. iDRAC -    • Dell PowerEdge R630 Server Series | i...  
9. Mass Updates -    • Dell PowerEdge R630 Server Series | M...  
10. How to set IP Address -    • Dell PowerEdge R630 Server Series | H...  
11. How to install VMware ESXI 7.0.3 -    • Dell PowerEdge R630 Server Series | H...  
12. Network Cards -    • Dell PowerEdge R630 Server Series | N...  
13. Power Supplies -    • Dell PowerEdge R630 Server Series | P...  
14. How to Rack -    • Dell PowerEdge R630 Series | How To R...  

If there is anything else you would like to see, then please drop a comment and let us know. We want this video series to be a great tool for the Dell community. Ask questions. Answer questions. Help each other out.

Let's dive into the drives. The Dell PowerEdge R630 supports three types of drives: SAS, SATA and Solid State Drives. SAS drives have speeds of 10K to 15K RPM and max out at 2.4TB per drive. SATA drives operate at 7.2K RPM and max out at 2TB per drive. SSDs clock in at 3GB/s, 6GB/s or 12GB/s and max out at 7.68TB per drive. I would not be surprised to see some comments in the near future stating a higher max capacity, and look forward to seeing what other users have played around with. This is the max we have tried for the 3 different styles. I would like to also note the 8 Bay and 10 Bay chassis utilize 2.5" SFF drives. There is a unicorn chassis that has 24 x 1.8" drives that is incredibly rare. The 10 Bay chassis has an upgrade kit that will allow for the last 4 drives to utilize U.2 2.5" NVMe drives. This is a pretty cool feature and we will show how to install this upgrade kit in our NVMe video.

We will also demonstrate how to properly install new drives. This is incredibly easy since they are hot swap. You can install a drive while the server is running. We will go over how to test with Dell Diagnostics and HDD Sentinel. Dell Diag 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. HDD Sentinel is a good tool to check Health Score and Power On Hours.

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