Dell RAID

[marvhuffaker]

I have a couple quick questions I am hoping someone can help me with.

1) On a dell server, can a disk array be moved from one controller to another without data loss? (By move, I mean unplugging the cable from one controller and plugging it into the other.)

2) Where does an integrated Perc 3/DI controller fit in the food chain of DELL Raid controllers? Is it low end?

Marvin Huffaker MCNE, CNE
Marvin Huffaker Consulting

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[NickFerrar]

1). I've never done it but in theory it should work as the RAID info is also stored on the hard drives (otherwise if the controller failed you'd lose the data to). I think there's a procedure to follow though to force the controller to pick up the info from the drives rather than apply it's settings to the drives.

2). I'd say it's about average-good, they tend to be rebadged Adaptec's these days. We've never had a reason to use 3rd party RAID controllers in the 60+ Dell servers we have.