am i missing something in my server

[kaitlin4599]

so today i picked up a used dell poweredge R610 rack mount server and when i opened the lid i saw the sas cables connected to the backplane but no card to connect the cables to so im not sure what i need to get this working below is a lpic of my mobo as u can see its missing the part the the sas cables connect to so i cant use the hard drives

so im wondering is this ebay item what i need Lot of 5 Dell Perc 6/i PowerEdge Server Integrated Raid Controller Card T954J | eBay

edit i have since added ram i know the pic shows empty ram slots but i cant get the server running as the hard drives have nothing to connect to as u can see in the pic

 

[ReturnedSword]

Congrats on your new server!

Here's the spec sheet for your R610: https://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/pedge/en/server-poweredge-r610-specs-en.pdf

The PERC 6 is a pretty old card. What you'd want is the PERC H200. They're also pretty cheap used, but make sure you purchase from a US-based seller (assuming you're from the US). The PERC H200 would allow you to connect up to 8 SATA/SAS drives, and more with an expander or backplane that supports SAS expansion (which IIRC the R610 backplanes don't).

 

[kaitlin4599]

Congrats on your new server!

Here's the spec sheet for your R610: https://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/pedge/en/server-poweredge-r610-specs-en.pdf

The PERC 6 is a pretty old card. What you'd want is the PERC H200. They're also pretty cheap used, but make sure you purchase from a US-based seller (assuming you're from the US). The PERC H200 would allow you to connect up to 8 SATA/SAS drives, and more with an expander or backplane that supports SAS expansion (which IIRC the R610 backplanes don't).

where would i find the PERC H200 ebay isnt much help lol

 

[kaitlin4599]

my backplane has the cables below

 

[ReturnedSword]

Here's an eBay search of sold listings for the H200: Dell PERC H200

The cable you linked is a SAS SFF-8087 to SFF-8484 cable. The SFF-8484 end is the wide connector that looks like a big SATA connector. Which end goes into your backplane?

 

[Marsh]

Or this card
Dell H310 $22 with best offer and free shipping
perc h310 | eBay

 

[kaitlin4599]

Here's an eBay search of sold listings for the H200: Dell PERC H200

The cable you linked is a SAS SFF-8087 to SFF-8484 cable. The SFF-8484 end is the wide connector that looks like a big SATA connector. Which end goes into your backplane?

returned sword the smaller plug labeled sasA goes to the backplane the lager plus is loose in the case

 

[kaitlin4599]

returned swprd the smaller plug labeled sasA goes to the backplane the lager plus is loose in the case

so i need a card that supports the larger connector

 

[kaitlin4599]

heres pix of my backplane as u can see on the back it has smaller plugs so looking at the 3 pix the smaller plug goes into the back plane the larger end goes into the controll er

 

[ReturnedSword]

It looks like your backplane is using SAS SFF-8087 connectors. These are common in SAS2 HBA cards and backplanes.

Since your R610 is fairly old, Dell probably provisioned them with the SAS SFF-8087 to SFF-8484 cables so customers can use their old SAS HBAs, like the PERC 6. If I were you I’d probably purchase a H200 or H300 series HBA, and buy the appropriate cables. If you want to stick with a PERC 6 it should work fine. They’re just so old I completely forgot they existed until today.

 

[kaitlin4599]

It looks like your backplane is using SAS SFF-8087 connectors. These are common in SAS2 HBA cards and backplanes.

Since your R610 is fairly old, Dell probably provisioned them with the SAS SFF-8087 to SFF-8484 cables so customers can use their old SAS HBAs, like the PERC 6. If I were you I’d probably purchase a H200 or H300 series HBA, and buy the appropriate cables. If you want to stick with a PERC 6 it should work fine. They’re just so old I completely forgot they existed until today.

return sword what about this ebay item will it work also heres the info from my service tag incase it helps

Dell PowerEdge PERC 6/iR SAS PCI-E Server RAID Controller Card UCS-61 YK838 724172862036 | eBay