Does the PowerVault MD1000 support 3TB or 4TB drives?

[Alfa147x]

I'm trying to figure out if the PowerVault MD1000 supports large (3+TB drives).
Does anyone have one of these in their home labs? I'm considering picking it up for a way to maintain a bit of storage expansion.

 

[markpower28]

Yes. MD1000 is a JOBD. You need to make sure the HBA can support the drive you need.

 

[Alfa147x]

Yes. MD1000 is a JOBD. You need to make sure the HBA can support the drive you need.

Thanks! Any idea if I could use a Dell PERC 310 as my HBA via SFF-8087 to SFF-8470 cable?

I flashed the Dell PERC H310 to a "LSI 9211-8i IT Firmware" and now trying to find a place to store drives.

 

[markpower28]

Haven't try that card yet, but I don't see any issues. I am using lsi 9207-8e. My md1000 is a mixed 15k sas (one array) and 7.2k Saya (different array)

 

[vanfawx]

Haven't try that card yet, but I don't see any issues. I am using lsi 9207-8e. My md1000 is a mixed 15k sas (one array) and 7.2k Saya (different array)

Do you find that the drive health lights on the MD1000 don't turn on with your 9207-8e? I have the same config, and find the drive health lights on each drive don't initialize unless a Perc 5e or 6e is used. Is this expected?

Thanks!

 

[markpower28]

same here. I rely on LSI management console for drive info.