I need to change the hw configuration of my poweredge, but I am not sure what I's to do and T's to cross.
I have a C2100 that appears to have some nonstandard hardware in it. Most notably, the controller on the backplane only allows RAID 1 or RAID 0 and only up to two arrays. I am trying to determine if switching out the card on this device for an H700 would be a possible solution to:
1 - Allow this system to work with drives larger than 2TB
2 - Allow me to configure the drives in with a RAID 1+0 or RAID 5 configuration
3 - Allow me to address all 12 drives installed on the backplane (instead of only the 8 I am able to address in the LSI configuration utility)
I am assuming that I would just need to verify that the backplane and the motherboard are compatible with an H700, but I do not think I have even the slightest comprehension of the undertaking or trouble this upgrade might be. Is there any other information I would need to get? Will an H700 even work with a 12-slot backplane?