Dell PowerEdge T710, add a new hard disk, how to?
- by user1340802
I need to add a new hard disk to a PowerEdge T710 running on Vmware EXSI 4.
this hard disk is a 'normal' desktop hard disk 1TB (that is it is not coming from Dell, I also have no rack for it to plug it inside any of the front bay)
I would like to add this disk for a virtual machine needing space, the most easily as possible.
I have find that there is an avaiable sata cable with its electric power, so may I just add the disk plugging these and using the empty 5"1/4 slot available under the CD drive (with a 5"1/4 - 3"1/2 bay adaptater) ? (even if this way it seems that i bypass the raid controller that own the front bay with racks))
that way i think could be easier than adding the disk to the already defined Raid (btw i am also not sure on how to do these but i would not risk to mess the already working things)
what are the other operations that i would have to do to ?
(sorry I am a real beginner on Vmware EXSI and PowerEdge management :/ i have seen that there is some management from Bios (CTRL+R as start up) so that the disk will be seen or initialize it. I am really not sure of the steps needed...)
thank you, best.
