Adding a Dell SC4020 to current setup

[mrmagoo_83]

I'm running Unraid on a Norco 24 bay server, a friend gave me a Dell SC4020, and I'd like to add it as expansion to my current setup.

I'm told it is iSCSI.

 

Any quick knowledge on how to add this to my current array to expand my storage?

[SimonF]

Looking at guides it looks like it has the following connection methods, but you would need to check.

 

Fibre Channel, iSCSI, or SAS connectorsConnection to a Fibre Channel fabric, iSCSI network, or a direct connection to servers with SAS HBAs

 

6 Gbps SAS connectors for SAS port redundancy and additional expansion enclosures

NOTE SAS connectors are SFF-8086/SFF-8088 compliant

 

So you would need an HBA with external connections and cables. 

 

 

[mrmagoo_83]

So rather than setting it up as iSCSI via ethernet, I could in theory, connect it up to a raid controller card and then unraid would see the drives?

[ChatNoir]

On 7/22/2022 at 9:21 PM, mrmagoo_83 said:

So rather than setting it up as iSCSI via ethernet, I could in theory, connect it up to a raid controller card and then unraid would see the drives?

RAID controllers are not recommended, but an IT mode HBA maybe ?

[mrmagoo_83]

I'll have to double check.  I may have a controller card in HBA mode in there already.