Help hooking up Dell PowerVault MD1000 to my PowerEdge 1950

Uppie1414

Golden Member
Sep 1, 2003
1,803
2
81
Hello everyone,

I have a Dell 1950 and 2950 that I use to test 2.5" and 3.5" drives. I'm going to sell my 2950 and test the 3.5" via a MD1000 that arrives today.

I'm looking to see how I hook it up (what do I need, etc). I already have a perc 6 installed, but I need to know what cords/etc. I'll need so I can set it up right when it lands today via UPS.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
 

heymrdj

Diamond Member
May 28, 2007
3,999
63
91
Depending on the model you'll need either an sff-8047 or an sff-8088 cable.
 

heymrdj

Diamond Member
May 28, 2007
3,999
63
91
Md1000s are sff-8470. If you have a perc 6/e it'll be 8470 as well. So you'll need 1 or 2 of those depending on how many channels you need.
 

Uppie1414

Golden Member
Sep 1, 2003
1,803
2
81
I have the SFF-8470, but it looks to be male/male. Do I need an adapter to hook it up to the 1950?

Thanks! Waiting for the MD1000 to land.
 

heymrdj

Diamond Member
May 28, 2007
3,999
63
91
The ports should be female, the cable should be male/male. I'm not aware of any sas port standards where gender could be changed around.
 

marshsebastian

Junior Member
Dec 14, 2013
5
0
0