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--- computers:r720:dell_r720 [2021/11/20 14:52] – localadmin
+++ computers:r720:dell_r720 [2022/01/06 03:15] (current) – jon
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 ====== Dell R720 (12th Gen *20 servers) ======
+===== Internal HDDs (non-RAID, OS Data) =====
+The USB port is great for hosting a bare metal OS, but if you want to store and VMs, or OS data, your options are not the greatest. Unlike the R710 which allowed me to run a PCIe SATA card for my SSDs, the R720 has an issue with bifurcation and its UEFI environment, and does not allow for drives to run off of non SAS cards.
+Next to the SATA data connectors is J_BP0, and J_TBU, which are the power connectors for a tape backup and the optical disk drive. You'll want to steal power from there. The onboard SATA data connectors are SATA II speed (3Gb/s), and the PCIe slots are x8. Either way, PCIe will alleviate the bottleneck of SATA III.
+==== Cable Parts ====
+  * G8XTP is the tape cable, which will easily take a SATA power splitter, and power multiple SSDs.
+  * F6HJD is the Slim DVD connector, which is proprietary SATA. There are DVD drive caddies that you can install instead of the DVD drive that will house a 2.5" drive in that bay.
+https://dan.langille.org/2019/10/11/installing-internal-pci-slot-ssd-drive-enclosures-in-a-dell-r720/
+https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/r720-connector-documentation-wrong.26070/
+https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/ovmfgg/dell_r720xd_embedded_sata_ports/
 ===== Troubleshooting =====