Hi everyone, I’ve got an R520 Server that’s out of warranty and I would like to replace all the drives. We’re looking at replacing the 8 x 2TB SAS drives with 8 x 8TB or 10TB WD Gold SATA drives. This system will become a file server with primarily static data.
The original specs for the R520 say a maximum limit of 32TB but my guess is that’s because 4TB drives were the supported limit at the time. Also, I recently received pricing from a Dell rep on NLSAS 6/8/10TB drives so it looks like the size of the drives is fine.
I’ve read on other forums comments about Dell-certified vs non-certified drives. I’ve heard everything from 'you must use Dell certified drives otherwise you’re asking for trouble' to 'no problem with using other drives'. I won’t be using consumer drives, the WD Gold are enterprise drives.
My assumption is that the drives should work fine but I thought I’d post in case anyone had any advice or comments.
Thanks!