'Host' for MSA 70

[ldoodle]

Hiya

Looking to get an MSA 70, but struggling to find an adequate host for it.

As this will be storing so much data for a number of servers, I want to increase LAN throughput by as much as possible.

So, if I add 2x 4-port server adapters, that's 2 PCI slots used, but i'm not sure if they're full or half height cards.

I'd also need an SA P800 controller for all the disks, which occupies a 3rd PCI slot. The image for the P800 looks like it's full height.

So what is the best ProLiant server to use to connect the MSA 70 to?

Thanks

[James Joost]

The only servers that will not have enough slots would be the 1U servers. Typically they only have 1 full and 1 half slot.

Most of the 2u servers have at least three slots, and some like the DL380G5 have as many as five slots

[Torsten.]

If you don't know where to start, try hp.com + go + product family, e.g.

http://www.hp.com/go/msa

http://www.hp.com/go/proliant

you have a selector tool there. The number of slots is not the most important feature for this tool, but you can see the specs for all current servers.