ML350p and 2nd Media Bay Cage Kit

[IISAP]

Hello to all

We recently purchased an used ML350p G8 SFF from another company.
We need to use drive 3.5", so we have to buy a LFF bay.

Now these are our questions:
1. The second media bay cage is always usable or need second processor?
2. The second media bay cage (661618-B21) is different from the primary drive cage (659485-B21) or are they interchangeable?

Thanks in advance for your attention,
Daniele

[Suman_1978]

Hi,

1. Second processor not required to use second media bay.

2. They are not interchangeable.

NOTE: If only one processor is installed, only 12 DIMM slots are available. When populating with two processors 24 DIMM slots are available.

Thank You!
I am a HP employee
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[IsaacRo]

@Suman_1978 great response. thanks!

@IISAP It looks like you have your answers for now. In case you are looking at expanding your storage infrastructure at a later point, this HP Storage Product selector might be of help:

http://h22193.www2.hp.com/data-storage/index.html?jumpid=sc_7epymnkr2q

And here is another page where you can find more information about HP Storage solutions for the Small and Medium Business:

http://www8.hp.com/us/en/products/data-storage/data-storage-solutions.html?compURI=1403906&jumpid=sc_7epymnkr2q

I hope this helps!

Isaac.

[TonyJr]

Reading the QuickSpecs, you can not mix LFF and SFF cages on the same controller (expansion cages, daisy chained).

[BK_HPE]

@IISAPI've reached out to our solutions team regarding your questions, and they shared some additional details. They'd be happy to connect with you offline if you need further assistance. I sent you a private message so you can let me know if you would like me to set up a meeting for you.

1. The second media bay cage is always usable or need second processor?

-- 2nd Media Bay Cage Kit is required if 2nd ODD drive is selected, second processor not necessarily required.

2. The second media bay cage (661618-B21) is different from the primary drive cage (659485-B21) or are they interchangeable?

-- The Media Bay cage kit is for the ODD, not the hard drive cages. We have the standard hard drive cage and expander hard drive cages below:

Drive Cage
All BTO Model-1's: (System: Std 1 // Max 3) (User Selection: Min 0 // Max 2)
All CTO Model-X's: (System: Std 1 // Max 3) (User Selection: Min 0 // Max 2)
659484-B21	0D1	HP 5U 8SFF Hot Plug Drive Cage Kit	1, 2, 3
659485-B21	0D1	HP 5U 6LFF Hot Plug Drive Cage Kit	1, 2, 3
661714-B21	0D1	HP 5U 8SFF Expander HDD Cage Kit	2, 3, 4, 5
661717-B21	0D1	HP 5U 6LFF Expander HDD Cage Kit	2, 3, 4, 5
Rules:
1	Each addtional Hard Drive Cage requires at least one SAS controller per cage ordered.  See card lists in Controllers section.
2	HP 2nd Media Bay Cage Kit cannot be selected, if  2nd Drive cage kit is in the order.
3	Mixing of SFF and LFF drive cages is not allowed.
4	Expander cages will be connected to the Embedded P420i controller, Customer cannot select any SAS controller to support additional expander cages. Note - Embedded will support default drive cage which comes with the Model-X and additional two Expander Drive cages.
5	If the Expander cage is ordered, a Cache upgrade must be ordered as well.  See Cache upgrade lists in Controllers section.