new 2-HD twins on Proliant ML350 G6 - quad core 2.13GHz

[ecosurvey]

Hello,
I'd like to add a Raid-0 (mirroring) on a HP Proliant ML350 G6 with Intel-Xeon CPU E5506@2.13GHz with 8GB RAM (quadcore), before install Windows Server 2012.
So I bought two HD twins HP 300GB 10K SAS-SFF 2,5" dual-port (507127-B21): unfortunately the server is 3,5" drivers: I do not know if it is possible adapt the 2,5 HD.

A suggestion?

Francesco
[The code of the HP_Proliant ML350 server should be: 495902-B21 HP L5506 2.13GHz ML350 G6]

[Scaramanga]

Yes, it's possible.

The exact part you need depends on how you'll install the drives. If they're going to be permanently fixed in place, i.e. with screws then you can by a basic 2.5" to 3.5" adaptor. I bought one recently to install an SSD drive in a 3.5" bay. It only cost £4 and is made of metal and came with a selection of screws to mount the 2.5".

If you wanting hot-swappable disks, then I think you can try a 'universal' 2.5" to 3.5" SAS caddy like this:

http://www.misco.co.uk/product/173783/StarTech-com-2-5in-SATA-SAS-SSD-HDD-to-3-5in-SATA-Hard-Drive-Converter

I believe Dell also make their own version, so I would assume HP do to.

The above require you to bolt the drive onto the adaptors. But I guess you might have disks already mounted in HP 2.5" caddies ? In which case, you might want to find a 3.5" caddy that accepts 2.5" hot-swap caddies, but if such a thing exists, it'll probably be expensive and only worth it if you're mixing and matching disks all the time.