SB40C storage blade

[neilbo]

I am looking to purchase a SB40c storage blade but have a question on it.

I currently have a BL480 server blade with 4 drives and a raid 5 configuration that is getting lose to full. Can I add the storage blade to extend the configuration on my bl480 server blade? Can I take one drive from the storage blade and add it to the server blade and make it a 5 drive configuration?

[JKytsi]

Hi,
No, You can't use the storage blades disks to expand servers local disks. Storage blade has it's own p400 controller onboard.

And because You have BL480c

HP PCI Express Mezzanine pass-thru card for HP BladeSystem 431643-B21
NOTE: Required to support the HP StorageWorks SB40c Storage Blade (P/N
411243-B21) with HP c-Class BladeSystem full-height server blades

[Raghuarch]

Can I take one drive from the storage blade and add it to the server blade and make it a 5 drive configuration?
NO it is not possible since SB40c has inbuilt
HP Smart Array P400 Controller.

For more info:
Page 27:
http://bizsupport.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00806152/c00806152.pdf

http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/storageworks/c-class/sb40c/questionsanswers.html

[JKytsi]

Do I hear echo...echo ...echo =)

[neilbo]

wow that is conflicting for me. I was told from our sales rep who talked with an engineer, that it was possible.