3par for homelab

[gutta]

Guys,

Work is decomissioning tons of 3par storage, a quick poke around shows HP 3par 7400 with dual controllers and tons of drive shelves.

I could take them all home, but is it worth it to play around with? Can the drive shelves be used as JBOD? I have next to no knowledge on these. The disks have been scrapped, but the drive caddies are around.

Appreciate the advice

[veeyarvi]

Hi Gutta,

You can use the drive cages as JBODs with appropriate HBAs.

Regards,

Veeyaarvi

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[sbhat09]

Hello @gutta,

Yes. You can use those JBODs with any other used drives as well. Most of the drives are compatible with 3PAR.

Here is the drive compatibility matrix for your reference - https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/c04895553

Regards,
Srinivas Bhat

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