DL360 Gen 9 w/P440AR 8 SFF

[BG56]

Can I use a P440AR 8 SFF to create 2 mirrored raid pairs ( 1 for the O/S and 1 for the data )?  If not, could someone recommend what I need to purchase. 

[brodbobot]

Please see attachment of 8 SFF for HP DL360 G9 server:

Yes, you could do it.

RECOMMENDATION:

Since OS is already mirrored with drive 1 & drive 2 (when you look at the picture numbered 1 & 2 on the left) i would not waste a spare hard drive. Instead create RAID 5 for the remaining disk 3, disk 4, disk 5, disk 6 & disk 7. Make disk 8 as SPARE.

 NOTE:

WITH mirrored disk 1 & 2 you can make disk 7 as SPARE (it's your call).

BRING UP/BOOT THE SERVER THRU BIOS AND WATCH THE POST UP:

ONCE the Smart Array P440ar showed up wait for and HIT F5 it will go to the Smart Array Configuration.

CLICK, Smart Array then Configuration to Create Array

All hard drives will show up.

Choose Disk 1 and Disk 2 (mirror RAID 1+0)

SAVE

the go back to Configuration to Create Array

Choose Disk 3, Disk 4, Disk 5, Disk 6, & Disk 7 (RAID 5)

BEFORE SAVING, Click, Disk 8 as SPARE

SAVE

NOW YOU HAVE 2 LOGICAL HARD DRIVES

MIRRORED Disk1 & Disk 2

and

RAID 5 with SPARE

BELOW ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HARD DRIVES

 18 Hot-plug drives — — a) 146-GB, SAS, SFF, 15,000-rpm, 6G 653950-001 Mandatory1 b) 300-GB, SAS, SFF, 10,000-rpm, 6G* 653955-001 Mandatory1 c) 450-GB, SAS, SFF, 10,000-rpm, 6G* 653956-001 Mandatory1 d) 500-GB, SAS, SFF, 7,200-rpm, 6G* 653953-001 Mandatory1 e) 600-GB, SAS, SFF, 10,000-rpm, 6G* 653957-001 Mandatory1 f) 900-GB, SAS, SFF, 10,000-rpm, 6G* 653971-001 Mandatory1 g) 1-TB, SAS, SFF, 7,200-rpm, 6G* 653954-001 Mandatory1 h) 1-TB, SAS, LFF, 7,200-rpm, 6G* 653947-001 Mandatory1 i) 1.2-TB, SAS, SFF, 10,000-rpm, 6G* 718292-001 Mandatory1 j) 2-TB, SAS, LFF, 7,200-rpm, 6G* 653948-001 Mandatory1 k) 3-TB, SAS, LFF, 7,200-rpm, 6G* 653959-001 Mandatory1 l) 500-GB, SATA, LFF, 7,200-rpm, 6G* 658103-001 Mandatory1 m) 1-TB, SATA, SFF, 7,200-rpm, 6G* 656108-001 Mandatory1 n) 1-TB, SATA, LFF, 7,200-rpm, 6G* 657739-001 Mandatory1 o) 2-TB, SATA, LFF, 7,200-rpm, 6G* 658102-001 Mandatory1 p) 3-TB, SATA, LFF, 7,200-rpm, 6G* 628182-001 Mandatory1 q) 4-TB, SATA, LFF, 7,200-rpm, 6G* 693720-001 Mandatory1 19 Solid state drives, SAS* — — a) 200-GB, SAS, ME, SFF, 12G 741224-001 Mandatory1 b) 200-GB, SAS, HE, SFF, 12G 741230-001 Mandatory1 c) 400-GB, SAS, ME, SFF, 12G 741226-001 Mandatory1 d) 400-GB, SAS, HE, SFF, 12G 741232-001 Mandatory1 e) 800-GB, SAS, VE, SFF, 12G 762749-001 Mandatory1 f) 800-GB, SAS, ME, SFF, 12G 741228-001 Mandatory1 g) 800-GB, SAS, HE, SFF, 12G 741234-001 Mandatory1 h) 800-GB, SAS, VE, LFF, 12G 762750-001 Mandatory1 i) 800-GB, SAS, ME, LFF, 12G* 692163-001 Mandatory1 j) 1.6-TB, SAS, VE, SFF, 12G 762751-001 Mandatory1 k) 1.6-TB, SAS, VE, LFF, 12G 762752-001 Mandatory1 20 Solid state drives, SATA* — — a) 80-GB, SATA, VE, SFF, 6G 734562-001 Mandatory1 b) 80-GB, SATA, VE, SFF, 6G 734563-001 Mandatory1 c) 100-GB, SATA, ME, SFF, 6G 692164-001 Mandatory1 Illustrated parts catalog 23 Item Description Spare part number Customer self repair (on page 6) d) 100-GB, SATA, ME, LFF, 6G 692160-001 Mandatory1 e) 120-GB, SATA, VE, SFF, 6G 718163-001 Mandatory1 f) 120-GB, SATA, VE, LFF, 6G 718300-001 Mandatory1 g) 200-GB, SATA, ME, SFF, 6G 692165-001 Mandatory1 h) 200-GB, SATA, ME, LFF, 6G 692161-001 Mandatory1 i) 240-GB, SATA, VE, SFF, 6G 718137-001 Mandatory1 j) 240-GB, SATA, VE, LFF, 6G 718294-001 Mandatory1 k) 300-GB, SATA, VE, SFF, 6G 739954-001 Mandatory1 l) 300-GB, SATA, VE, LFF, 6G 739955-001 Mandatory1 m) 400-GB, SATA, ME, SFF, 6G 692166-001 Mandatory1 n) 400-GB, SATA, ME, LFF, 6G 692162-001 Mandatory1 o) 480-GB, SATA, VE, SFF, 6G 718138-001 Mandatory1 p) 480-GB, SATA, VE, LFF, 6G 718296-001 Mandatory1 q) 600-GB, SATA, VE, SFF, 6G 739959-001 Mandatory1 r) 600-GB, SATA, VE, LFF, 6G 739960-001 Mandatory1 s) 800-GB, SATA, VE, SFF, 6G 718139-001 Mandatory1 t) 800-GB, SATA, VE, LFF, 6G 718298-001 Mandatory1 u) 800-GB, SATA, ME, SFF, 6G 692167-001 Mandatory1 v) 800-GB, SATA, ME, LFF, 6G 692163-001 Mandatory1 21 Solid state drives, NVMe* — — a) 400-GB, NVMe, VE, SFF 765076-001 Mandatory1 b) 400-GB, NVMe, LE, SFF 765063-001 Mandatory1 c) 400-GB, NVMe, ME, SFF 765059-001 Mandatory1 d) 800-GB, NVMe, LE, SFF 765064-001 Mandatory1 e) 800-GB, NVMe, ME, SFF 765060-001 Mandatory1 f) 1.2-TB, NVMe, VE, SFF 765068-001 Mandatory1 g) 1.6-TB, NVMe, LE, SFF 765065-001 Mandatory1 h) 1.6-TB, NVMe, ME, SFF 765061-001 Mandatory1 i) 2.0-TB, NVMe, VE, SFF 765069-001 Mandatory1 j) 2.0-TB, NVMe, LE, SFF 765066-001 Mandatory1 k) 2.0-TB, NVMe, ME, SFF 765062-001 Mandatory

[BG56]

Thanks so much for your help. That is exactly what I needed.