Replacing SCSI array with SATA array on ML330 G3

[Randy Worman]

I have an ML330 G3 server that is out of disk space. I looked at upgrading the disks to 5 300GIG SATA drives and I'm not sure if I can. What problems would I have if I install a SATA array controller and 5 SATA drives. I allready have a SATA controller installed and a 300GIG drive as the boot drive and it works OK. What performace can I expect from the SATA aray versus the SCSI array I now have.

[sandeep_raman]

Hello Randy,

1.Any external storage box connected?
Not sure if you can plug-in 5 disks in the server internally.

2.SATA is perhaps not a tested option on this model.

http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantml330/specifications-g3.html
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/11614_div/11614_div.html#Storage


3.Performance comparison,
http://www.pugetsystems.com/articles.php?id=19
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?threadId=729579
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=860752

SRH