ML350P G8 - Use of OEM SATA disks in a 2.5" Drive Cage?

[Ulf_K]

Greetings forum.

A few years ago, I bought an ML350PG8. It came with one CPU and two small 300G SAS-drives.
Over the years, I have been upgrading it with a second CPU  (and the extra fan), 64G memory, etc. Also added SAS-disks and created a number of logical arrays. Everything checks out OK. iLO, BIOS, Support software and drivers etc has been updated according to HPE new version releases. In my configuration, I use one of the two SATA interfaces on the main board for the O/S and the other for the DVD-reader. The server has no problem
with theese components being OEM. ( I think the SATA-disk is a Samsung EVO )

According to what I can see on the internet, the cage should accept 2.5" SATA-disks. The cage is connected to a HP PCI-E disk controller in one of the slots in the main board. (Cannot remember the product name of it right now)

When testing the use of a non-HP SSD SATA-disk in an unpopulated slot in the drive cage, the server finds it but the fans runs at highest speed. At the time of my test this was no big deal. I abandoned the idea but as the cost of SSD's is getting lower, I would very much want to replace the mechanical (HP-branded) disks with SATA-disks in the future. But do these have to be HP-branded or am I missing a setting somewhere?

[ryanavarisource · Accepted solution]

Using non-HPE disks will make the fans rev up as they are unsupported.

There are cheap SSD all over Ebay that are HPE branded and any 2.5" SATA from Gen8 to Gen10 will work with that system.

[ryanavarisource]

If you like I can send you some part numbers that will work.

[Ulf_K]

Thanks, please do.

[ryanavarisource]

What capacity are you looking for?  Older SSD were 200/400/800GB but the newer versions are 240/480/960GB+

Also, do you want read internsive or mixed use SSD?

[Ulf_K]

There are three arrays. One is used for CAD-files and is frequently being written to and read from but not very intesive. The other two are used for old data that are rarely being written to. 400 or 480 GB, mixed use. Part numbers would be appreciated.

[ryanavarisource]

It sounds like any Mixed Use SSD will work for you.  We track every drive ever for HPE so I can look at the market as a whole and quote customers based off of best price and availability.  Obviously the 7's are the oldest versions, 8's are Gen9 and P's are Gen10 but the trays are all the same (except for Gen10, there are BC or Basic Carrier which you cannot use w/o a tray swap.  I'm having issue posting a table in there so i apologize for the bad format.

Part #                    Description

717971-B21                         HP 480GB 6G SATA Value Endurance SFF 2.5-in SC Enterprise Value SSD

756657-B21                         HP 480GB 6G SATA VE 2.5in SC EV G1 SSD

764927-B21                                       HP 480GB 6G SATA VE 2.5IN SC EV M1 SSD

789145-B21                         HP 480GB 6G SATA RI 2.5IN SC SSD

804593-B21                         HP 480GB 6G SATA Read Intensive-2 SFF 2.5-in SC SSD

816562-B21                                       HPE 480GB 12G SAS RI-3 SFF SC SSD

816899-B21                                       HP 480GB 6G SATA RI-3 SFF SC SSD

816985-B21                         HP 480GB 6G SATA Mixed Use-3 SFF 2.5-in SC SSD

816989-B21                         HP 480GB 6G SATA Mixed Use-3 LFF 3.5-in SC  SSD

832414-B21                         HP 480GB 6G SATA MU-2 SFF SC SSD

868818-B21                         HPE 480GB 6G SATA Read Intensive SFF (2.5-inch) SC DS SSD

869378-B21                         HPE 480GB SATA 6G RI SFF SC DS SSD

872344-B21                         HPE 480GB SATA 6G Mixed Use SFF (2.5in) SC DSF SSD

872855-B21                         HPE 480GB SATA 6G RI SFF SC SSD

875470-B21                         HPE 480GB SATA MU SFF SC DS SSD

875509-B21                         HPE 480GB SATA RI SFF SC DS SSD

877746-B21                         HPE 480GB SATA 6G Read Intensive SFF SC Digitally Signed Firmware SSD

877776-B21                         HPE 480GB SATA 6G Mixed Use SFF (2.5in) SC  DS SSD

P04474-B21                         HPE 480GB SATA 6G Read Intensive SFF (2.5in) SC 3yr Wty Digitally Signed Firmware SSD

P04560-B21                         HPE 480GB SATA 6G Read Intensive SFF SSD

P05928-B21                         HPE 480GB SATA 6G Read Intensive SFF 2.5in SC 3yr Wty DS SSD

P05976-B21                         HPE 480GB SATA MU SFF SC DS SSD

P06194-B21                         HPE 480GB SATA RI SFF SC DS SSD

P07922-B21                         HPE 480GB SATA 6G Mixed Use SFF (2.5in) SC 3yr Wty Digitally Signed Firmware SSD

P09712-B21                         HPE 480GB SATA 6GB Mixed Use 2.5"  SC DS SSD

P13658-B21                         HPE 480GB SATA MU SFF SC DS SSD

P18422-B21                         HPE 480GB SATA 6G Read Intensive SFF (2.5in) SC  Multi Vendor SSD

P18432-B21                         HPE 480GB SATA 6G Mixed Use SFF (2.5in) SC 3yr Wty Multi Vendor SSD

P19937-B21                         HPE 480GB SATA RI SFF SC SSD

P19947-B21                         HPE 480GB SATA MU SFF SC SSD

P47323-B21                         HPE 480GB SATA 6G Mixed Use SFF SC S4620 SSD