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RAID performance with 10xSSD on an HP P420i [closed]
I am planning to use 10x 8TB Samsung 870 QVO SATA III 2.5" SSD in an HP DL360 G8 server that uses P420i smart array controller.
Each SSD has a max of 530 MBs speed in sequential reads. ...
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HP ProLiant DL380 G7 (P410i) compatible drives
I have recently been looking to do an upgrade on my server recently by upgrading to using SSDs (2.5 inch). I have done a lot of late night googling and have found that many drives have an issue with ...
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Swapping out a HP H240 host bus adapter to a P420?
Does anyone know if it is possible to keep the current raid configuration if swapping from the H240?
It's currently running raid1+0 with 4xSSD's and I've noticed the poor write performance compared ...
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add M.2 NVMe enablement kit to HP DL360gen9
I have a HP DL360gen9 8sff
Applications running on the machine are saturating the current disks, all Intel Enterprise SSD disks.
I would like to add M.2 NVMe drives but I can't figure out which ...
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Hp ssd p420i iops
i am creating an linux(centos7) nfs ssd datastore for vmwware esxi.
i am using an HP dl360e with p420i(1GB cache) and 6 x ssdsc2ba200g3p 200GB ssd 6g drivers(HP part number 730053-B21).
Using fio i ...
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HP DL360 Gen9 - Boot from PCIe SSD?
We've been using SATA (ADATA or Transcend 2,5" SSD's), but a much neater solution would be to use a PCIe SSD (M.2 SSD + PCIe adapter).
We've tried M.2 WD Green SSD's as wel as M.2 Kingston SSD's. ...
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DL380p G8 SSD cache
I have HP DL380p G8 with smart array P421i.
I would like to use SSD cache for my HDDs RAID 10 volume.
I got know I have to buy a SmartCache license for the array and I found some weird info about the ...
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HP Proliant DL380 G7 compatible with Kingston SKC1000H/960G PCIe SSD NVME?
Can anyone confirm if they've successfully installed and operated the Kingston SKC1000H/960G PCIe SSD NVME card in an HP ProLiant DL380 G7 Server? If so, is it just plug-and-play? Does the extra ...
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HP ProLiant ML310e G8 v2 ssd
I have a HP ProLiant ML310e G8 v2 with Intel® Xeon® E3-1220v3 3.10GHz processor and I'd like to upgrade the storage to a SSD one.
Currently I have two Non-SSD hard drives that I've configured RAID 1 ...
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Write performance issues with SSD RAID 10 on P840/4gb fbwc
I have a new system with 4x512GB Samsung SSD 850 in a RAID10 array using P840/4gb fbwc RAID controller. When i download a file from network (10 Gbit/s) write speed is not that good. I tried ...
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What is the difference between HP Mixed-Use-1 and Mixed-Use-3 SSD drives?
The title basically says it all. The HP whitepapers simply list Mixed-Use as a general category, but under server quickspecs for most newer HP hardware, Mixed-Use-1 and Mixed-Use-3 options are ...
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Third-Party SAS SSD firmware HP Proliant G7
Is it possible to update the firmware of the third-party manufacture (SanDisk PN1-LB206M (B)) that makes the OEM SSD's for HP?
To HP's current firmware for the exact same drive?
HP Part #632633-001, ...
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HP DL380 G5 supported PCIE SSD/boot from SSD
I currently need a PCIE SSD to my G5's due to SW incompatibility with the P400 raid controller.
Is there any PCIE ssd compatibility list? I've seen here that the Asus RAIDR Pcie SSD probably works ...
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Selecting an SSD to act as boot volume in an HP server
A question I recently asked regarding the use of enterprise 10k vs. 7.2k midline SAS disks led to some suggestions that the use of a mirrored pair of SSDs as a boot volume can make sense because:
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non-enterprise SSDs on HP servers [duplicate]
I'm a beginner with configuration of server computers.
my company wants to upgrade one of the servers with SSD storage. the server is HP DL380 G8.
the hardware seller company which my company works ...
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Detection of consumer SSDs by enterprise disk controller in non-RAID configuration [closed]
We (a client) are considering [insisting on] using consumer grade SSDs (to keep the cost down) in some Dell R710 and HP Proliant D380 G5 servers.
I've looked about and people report the P400 cards ...
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Can I Use a Normal SSD disk in HP DL380 G6
We have a bunch of DL-380 G6 servers in our company, I want to know whether it is possible to use 2.5" SSD hard drives (with SATA III interface) on these servers or not?
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HP's $1,000 RAID Controller is outclassed by on-board raid? [closed]
HP's $1,000 Smart Array P822 controller is outclassed by an on-board raid controller. I'm having a hell of a time trying to figure this one out. My problem is that performance on the HP controller is ...
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Third-party SSD solutions in ProLiant Gen9 servers
has anyone experience with using consumer SSDs like the Samsung 850 Pro in an HP ProLiant Gen9 server with a Smart Array P440ar controller?
Judging by various reports about older versions (Gen6 to ...
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SAN with a few SSD drives, or lots of old fashioned HDDs?
My company is trying to figure out what type of SAN to purchase. This is specifically for database servers that are becoming IO constrained (storage is DAS right now, but we're hitting the limit of a ...
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HP Proliant G6 reporting failed SSD drive - alternative strategies for monitoring?
I would like to get your feedback about a controversial situation I found myself in some days ago. I was tasked to use a HP Proliant G6 for development purposes with 2 new (< 2 months, never used ...
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Plextor SSDs don't work reliably in HP DL380p Gen8 servers
We recently purchased a few HP 380p G8 servers to add some VM capacity, and decided to add a pool of SSDs to our standard build, to create a "fast" RAID 1+0 array for some of our VMs that have higher ...
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HP P420i SSD RAID Configuration
I've been testing a HP DL380p with 16x SSDs in a RAID5 on the P420i controller with 2GB FBWC that is integrated on the board. Quite good performance, but not good enough.
When I simulate the IO ...
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HP DL585 G6 and PCIE SSD
We recently acquired a HP DL 585 G6, fully populated with SAS drives etc, we want to use a PCIe SSD and have brought an Asus RIADR Pcie SSD however the bios fails to recognize this, can anyone suggest ...
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HP Proliant DL360 G6 Wont Detect SSD
I have a hp Proliant DL360 G6
It has 4 hard drive slots and I have 2 Intel 80GB SSDs and 1 WD 160GB regular hard drive. I have tried the WD in all 4 slots and each time it detects it and boots right ...
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Performance of HP SSDs in HP servers
I am trying to find performance data about the official SSDs offered by HP for their servers.
I can hardly find any specifications on the HP website or somewhere else on the Web.
The device I am ...
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Combining SSD and HDD in HP dl380p?
I´m planning to buy a dl380p with 25 sff slots with 2 ssd:s raid 1 and 10 hdd:s raid 5, having room for 13 more hdd:s in the future.
Is this possible or do I need two raid cards?
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HP SSD on ProLiant DL360p Gen8 p420i controller - no TRIM?
We have a HP Proliant Dl360 Gen8 server with the 420i 2Gg disk controller. (646905-421)
we have a couple of the HP Gen8 200GB 6G SAS SLC SSDs (653078-B21), (they run in RAID1)
We run Debian6 on this ...
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Proliant ML310e Gen8 Smart Array Predicted Failure Issue with SSD
This is a question related to this one:
Third-party SSD solutions in ProLiant Gen8 servers
but not covered by the question or the answers.
I have an OCZ 120 gig SSD as system drive on a Proliant ...
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SSD (Intel 530) read/write speed very slow with RAID 10
Explanation:
We have a Server:
Model: HP ProLiant DL160 G6
4 x 240GB SSD (RAID-10)
72GB DDR3 RAM
2 x L5639
HP P410 RAID Controller (256MB, V6.40, Rom version: 8.40.41.00)
SSD drives are 4 brand new ...
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Force renegotiation of PCI Express link speed? x2 card reverts to x1 width
In an effort to circumvent compatibility and cost barriers to using SSD drives with newer HP ProLiant Gen8 servers, I'm working to validate PCIe-based SSDs on the platform. I've been experimenting ...
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HP ProLiant DL180 G6 SSD upgrade (sata 3)?
We've currently got a HP ProLiant DL180 G6 server with a Smart Array P410i raid card, and 8 HDDs running off it.
We also just bought a new SATA Intel SSD drive to expand the server, that we're ...
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HP DL380p Gen8 and PCIe SSD? [duplicate]
I have a doubt about using 3rd party PCIe SSD or SSD generally with HP DL380p Gen8.
Do someone have tested it by any chance with 3rd party PCIe SSD and/or SSD's and/or normal HDD's ?
or by any chance ...
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3rd party SSD drives in HP Proliant server - monitoring drive health
As discussed in a previous question, we have 6 OWC Mercury Extreme SATA SSD drives installed in our HP Proliant DL360 G7 server (using a P410i RAID controller). They work great, and are very fast. ...
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3rd party SSD drive in HP Proliant server only shows 3G transfer speed
After receiving some excellent advice in a previous question, we've bought a OWC Mercury Extreme Pro drive for use in our HP Proliant DL360 G7 server. Both the drive, and the P410i array controller, ...
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HP storage arrays - multiple channels?
Our SQL server is becoming pretty heavily loaded, and all indications point to the disk channel being the bottleneck. The current HP server has a fairly low-end array card, and we're looking to ...
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Third-party SSD solutions in ProLiant Gen8 servers
I was wondering if anyone had any specific experience using Intel DC3700 SSDs (or similar) in the HP (DL380p) Gen8 servers?
I'm upgrading a set of database servers that use direct-attached storage. ...
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Using both expanders in HP D2700
I am considering purchasing an HP D2700 for use with SSDs (Samsung Pro 840's), for use in realtime playback of high resolution images. The D2700 has two I/O modules (which I assume are the actual SAS ...
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Third-party SSD in Proliant g8?
Anyone having success with third-party SATA or SAS drives with Proliant G8's? I know the G7's were flaky and had BIOS issues.
We're looking for real-world success stories with particular brands and ...
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PostgreSQL server: 10k RPM SAS or Intel 520 Series SSD drives?
We will be expanding the storage for a PostgreSQL server and one of the things we are considering is using SSDs (Intel 520 Series) instead of rotating discs (10k RPM). Price per GB is comparable and ...
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HP P410 RAID + Samsung 830 SSDs + Debian 6.0 - What performance to expect?
I'm renting two dedicated servers from a hosting company. Here are the specs:
server1:
HP ProLiant DL165 G7
2x AMD Opteron 6164 HE 12-Core
40 GB RAM
HP Smart Array P410 RAID controller
2x Samsung 830 ...
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What RAID controller comes with DL360 G7?
I plan to setup RAID10 using SSD drives.
What RAID controller comes with the HP DL360 G7?
Is it a real Hardware RAID controller?
And it is compatible with CentOS Linux?
Will SSD be ok in RAID10?
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HP D2700 enclosure and SSDs. Will any SSD work?
I've got an HP D2700 enclosure that I'm looking to shove some 2.5" SSD drives in. Looking at the prices of HP's SSD drives vs something like an Intel 710 and even something less 'enterprisey', there's ...
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SSDs or 15k sas for server OS / application drive?
I'm thinking about upgrading the OS / application drive for an HP DL 580 G5 running windows server 2003 64-bit. We currently use 3 75GB 10k rpm SAS drives in RAID 1. The server is mainly used for ...
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Who manufactures the enterprise SAS SSD drives sold by HP?
I'm curious about who manufactures the SLC and MLC Enterprise SSD drives sold by HP.
They are labeled "6G SAS Hot Plug Enterprise Performance Solid State Drives" and "6G SAS Hot Plug Enterprise ...
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HP Smart Array p400i with Intel X25-M 160 SSD
I have a pair of x25-M 160 Intel SSD's in an HP DL360 G5 with a p400i Smart Array running 512 BBWC. The disk performance I am getting on this box and another identical one does not come close to ...
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Does anybody know why HP offers only SATA SSD drives?
HP offers SSD drives for their ProLiant range of servers but they only come with SATA interfaces. This is strange because in the past drives with SATA interfaces were Second Class Citizens in the ...
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