Hp proliant dl120 g7 intel xeon e31270 16 gb ram hp smart array p410 raid controller 2x samsung 830 128 gb ssd setup is the same on both servers. Hp smart array p812 controller onboard expander firmware was updated to version 3. Given the high price for ssd drives, you need to buy p410 internal. Linux is installed and the controller is working properly, i can see the ssd drive and format it but i cant tell if trim is enabled. However as soon as i connected the card to the asrock i am having issues it detects the card at post and detects the array but then simply reboots this keeps rebooting even being left 1020 minutes. Is it worth putting it in the p410i controller, the controller has a 512mb battery backed write cache to to sure if this is needed with a ssd. I have been preparing a number of w7pro64 hp xw workstations by running the w10pro64 activation procedure, and came across the fact that the standard w10pro64 install places older storage controller drivers into the install that have been found previously in w7pro64 installs to support trim but to not have automatic oscontrolled regular ssd trim functionality enabled. Slow power on and storage operations with the hp smart array p410i controller. I did not get much better performance between the p4201gb fbwc and the lsi 92608i honestly. Performance of 8 x ssd samsung evo in hp smart array p410i. Hp 512mb pseries battery backed write cache upgrade.
Im tryng to replace on my hp 260 p120nl desktop the original western digital 1 tb hd with a new ssd samsung evo 850. I have a hp g6 server, it has a hp smart array p410i sas controller. View full part catalog access and process massive amounts of data at sustained speeds of 3. Hp p410 sassata controller not detecting sas drives, but. This thread has been moved from proliant servers ml,dl,sl to proliant servers netservers. Sry for digging out that old thread but i have exactly the same problem. For windows machine it is recommended to use software raid instead of hardware one, as for esx i would rather use them as standalone drives. The p410i controller detects every disk as ssd and the array is even labeled with a ssd icon. The plan being to create a raid 5 array across the 3 drives to give me circa 5. Hp photosmart premium fax eallinone printer series c410. So, i just upgraded our hp proliant dl120 g7 with a p410512mb sassata controller and it wont detect our sas drives seagate 2tb, and gives a yelloworange light on them, but when i throw in a sata drive seagate 500gb, the light turns blue and it. The purpose of this mini white paper is to highlight the supported raid configurations for the following hp workstation models. Ssd drive instead of hp sas drives i run them and will share my experience below. If you can, you should try and flash the firmware on the p410 to the latest available version.
All of the raid functions and calculations are performed by the os drivers. Mirror those using the existing hp smartarray 410i controller. However the raid controller is not playing ball, on boot it recognises the drives, however at 0. Hp protectsguards against that by restricting thirdparty drive use in their servers. Generally p410 raid controller has 50,000 iops limit, so best controller is. I have a hp dl380 gen7 and i have added a lsi 92668i in the reiser card. Lenovo p410 second hard drive installation lenovo community. Does a hp smart array p410i support trim if i put an ssd. I have server hp ml30 gen9 and two ssd disk kingston hyperx savage ssd 240 gb in raid 1. However, hp now only allow access to their spps firmware update disks for customers with an active support contract im certain it is available through other means if you care to look. I plan to create a raid 10 array and attach it to esxi. Hpe storage solutions that are built for cloud include allflash, hybrid, secondary, and backup arrays that are built with storage apis that integrate natively with aws, azure, and other cloud native apis. An ssd that wont quit before you do with twice the endurance of the previous model, the 850 pro will keep working as long as you do.
Hpe secure encryption a controllerbased data encryption solution for hpe proliant gen8 servers that protects data at rest on any bulk storage attached to the hpe smart array px3x controller. The p410 i is from a time where ssds did not even exist, and if you had some they used sas which is also what hp sold you, and that ideally with a p8xx then. The drives have not failed, but they definitely are not meant to be used with that controller. Does anyone know of any windows server 2008r2 software or utilities that will allow monitoring of the health of each individual drive in the. Hardware installed remotely and it is difficult to reach noc every week to check drives status. And it is exactly what helps ssd drive last longer. You presented the hp ssd via vmware, which most likely will block the trim instruction. On the ssd disk it is written in description 6gbs sata drive. Supported raid on the z800, z600 and z400 hewlett packard.
I have a hp p410 256mb cache raid controller using this in the hp n54l it works fine and passes onto the ssd to boot windows. I also have a p410 raid controller in another server that is not used. Overcome the challenges of hybrid cloud and move data securely and efficiently. March 2009 supported raid on the z800, z600 and z400 introduction.
You cant just toss some consumer drives into the server and expect them to work. Ssd upgrades for your hp pavilion desktop slimline 410010. Hp p410 raid controller and ssd oletho oct 15, 20 8. Ssd drive instead of hp sas drives hewlett packard. Hi, could anyone advise how or if the smart array b120i in a hp gen8 microserver handles trim with ssd hard drives in general or in a mirror. Hp p410i raid controller does not like ssd drives lowendtalk. This feature protects the user from a firmware image corruption by storing a. As hp customer i was very satisfied to find that smart array p410, p411 controllers properly support them hp is competing on quality, and not creating pitfalls for nonhp product. The hp s700 pro is a nicelydesigned ssd that comes with a number of features that help prolong its lifespan and ensure that it is a safe and secure place to store files. I know that hp is proprietary and will work only with hp ssd drives.
When there was just the ssd in the server, the p410 reported no drive. Smart array application correctly shows the ssd drive names, sizes, firmware. Still using the hp original backplane and cables, but connected to the lsi instead to the origianl p410i. Hp smart array p410512 bbwc 2ports int pcie x8 sas controller. Solved using ssd drives with b140i raid controller. Hp dl380 g6 p410i ssd issue servethehome and servethe. Ssd over provisioning optimization optimizes solid state devices by deallocating all used blocks before any data is written to the drive. You also basically give away free money to the ssd manufacturer and waste the entire slcmlc cache on the ssd, if any eg. I am looking to setup an hp proliant dl380g6 with ssds. Hello, ive just got a new samsung evo 850 500gb drive. Hp p410i performance problem with ssd solutions experts. The hp smart array p410i raid controller is not compatible with every ssd.
Because the trim feature of ssd drive would not work in this case. Mtbf,high io shortening lifespans,trim support on hypervisors nonexistant atm. Extremely slow virtual machines on hp smart array p410. I have hp dl380g6 with p410i, and a couple of consumergrade plextor px256m5 ssds, esxi 5. Hp smart array controllers for hp proliant servers user guide. Hp p410i w 512mb cache and sata drive servethehome and. Hp proliant dl165 g7 2x amd opteron 6164 he 12core 40 gb ram hp smart array p410 raid controller 2x samsung 830 256 gb ssd server2. I think if you present the ssd with ram device mappings, you will get better results. Slow virtual machine storage when using hp smart array p410 with esx 3. Samsungs vnand technology is built to handle a minimum of 150 terabytes written tbw over the lifetime of the drive, which equates to a 40 gb daily readwrite workload over a 10year period. To do this, ive disconnected the old wd hd and connected to the same sata port and the same power plug, the new, samsung evo ssd.
Product bulletin, research or buy hp printers, desktops, laptops, servers, storage, enterprise solutions and more at the official hewlettpackard website hp smart array p410 controller quickspecs c041117. Smart array b120i ssd trim hewlett packard enterprise. Migration, and custom and mobile application development. Quickspecs hp smart array p410 controller standard features da 201 worldwide version 27 december 3, 20 page 5 retired. I would use intel 520 series drives, either 240 or 480 gb in a raid 1 configuration. Ive just got myself an hp ml110 quad core xeon 16gb, a hp p410 raid controller, and 3 western digital red 3tb drives. A solid state drive ssd, available on many hp computers, stores data on solid state memory. I am comparing the server performance with a workstation with raid 0. In my experience z7 and 830 pro samsung ssds have a issue down speeding where they will hicup, lock, pause, then unlock and work a little while when being used on sata 2. I also tested the 4 ssd using raid 0 but with linux software. The p420 has enhanced fast path like mode for ssd that bypasses all the cache to give you more speed. Find support and troubleshooting info including software, drivers, and manuals for your hp photosmart premium fax eallinone printer series c410. Hp pavilion desktop slimline 410010 ssd hard drive.
Hp smart array p410 raid controller management server. When i replace hd with a new ssd on my hp 260 p120nl. Im considering using consumer ssds in an hp server, specifically a proliant dl180 g6. Hi thomas when you fill the ssd drive, it will be slower to write. In a few cases, we even replaced failed mushkin eco2 60gb drives with an sp s60, and now have mixed raid1 arrays with one 60gb mushkin and one 60gb s60. All seem to work flawlessly with the s60, though controllers like the hp p410 will not report ssd wear status, which is not unexpected from a consumer drive without hp firmware. Software consistency among all smart array family products. The smart array management application correctly shows ssd drive as a description with p410, 411 controllers. Performance of 8 x ssd samsung evo in hp smart array p410i with 1024 mb. Would i be crazy to use consumer intel ssds in a server.
Ssds are optimized to have windows 2008 r2 or windows 7 accessing them directly. We have bought a hp proliant dl360g9 server which has a b140i raid controller. Hp smart array controllers for hp proliant servers user guide part number 469988005 february 2010 fifth edition. Retired products sold prior to the november 1, 2015 separation of hewlettpackard company into hewlett packard enterprise company and hp inc. As hp customer i was very satisfied to find that smart array p410, p411 controllers properly support them hp is competing on quality, and not creating pitfalls for non hp product.
Hp p410 raid controller and sata drives not compatible. Buy internal ssds from hp to receive 24x7 support in case of failure. Consumer ssds in a hp proliant server spiceworks community. Hp shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
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