Okay, spent a lot of time researching this and still can't quite find the exact answer I'm looking for. I have an HP ML350 G5 with (4) 146gb 1 port 15k SAS 3.5" hdd's and an HP E200i controller/original mobo 413984-001/Dual Xeon 5130's @ 2ghz/4gb ram.
I'd like to buy the largest hdd's possible to replace the current drives (no data to preserve-fresh OS install) and fill all 6 empty slots. I "think" I read on another post on here that it's possible to go down to the 2.5" SAS drives? and then I could install 8 of them but I'm not totally sure on that. Any help would definitely be appreciated.
Speed of the drives is NOT important as it will just be used for data archiving but I do still want to use Raid to protect the data. Is Raid 5 the best choice for this configuration? Also, anyone know how much Ram this can be upgraded to? I checked on Ebay and it shows kits available with massive amounts of RAM but I want to be sure this old server can actually handle that much before I order it. (any other tips to help me max out this server would be much appreciated)! My ultimate goal is to achieve the most storage space I can.
Answer
Alway look up the Quickspecs for your HP product.
The server supports 6 x 3.5" disks.
Is it not worth changing the drive cage of the server to accommodate 2.5" disks.
You can safely use 2TB SATA or nearline SAS disks. If you use SATA, the link speed on that E200i will be 1.5Gbps. SAS will be 3.0Gbps.
The RAM depends on the motherboard revision and processor type of the server. It will either be 16GB RAM for the earliest versions of the product (2006-era dual-core) and 32GB for later revisions (2007-era quad-core).
Mind you, this server has been end-of-life for 6 years. Embarking on a new project with it may not be the best move if you can avoid it.
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