3rd party SSD drive in HP Proliant server only shows 3G transfer speed
Solution 1
The 410 / 410i seemsto be limited to 3Gb/s for SATA disks (6Gb/s SAS and 3Gb/s SATA support)
Solution 2
This is normal... It's not an issue, as you won't be saturating the link. It's just a controller limitation.
This is with an OWC Mercury disk:
physicaldrive 2I:1:7
Port: 2I
Box: 1
Bay: 7
Status: OK
Drive Type: Data Drive
Interface Type: Solid State SATA
Size: 240.0 GB
Firmware Revision: 502ABBF0
Serial Number: MX6G24012E20K3259
Model: ATA Mercury EXTREME
SATA NCQ Capable: True
SATA NCQ Enabled: True
Current Temperature (C): 35
Maximum Temperature (C): 58
SSD Smart Trip Wearout: Not Supported
PHY Count: 1
PHY Transfer Rate: 3.0Gbps
Looking at the HP-branded SATA SSDs and 6G SATA drives in a DL360 G7, we get a similar result of PHY Transfer Rate: 3.0Gbps:
physicaldrive 1I:1:3
Port: 1I
Box: 1
Bay: 3
Status: OK
Drive Type: Data Drive
Interface Type: Solid State SATA
Size: 120 GB
Firmware Revision: HPG7
Serial Number: S0CWNEAB501611
Model: ATA MK0120EAVDT
SATA NCQ Capable: True
SATA NCQ Enabled: True
Current Temperature (C): 19
Maximum Temperature (C): 65
SSD Smart Trip Wearout: Not Supported
PHY Count: 1
PHY Transfer Rate: 3.0Gbps
physicaldrive 2I:1:8
Port: 2I
Box: 1
Bay: 8
Status: OK
Drive Type: Data Drive
Interface Type: SATA
Size: 1 TB
Rotational Speed: 7200
Firmware Revision: HPG3
Serial Number: 9XG0MW8V
Model: ATA MM1000EBKAF
SATA NCQ Capable: True
SATA NCQ Enabled: True
Current Temperature (C): 27
Maximum Temperature (C): 52
PHY Count: 1
PHY Transfer Rate: 3.0Gbps
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Comments
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KenD almost 2 years
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, will apparently support a 6Gb/s connection.
However, when I view the drive in the HP Array Config Utility, the transfer speed is only listed as 3Gbp/s:
Is there anything I need to do to kick this drive into 6Gb/s mode, or is the HP ACU just confused by the non-HP drive? The P410i array controller firmware is v6.00-2, which I believe is the most recent.
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ewwhite almost 11 yearsDid you only buy one? (get two!!)
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KenD almost 11 yearsNow I've proved they work, we're going to buy a dozen (not all for the same server)! This was just a "test purchase" :)
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ewwhite almost 11 yearsAnd how's the performance?
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KenD almost 11 yearsIt's difficult to tell at the moment as the HP SSD is in use. I'll know more this weekend when I can take things offline and benchmark them. It's definitely very fast so far, can't wait to see 4 or 6 of these in an array!
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KenD almost 11 yearsJust as a follow up - we now have 6 of those drives in a RAID1+0 array. And ... wow it's fast :) I have another question about monitoring the drives, but I'll ask it separately to keep things tidy.
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ewwhite almost 11 yearsThanks for the clarification. I usually use SAS disks and did not know that the P410 stepped 6G SATA drives down in speed.
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Jaydee almost 11 yearsAny particular reason for using SATA in this case?
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ewwhite almost 11 yearsYes, it's outlined here. A $400 disk versus a $2500 disk.
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Jaydee almost 11 yearsOk, that would do it:-)
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ewwhite over 7 yearsI don't think that's correct.