Greetings,
Have a brand new ML350 Proliant. Hard drives are SAS and capacity are (1) 600GB (3) 300GB.
This is going to be a small database server. Vendor has mandated that the sql server database should be on raid 5 storage.
Can I configure the raid on the ML350 to have 1 drive (600GB) not be in the raid and install the OS, etc on it. Then create a raid 5 array on the (3) 300 GB drives for the database? Or should I return the 600GB drive and try and get (2) more 300GB drives ?
I didn't spec the unit so I am working with what I got.
thanks.