I have purchased a DL380 and installed the following configuration
HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9
Smart Array P440ar Controller
Windows Server 2012
Raid 6
4 SSD hard Drives
HP SSD Smart Path Disabled
Controller Cache Enabled
Rebuild Priority: High
Physical Drive Write Cache State: Disabled
The Process:
On a daily basis I transfer several large data models from one location to another. This process involves creating several zip files which contain thousands of small files and transferring those zip files to the second location at which point I unzip them.
The problem:
The controller cache does not seem to be able to keep up with the transfer. When I begin unzipping the files it taxes the raid set to 100% usage and it stays at 100% usage long after the unzip is completed. When unzipping 8 to 10 of these models it makes the server unusable for up to 2 hours after the unzips are complete.
The Question:
Obviously how do I fix this but more specifically is there a recommended configuration for this server which will improve the performance of this process?
P.S. This thread has been moved from General to ProLiant Servers (ML,DL,SL). - Hp Forum Moderator