I'm considering several HP Gen8 Server models (e.g. DL*e series) for use with WS12R2E. For us, cost savings using a mix of SSD/HDD will likely better serve our needs than purchasing SAS drives.
I would like to use one (or RAID1 two smaller) SSD drive/s for the system volume, and pass through remaining xTB capacity HDD drives for storage configured with WS12 storage pools.
- Do HP RAID controllers offer pass through? Only certain controllers?
- If not, can I configure individual xTB HDD drives as RAID0? Any HP-specific precautions to note using this approach?