So, I found this: https://fohdeesha.com/docs/perc/
But haven't tried it as I've already got too much built in my Proxmox server and am pretty happy with the way it's performing. I did mostly as you suggested Steve2: OS on the 5x 278GB's (RAID5) and the 3x 4TB (RAID 5) as a Data Directory...
Got it. Thank you. Perhaps I'm not looking in the right place, but according to what I can find, the H710 doesn't support non-RAID scenarios:
https://www.dell.com/support/article/en-us/sln292279/list-of-poweredge-raid-controller-perc-types-for-dell-emc-systems?lang=en&ref=topsolutions
Very...
Thank you, that seems like sound advice given what I have to work with. I'd rather not have to buy anything further now so will probably go with that.
Unfortunately the H710 doesn't do JBOD, so I'm kinda stuck there. I suppose I could find an old H300 (that does support JBOD) and swap it out...
Setting up my first server and have been going around and around wrt how to set up the storage. Here's what I'm starting with:
HW: Dell T320
CPU: 8-core Xeon E2440 v2 @1.90Ghz
RAM: 64GB Registered
Disk:
SAS HDD: 5 x 278 GB (15,000rpm)
SAS HDD: 3 x 4 TB (10,000rpm)
SATA SSD: 1 x 120 GB
RAID...
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