Proxmox new installation and arrays

[hec]

I need to setup a new proxmox cluster. Does it make sense to install proxmox on a small array like 2x 72GB 15k harddisks in raid1 and the vms in an 6x 1GB 7.2k harddisk on a raid6?

If yes how do i this the best way? Do i need lvm also for the data array? Has anybody any experiences with hp p400 raidcontroller like performance?

 

[udo]

I need to setup a new proxmox cluster. Does it make sense to install proxmox on a small array like 2x 72GB 15k harddisks in raid1 and the vms in an 6x 1GB 7.2k harddisk on a raid6?

If yes how do i this the best way? Do i need lvm also for the data array? Has anybody any experiences with hp p400 raidcontroller like performance?

Hi,
6*1GB??? I Assume you mean TB?
And yes it's makes sense to use for the installation the raid1-raidvolume and the big storage as lvm-storage. Normaly i use the opposite for disk-types: system on sata-raid1 (together with space for backup, which will saved also to tape) and lvm-storage on SAS-Drives in raid10.
You should think about raid10 to use it for your 6 sata-disks (only 1TB less space and much more speed).
Perhaps you should partitioning your big raidvolume - so you can use drbd as shared storage if you use a 2-node-cluster (i preferr two drbd-slices, one "main" for each node).

About your raid-controller - sorry, i don't know such raidcard.

Udo