Recommended storage disks specifications

The following table provides information on the storage disks specifications that have been validated as part of a blueprint, reason to consider them, and customization options.

Controller

HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10 Servers with dual socket Gen2 Intel Xeon scalable family processors
Validated Configuration	4x1.2TB SAS HDD12G Enterprise 10K SFF In HPE ProLiant DL360 NEBS max = 8 drives, augmented by P408i-a SR array controller.
Blueprint design consideration	The 1.2TB SAS HDD provides highest levels of performance and reliability for mission-critical and I/O- intensive applications: Use Performance RAID Controller-HPE Smart Array P408i-a SR G10 Controller Supported RAID : Raid 1 Minimum Drive count : 2
Customization option	For specific customized hardware components, select from the hardware list in the HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10 Server QuickSpecs available However, ensure that your choices meet the minimum requirements specified by Red Hat in Director Installation and Usage document.
HPE ProLiant m510 Xeon Servers with single socket Intel Xeon scalable family processors
Validated Configuration	1x 512GB NVMe x4 Lanes Read Intensive M.2 2280
Blueprint design consideration	For "High Write" environments NVMe M.2 2280 or 22110 SSDs (256GB, 512GB, 1024GB) must be deployed. This NVMe provides high performance at optimized cost.
Customization option	You can deploy High Write environments NVMe M.2 2280 or 22110 SSDs (256GB, 512GB, 1024GB You can choose from the list available in HPE ProLiant m510 Server Cartridge However, ensure that your choices meet the minimum requirements specified by Red Hat in Recommendations for Large Deployments document.

Storage - Ceph

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Servers with dual socket Gen2 Intel Xeon scalable family processors.
Validated Configuration	14x2.4TB SAS HDD12G Enterprise 10K SFF 2x400GB SAS SSD12G Write Intensive SFF
Blueprint design consideration	The 2.4TB SAS HDD provides highest levels of performance and reliability for mission-critical and I/O-intensive applications: Supported RAID for HDD OS Raid 1 Minimum Drive count: 2 Supported RAID for SSD Journal Raid 0 Minimum Drive count: 2 Supported RAID for HDD OSD Raid 0 Minimum Drive count: 2 Used Performance RAID - HPE Smart Array P816i-a SR Gen10 Controller In HPE ProLiant DL380 NEBS max = 16 drives, augmented by P816i-a SR array controller
Customization option	Cost, capacity, and IOPS are main criteria for selection of media to be used for Ceph DL380 non-NEBS can accommodate more than 16 drives. This option will require SAS enablement kit to support additional drives NOTE: Ensure the additional SSD drives are added as per the number of the storage HDD drives. The recommended HDD:SSD ratio is 6:1. It is recommended to allocate a minimum of 4% of total cluster OSD capacity with the high-speed drives for WAL/RocksDB. For specific customized hardware components, select from the hardware list in the HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Server QuickSpecs. However, ensure that your choices meet the minimum requirements specified by Red Hat in Director Installation and Usage document.

Compute

HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10 Servers with dual socket Gen2 Intel Xeon scalable family processors
Validated Configuration	2 x1.2TB SAS HDD 12G Enterprise 10K SFF
Blueprint design consideration	The 1.2TB HDD provides highest levels of performance and reliability for mission-critical and I/O-intensive applications: Used Performance RAID - HPE Smart Array P408i-a SR G10 Controller Supported RAID: Raid 1 Minimum Drive count: 2 In HPE ProLiant DL360 NEBS max = 8 drives, augmented by P408i-a SR array controller.
Customization option	For specific customized hardware components, select from the hardware list in the HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10 Server QuickSpecs available. However, ensure that your choices meet the minimum requirements specified by Red Hat in Director Installation and Usage document.

Hyperconverged Infrastructure

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Servers with dual socket Gen2 Intel Xeon scalable family processors (Intel-based)
Validated Configuration	14x2.4TB SAS HDD12G Enterprise 10K SFF 2x400GB SAS SSD12G Write Intensive SFF
Blueprint design consideration	The 2.4TB SAS HDD provides highest levels of performance and reliability for mission-critical and I/O-intensive applications: Supported RAID for HDD OS Raid 1 Minimum Drive count: 2 Supported RAID for SSD Journal Raid 0 Minimum Drive count: 2 Supported RAID for HDD OSD Raid 0 Minimum Drive count: 2 Used Performance RAID - HPE Smart Array P816i-a SR Gen10 Controller In HPE ProLiant DL380 NEBS max = 16 drives, augmented by P816i-a SR array controller
Customization option	Cost, capacity, and IOPS are main criteria for selection of media to be used for Ceph HPE ProLiant DL380 non-NEBS can accommodate more than 16 drives. This option will require SAS enablement kit to support additional drives NOTE: Ensure the additional SSD drives are added as per the number of the storage HDD drives. The recommended HDD:SSD ratio is 6:1. It is recommended to allocate a minimum of 4% of total cluster OSD capacity with the high-speed drives for WAL/RocksDB. For specific customized hardware components, select from the hardware list in the HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Server QuickSpecs. However, ensure that your choices meet the minimum requirements specified by Red Hat in Director Installation and Usage document.
HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen 10 Servers with dual socket AMD EPYC family processors (AMD-based)
Validated Configuration	14x2.4TB SAS HDD12G Enterprise 10K SFF 2x400GB SAS SSD12G Write Intensive SFF
Blueprint design consideration	The 2.4TB HDD provides highest levels of performance and reliability for mission-critical and I/O-intensive applications: Supported RAID for HDD OS Raid 1 Minimum Drive count: 2 Supported RAID for SSD Journal Raid 0 Minimum Drive count: 2 Supported RAID for HDD OSD Raid 0 Minimum Drive count: 2 Used Performance RAID - HPE Smart Array P816i-a SR Gen10 Controller In HPE ProLiant DL385 NEBS max = 16 drives, augmented by P816i-a SR array controller
Customization option	Cost, capacity, and IOPS are main criteria for selection of media to be used for Ceph HPE ProLiant DL385 non-NEBS can accommodate more than 16 drives. This option will require SAS enablement kit to support additional drives NOTE: Ensure the additional SSD drives are added as per the number of the storage HDD drives. The recommended HDD:SSD ratio is 6:1. It is recommended to allocate a minimum of 4% of total cluster OSD capacity with the high-speed drives for WAL/RocksDB. For specific customized hardware components, select from the hardware list in the HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Server QuickSpecs. However, ensure that your choices meet the minimum requirements specified by Red Hat in Director Installation and Usage document.
HPE ProLiant e910 Xeon Servers with single socket Intel Xeon scalable family processors (Intel-based)
Validated Configuration	1x HPE 1TB NVMe x4 Lanes Read Intensive M.2 2280 for OS 4x HPE Edgeline 1.92TB NVMe x4 Lanes Mixed Use M.2 22110 for OSDs
Blueprint design consideration	This NVMe Provides highest levels of performance and reliability for mission-critical and I/O-intensive applications.
Customization option	You can deploy High Write environments NVMe M.2 2280 or 22110 SSDs (256GB, 512GB, 1024GB You can choose from the list available in HPE ProLiant e910 Server Blade. However, ensure that your choices meet the minimum requirements specified by Red Hat in Recommendations for Large Deployments document.