topic How can i do fault tolerance with two P4618? in Solid State Drives (NAND)

How can i do fault tolerance with two P4618?

RMamm2 — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 17:19:08 GMT

Hello.I bought two P4618 for my server HPE DL 360 Gen10.Recently i used p4600 and p3700 (have per two).For example in p3700 800GB pci ssd in disk management i see 2 pci ssd drive work as one(if one of ssd dead second will work as active passive or raid1).Know i installed p4618 and see 4 logical drives per 3.2 tb.How can i use 6.4 with raid 1?(i have two p4618)

Re: How can i do fault tolerance with two P4618?

BrusC_Intel — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 05:37:16 GMT

Hello, RMamm2.

Thank you for contacting the Intel® Community Support.

I checked your ticket regarding the Intel® SSD DC P4618 Series, I will be glad to assist you.

Please allow me to confirm some details regarding this drive and I will contact you back as soon as possible.

Best regards,

Bruce C.

Intel Customer Support Technician

A Contingent Worker at Intel

Re: How can i do fault tolerance with two P4618?

RMamm2 — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 06:01:39 GMT

Hello..Iready to give aall info about two my p4618.

Re: How can i do fault tolerance with two P4618?

RMamm2 — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 06:27:34 GMT

I bought 2 physical dc 4618 and install to my dl 360 gen10,now i see 4 logical drive per 3 tb.i need clear 6.4 tb per physical p4618 in disk management for do mirroring between two physcial p4618,now i cannot because i have 4 logical drive per 3tb.i cannot insall rst drivers for my server because drivers not support windows server 2019 that i use.I use p4600 and p3700 in diffrent servers and havent issue like that.Please help me.

Re: How can i do fault tolerance with two P4618?

BrusC_Intel — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 03:02:29 GMT

Hello, RMamm2.

Thank you very much for all the details.

After reviewing the SSD specifications, I can confirm that this drive was designed with 2 drives and 2 controllers inside. This means that each controller manages half of the SSD; causing this drive to show up as 2 separate drives.

This allows you to configure the SSD in RAID-0 to reach the whole capacity (combining both sides) or RAID-1 to show one 3.2TB drive (one half mirroring the other).

Let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.

Bruce C.

Intel Customer Support Technician

A Contingent Worker at Intel

Re: How can i do fault tolerance with two P4618?

RMamm2 — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 03:13:53 GMT

Hello Bruce, my last question i bought 2 physical dc p4618 how can redundant two pci?if pcie dead.p3700 can this auto ,how can i do yhis with p4618?

Re: How can i do fault tolerance with two P4618?

BrusC_Intel — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 05:29:57 GMT

Hello, RMamm2.

If you have the option to create a RAID 10, you may be able to set it up using the four parts, that way creating a RAID 6.4TB RAID.

I will also check if there are other options and also confirm if this is possible.

Best Regards,

Bruce C.

Intel Customer Support Technician

A Contingent Worker at Intel

Re: How can i do fault tolerance with two P4618?

BrusC_Intel — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 02:02:19 GMT

Hello, RMamm2.

Thank you very much for waiting.

I have confirmed that setting up different RAID configurations between parts of the SSD or between SSDs should be possible.

For example, it should be possible to:

Create a RAID 1 between one half of drive #1 and one half of drive #2.
Create a RAID 10 between the four 3.2TB parts to have a 6.4TB RAID 10.

If there is anything else, please let me know.

Best Regards,

Bruce C.

Intel Customer Support Technician

A Contingent Worker at Intel

Re: How can i do fault tolerance with two P4618?

BrusC_Intel — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 01:33:58 GMT

Hello, RMamm2.

I wanted to follow up on your ticket to check if you need additional assistance.

If you have other questions or concerns, please let me know.

Best Regards,

Bruce C.

Intel Customer Support Technician

A Contingent Worker at Intel

Re: How can i do fault tolerance with two P4618?

BrusC_Intel — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 02:23:50 GMT

Hello, RMamm2.

Good day,

This message is to follow up on your ticket to check if further assistance is required.

I previously mentioned that setting up different RAID configurations between parts of the SSD or between SSDs should be possible.

Since there has been no confirmation or other questions, I will proceed to close the thread for now.

If you require any type of assistance from Intel in the future, you can always contact us back.

Best Regards,

Bruce C.

Intel Customer Support Technician

A Contingent Worker at Intel