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I'm a beginner with configuration of server computers.

my company wants to upgrade one of the servers with SSD storage. the server is HP DL380 G8.

the hardware seller company which my company works with, suggested SAMSUNG EVO 840 which seems it is basically a SSD for laptop PCs.

now the question is whether this kind of SSDs work with this kind of servers as the seller says?

does it have reliable and good performance?

will it endure long enough comparing to HP SSDs which are very costlier?

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  • 1) Why for laptop PCs? Also for Desktops, Macs etc etc.Lets just call it 'non-enterprise'. 2) For this specific model: Data retention as already posted by @shodanshok. 3) Single JBOD? No redundancy? Or in an array (an which case: TRIM?). 4) What are you trying to do. Add a SSD and do not connect it is perfectly fine. But you probably have a goal. What is it? Random access. Temp storage for a dev anvironments DB tables? ...
    – Hennes
    Aug 8, 2015 at 10:06
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    "the hardware seller company which my company works with" are IDIOTS and would be reprimanded by HP if they found out - use HP disks please.
    – Chopper3
    Aug 8, 2015 at 10:55

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The 840 EVOs have very significant problems with data retention

Non-enterprise SSDs can be fine, but you need to carefully pick the right ones. My suggestions are about Micron M550/M600/MX200 or Intel 730 series.

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  • None of which will work in a Gen8 HP.
    – ewwhite
    Aug 8, 2015 at 11:44
  • Oh, it is unfortunate. Why they do not work? The controller refuse to recognize them?
    – shodanshok
    Aug 8, 2015 at 18:27
  • Controller, drive carrier, etc. you really should not use 3rd party disks with HP systems.
    – ewwhite
    Aug 8, 2015 at 18:29
  • But HP's SSD are very expensive. Assuming that one have the correct drive carrier, will the controller refuse to initialize non-HP branded disk?
    – shodanshok
    Aug 8, 2015 at 19:47
  • Sometimes, yes: serverfault.com/questions/528875/…
    – ewwhite
    Aug 8, 2015 at 19:49

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