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My client is getting a used HP Proliant DL360 G6 server and I want to make sure that it's safe to use this server further in production.

I've tested RAM using GoldMemory (results are OK), and now I'm lost searching for a way to test hard drives. At this point I know that neither Viktoria nor MHDD can see the drives, partially because P410i doesn't run in so called JBOD ("Just a Bunch Of Disks", I guess) mode.

So, how do I test these hard drives? Thanks in advance for any help.

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Using the HP SmartArray utilities, you can see the SMART information for the drives.

longneck
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There's no reason to "test" the drive. The controller will tell you whether the drive is healthy or not at POST during the RAID controller initialization.

Treat this like any other server and plan for component failure. Make sure the drives are in an acceptable RAID level and that you monitor the system's health from your operating system.

Also see: Automated hardware testing of HP servers?

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ewwhite
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You can use HP Service Pack for Proliant DVD. There is a bunch of tests on it, to test wide variety of HP server subsystems. Just boot from it, and you'll see all the options.

It is available on HP site via support contract http://h17007.www1.hp.com/us/en/enterprise/servers/products/service_pack/spp/index.aspx

Or you can search through internet, no doubt you will find that you need.

P.S. Also keep in mind, that newer versions of SPP may not support older servers hardware, therefore you may need to find older one.

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If you want to do burn-in on the drive, there are a few things you can do. For system utilities, smartctl and hdparm have low level test modes. bonnie++ is a higher level stress test.
Here is a thread with a few examples of stress testing drives. https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/72563/is-there-a-good-drive-torture-test-tool

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