hard drive - HP ProLiant Server HDDs - Buy Spare Parts vs. Retail

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sometimes i have to upgrade HP
Servers. For example when they get a new "job" to
do.

So lets say i need some more HDDs for an
DL360 G7 Server. If the Server has an active HP Care Pack, does it matter if i buy HP
Spare Parts? Often they are much cheaper than retail HDDs. (I often saw on internet e.g.
$250 retail / $210 spare part - but it is the same Disk Type!) And if i use them in an
Server with active Care Pack, i do not have to worry about the warranty. If the HDD
crashes the HDD will be replaced no matter if it was an "retail" Product or an "spare
part".

So am i right, or are there
any disadvantages i didn't think about?

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HP
ProLiant server warranties follow the chassis. That covers everything inside the machine
as long as you use HP
parts!!

So the wise
thing to do with something like a G7 server in 2014
is:

• Keep the
  server's warranty active.




• Once you hit
  the 3 year factory warranty, you can buy additional 1 or 2-year Care Packs if you wish
  to keep things under
  support.





• Weigh the cost of
  those warranty uplifts with the "street value" of used servers. For instance, a DL380 G6
  is worth about $400US; less than the $1200US cost of extending the warranty for
  one.




• You can use any HP parts inside
  the machine you wish. So please try to find deals on disks... You can even use 8
  year-old disks in a warrantied machine and get support replacements. It's the server
  chassis that counts.




• The parts you
  receive from HP for warranty replacements are usually refurbished
  parts.