2010 Mac Pro boot 10.8.5 with 2nd drive?

I have a 2010 Mac Pro at work and I'd like to match the OS and ProTools setup that I have at home (MBP with OS 10.8.5 and ProTools 10/11).
The Mac Pro is currently OS 10.7.4 and I'm using ProTools 9. OS 10.7.4 doesn't support ProTools 10/11.
Is it possible to add a drive to my Power Mac that boots in OS 10.8.5?
There are currently 2 drives in the Mac Pro slots. I'm assuming I can add a third and boot off it?
thanks

Yes, you can do that. You will need a Mountain Lion installer or be able to clone a running Mountain Lion system to the drive.

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