Best Performance for apex over Linux+HW RAID

Dear Experts,
Given:
-- Server Specs:
---- HP ProLiant ML370 G6 E5540
---- Processor name: Intel® Xeon® E5540 (4 core, 2.53 GHz, 8MB L3, 80W)
---- Storage Controller: (1) Smart Array P410i/256MB
---- 8 SAS HardDisks with 320 GB for each
---- 12 GB RAM
Required:
1)) What are the best practice bring the best performance to Apex for the following solution stack
---- Oracle Linux 6.3 x86_64
---- Grid Infrastructure 11g R2
---- Database 11g R2
---- Oracle Apex 4.2.1
2)) What is the best hardware RAID configuration?
3)) What is the maximum concurrent users of applications on apex according to the above specs+software stack ?
Regards
Mahmoud

Dear Alvaro
Thank you for your response.
The current status
When I entered HP ACU from bootable Smart Start CD, I found under the configuration of Smart Array P410i in Embedded Slot, the following:
-Smart Array P410i in Embedded Slot
---Internal Drive Cage at Port 1I : Box 1
------300 GB 2-Part SAS Drive at Part 1I : Box 1 : Bay 1
------300 GB 2-Part SAS Drive at Part 1I : Box 1 : Bay 2
------300 GB 2-Part SAS Drive at Part 1I : Box 1 : Bay 3
------300 GB 2-Part SAS Drive at Part 1I : Box 1 : Bay 4
---Internal Drive Cage at Port 2I : Box 1
------300 GB 2-Part SAS Drive at Part 2I : Box 1 : Bay 5
------300 GB 2-Part SAS Drive at Part 2I : Box 1 : Bay 6
------300 GB 2-Part SAS Drive at Part 2I : Box 1 : Bay 7
------300 GB 2-Part SAS Drive at Part 2I : Box 1 : Bay 8
The questions now:
1) Do you recommend the following configuration for RAID's logical arrays:
Using Logical View:
SAS Array A - 4 Logical Drive(s)
--- Logical Drive 1 (50.0 GB, RAID 1+0) ---> for OS
--- Logical Drive 2 (24.0 GB, RAID 0) ---> for SWAP
--- Logical Drive 3 (200.0 GB, RAID 1+0) ---> for ASM DATA
--- Logical Drive 4 (296.7 GB, RAID 1+0) ---> for ASM FRA
SAS Array B - 1 Logical Drive(s)
--- Logical Drive 5 (1.1 TB, RAID 0) ---> for non-critical applications and sources
2) What are your recommendations for the following steps to reach oracle apex 4.2 installed?
Best Regards
Mahmoud

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> hobbyist. My preferred setup when working on a set is to
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