Set up Mini with 2 drives (non Raid)

just purchased the new Mac Mini Server with 2 1TB drives. Can I set up as two (2) 1TB drives (non-Raid) one will be the main drive and the second used as Time Machine

I was hesitant to plug the machine and and set it up. Was trying to figure out if I should do a transfer from my current machine or use migration assistant once I'd started up the new Mini.
I finally called a local Mac Reseller and talked with their service tech. Out of the box, the new Mac Mini Server has two separate 1TB hard drives, one named "Server HD" and the other is named "Macintosh HD2". This is the exact configuration I'd hoped for. Now I can use the Server HD as my main drive, and Macintosh HD2 as my Time Machine backup drive.
Since I'd set up an "admin" account on initial setup (which I do on all my machines) I'll now use Migration Assistant to transfer over my main account from my current computer to the Mini.
Thank you for your help!

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