A few P222 questions

[psykix 27]

Can anyone recommend a decent external drive bay to use with the P222?

 

I use Stablebit Drivepool, and don't duplicate any data (it's just media which is replacable) - can I just add the drives from my B120 to the P222 without data loss?

 

How much cache do i need on the P222? I see ones with 512MB, 1GB and 2GB.

 

Thanks!

 

[seiburii 0]

6 hours ago, psykix said:

I use Stablebit Drivepool, and don't duplicate any data (it's just media which is replacable) - can I just add the drives from my B120 to the P222 without data loss?

I do not believe you can do this without data loss, as different HBA/RAID device configure RAIDs differently.

 

6 hours ago, psykix said:

How much cache do i need on the P222? I see ones with 512MB, 1GB and 2GB.

 

Typically I believe "As much as possible/can afford" is suggested however it does depend on type of expected load and transfers to your disks. I  believe 1GB and above would be sufficient for most needs though (I have 1GB for my P420).

Edited April 29 by seiburii

[psykix 27]

I think it will work without data loss, as all my disks are either ACHI, or when I use them in RAID, I just configure each disk as a RAID 0 array. I just wanted to confirm that the P222 treats RAID 0 disks the same as B120 and doesn't affect data.

 

Edited April 29 by psykix

[schoondoggy 767]

You can migrate RAID sets from the B120i to the P222 without losing data, but have a clean backup just in case. Migrating to SmartArray controllers starts on page 26:

https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=c03326739

If you are using Drivepool why not go with AHCI and use an HBA instead of the P222?

[schoondoggy 767]

As for external drives I have used the Sans Digital listed in this thread, the Silverstone is a good choice and the IcyDock solution is cheap:

 

[schoondoggy 767]

or if you have an old MicroServer, you can do this:

 

[flipper 3]

What is the last firmware version for p222?

[schoondoggy 767]

2 hours ago, flipper said:

What is the last firmware version for p222?

8.32

https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?swItemId=MTX_dc0fa2598792465d8d5eaab1e2#tab4

[flipper 3]

8.32
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?swItemId=MTX_dc0fa2598792465d8d5eaab1e2#tab4

Any way to upgrade it under Linux or with a Iso like spp ?

[schoondoggy 767]

24 minutes ago, flipper said:

1 hour ago, schoondoggy said:

8.32
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?swItemId=MTX_dc0fa2598792465d8d5eaab1e2#tab4

Any way to upgrade it under Linux or with a Iso like spp ?

SPP requires warranty or service contract.

Here is the Linux version:

https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?swItemId=MTX_4aec44ac24e64df39c9ed95782