psykix Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiburii Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 (edited) 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, 2019 by seiburii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psykix Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 (edited) 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, 2019 by psykix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoondoggy Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 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? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoondoggy Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 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: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoondoggy Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 or if you have an old MicroServer, you can do this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 What is the last firmware version for p222? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoondoggy Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 8.32 https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?swItemId=MTX_dc0fa2598792465d8d5eaab1e2#tab4Any way to upgrade it under Linux or with a Iso like spp ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoondoggy Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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