HPE integrated the features directly into the base firmware starting with version 4.68 . If your controller is updated to this version or later (latest is 8.32), you automatically unlock: RAID 6 and 60 (Advanced Data Guarding) Advanced Capacity Expansion (ACE) Secure Drive Erase and Mirror Splitting Performance Optimizations for video streaming
(Names and SKUs change across generations; below are typical categories)
: Allows for online array expansion and RAID level migration, such as moving from RAID 1 to RAID 5 without taking the system offline. Advanced Data Mirroring (ADM)
The HP Smart Array P420i license key is a unique code that unlocks the advanced features of the P420i RAID controller. The license key is used to enable features such as:
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