If you have obtained a new license key (evaluation or permanent), it must be entered into the controller management interface: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Community Smart Array P410i License Key 12 - Google Groups
Drive Erase, Performance Optimization for degraded reads, and Read Coalescing. Management: hp smart array p420i license key new
| Feature | Requires License? | Notes | |--------|------------------|-------| | Basic RAID (0,1,5,6,10,50,60) | ❌ No | Free and built-in | | HPE SSA (GUI/CLI config tool) | ❌ No | Free download from HPE | | | ✅ Yes | Unlocks: RAID 6, 60, Online Spare, etc. But P420i already supports RAID 6/60 natively — so SAAP is irrelevant here. | | SSD Caching / CacheCade | ✅ Yes | Requires separate license key (not for P420i typically). | | Mixed drive types (SAS+SATA) in one array | ❌ No | P420i supports mixing without license. | If you have obtained a new license key
: Drive Erase, Advanced Capacity Expansion, and Online Mirror Splitting. How to Get a License Key Smart Array P410i License Key 12 - Google Groups But P420i already supports RAID 6/60 natively —