Hi all - I am looking at purchasing a flashed HP H220 to put in a HP DL380 G5 but have been reading about the fan issues.
Does anyone know if a flashed H220 will cause the fans to run flat out or given it is a HP card will it be OK ? My concern is that it will have non-HP firmware.
Replacing the hardware is not an option (I would have found Dell gear) as work refuses to spend any money. I need to make this hardware work.
This is the card:
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/HP-H220...IT-mode-ZFS-FreeNAS-unRAID-Low-P/163054322722
Item description:
Listed for sale are what were originally HP H220 HBA SAS controller cards that I modified for use with ZFS. They have been cross-flashed to Avago / LSI 9207-8i IT (Initiator Target) firmware version P20 (specifically 20.00.07.00). I also flashed the LSI/Avago MPTSAS2 BIOS ROM version 07.39.02.00 and UEFI 07.27.01.01 so that it is easier to access the controller's ROM without booting an OS.
This is a half / low profile card meant for server chassis.
These HBA controllers are based on the LSI SAS2308 SAS controller chipset and support PCI-E 3.0 specifications with x8 lanes, providing up to 7880MB/sec bandwidth between this card and your system! The controller has 2 SFF-8087 connectors, each carrying 4 SAS lanes.
Does anyone know if a flashed H220 will cause the fans to run flat out or given it is a HP card will it be OK ? My concern is that it will have non-HP firmware.
Replacing the hardware is not an option (I would have found Dell gear) as work refuses to spend any money. I need to make this hardware work.
This is the card:
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/HP-H220...IT-mode-ZFS-FreeNAS-unRAID-Low-P/163054322722
Item description:
Listed for sale are what were originally HP H220 HBA SAS controller cards that I modified for use with ZFS. They have been cross-flashed to Avago / LSI 9207-8i IT (Initiator Target) firmware version P20 (specifically 20.00.07.00). I also flashed the LSI/Avago MPTSAS2 BIOS ROM version 07.39.02.00 and UEFI 07.27.01.01 so that it is easier to access the controller's ROM without booting an OS.
This is a half / low profile card meant for server chassis.
- LSI Avago IT mode firmware version P20 (20.00.07.00)
- MPTSAS2 BIOS ROM flashed version 07.39.02.00
- MPTSAS2 UEFI ROM flashed version 07.27.01.01
- Original SAS address preserved
These HBA controllers are based on the LSI SAS2308 SAS controller chipset and support PCI-E 3.0 specifications with x8 lanes, providing up to 7880MB/sec bandwidth between this card and your system! The controller has 2 SFF-8087 connectors, each carrying 4 SAS lanes.
