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a long time ago, i did this. the linux "binaries" they used to provide were just shell scripts with an embedded payload, with the commands in the shell script to extract them as well. then their actual binary file would have explicit checks for HP crap, which made it challenging to hack out.

HP is pretty prolific for actively making their products incompatible with non-HP devices. My guess is that if you hooked up an MSA chassis via the external SAS ports, it would work. I just didn't want to have an external disk chassis, but oh well. I picked up a 16 port HP SAS expander card that...

awesome. keep me posted. i wonder if the 5.14 firmware is supported in vmware 5.5....i'm not planning on running this for production vm's, just trying to consolidate my home lab into 1 box. if only i could find a 12-24 bay disk chassis that didn't scream bloody murder, i wouldn't have this...

not to hijack this thread, but by any chance have you tested the external ports? i recently just updated my P812 to the 6.64(b) firmware and used a spare SFF-8088 to 4 SATA cable, in hopes of connecting more HDs and they don't even seem to be detected. I've read that after the 5.14 firmware, the...