I'll need to check again when I get home, but IIRC, it was somewhere between 10-30%? It is now a jet-engine at idle, as opposed to a jet-engine at full blast. Try popping in a non-HP drive in one of the nodes to see if that really triggers it. I was doing my LSI firmware comparison with...
JFYI, cross flash to P20 DOES work - use 9205-8e FW, as these cards do not support PCIe 3.0. However, be warned that the fan speed will increase to 70%. This happens with the latest HP P15 firmware as well, when using non-HP drives. I couldn't find a way around this, so I reverted back to the...
Fortunately, a workaround is available. If you have a USB extension/hub, there's an internal USB port which can be temporarily routed out for OS install.
2x SFF-8087 (H220i) + 2 SATA. Physically, 8x SSD's will fit without issue. However, you'll need to be creative in sourcing power for the additional drives.
I brought up 6 of 8 nodes last night. They came with iLO 1.22, advanced key pre-installed. I was able to upgrade to version 2.40 without issue.
BTW, one of my nodes arrived DOA - may be related to the screws I found floating around in the chassis. It wouldn't be a bad idea to check for loose...
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