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| 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. | To obtain a new HP Smart Array P420i