HP SAS License Key for B320i + HP DL360 Gen8 (non-standard SAS drives)

Recently, our old HP DL 360 G5 server with the b200i controller began to die. 2 sas 146Gb screws were in the mirror and at some point the second slot stopped working properly and the new backup screws did not rise at all.
It was decided to update the server, but not expensively and angrily.
I took an inexpensive DL360e Gen8 + power supply to it + hard SAS Code 507127-TV1.
The seller suggested exactly these tough ones, because they are cheaper, and why cheaper, no one could really explain, the description says - analog 507127-B21 . Well, I think they are tough and tough in Africa, did not go into details.
Well, the server came to me, unpacked, inserted the screws, but somehow they entered it strangely:



Well, okay, the screws are cheap, not of a new type, let them stick out. Not critical.
I turn on the server, go into the controller’s configurator and see this picture: I



started to understand what and how I found out the following that only the screws that are designed for it work with the new Gen8 servers, i.e. those that are published in the specification to the server. This screw is listed there (original), but instead of it I took an analogue of 507127-TV1. Then, after a closer look at this “analogue”, I paid attention to this - 300GB 2.5 (SFF) SAS 10K 6G HotPlug Dual Port ENT HDD (For servers & storage, except Gen8 ), Promo (analog 507127-B21) and then everything fell into place. What to do? And the solution is very simple, but it does not honor HP. Added after a week:
The problem was not with the disks themselves, as it turned out, but still the problem was the lack of a key for the RAID controller, no SAS disk would work without a License:



We installed the same disks 652564-B21, but nothing has changed, the controller requires a key. Warning text has not changed - The physical drive is not licensed for configuration on this controller.

Important: And if you want RAID 5 in addition to SAS, then do not forget about memory:



In the end, we decided to buy this key for $ 150. With this key, you can insert any * screws (theoretically), but as I understand it, the light indication will not work.
* I would like to hear your comments about if you still activate the option with a key, will non-licensed drives work properly?

507127-TV1 (analogue 507127-B21), I suspect that if you insert it into a new basket, its number will be 652564-B21




And here is the basket for Gen8. The difference is $ 90, between the old sample drives => G7 and the new ones for Gen 8.



Well, after the record from the livejournal Leonid Sosnin.

A week later,
in general, the situation became clear, dear r0n was right, the license is included, but not SAS disks, but if the server has an installed RAID controller. Attached is an instruction for activating the key and the Order Number itself, which must be entered on the HP website.