On Jan 8, 2014, at 3:13 AM, John Doe <jd...@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: John R Pierce <pie...@hogranch.com> > >> On 1/7/2014 10:39 AM, Tony Mountifield wrote: >>> I am trying to install CentOS5 on a new HP DL360e G8 with B120i disk >>> controller. It appears that a proprietary HP driver is needed for it. >> >> fwiw, centos 6.recent should recognize that controller, I know it >> supports the P420i thats in the DL??0p Gen8 systems. > > AFAIK, B120i is a fake raid that needs an hp driver... > > /begin_rant > The same that is in the microserver g8 I sadly just bought... > Sadly because: fake raid, no driver for 6.5 (yet) => kernel panic on 6.5. > And, the icing on the cake: if you use AHCI instead, the so called super > silent server sounds like an hair drier (drives temperature is only reported > by the RAID drivers, so without RAID, they force the fan to a set speed... > apparently close to 5 times the average speed: 6% => 30%)! > HP response: do not use AHCI... product works as expected... > /end_of_rant > > Good: hp raid utilities and compatible with other hardware hp raid > controllers if you upgrade later. > Bad: install annoyances, dependance on driver to be up to date with OS > release, and AHCI + mdraid is more portable?
Agreed. If you need the same server with the supported 410 card, buy the DL360p series, and not the DL360e series. I have one machine that's an e-series, purchased by accident, and it loaded fine with the proprietary driver, but I'm sure it will be a minor headache going forward. HP went the cheap/bad route with the e-series. -- Nate Duehr denverpi...@me.com _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
