CentOS 7 on HP DL320e Gen8 Server

[levglonti]

Hallo,

I have shiny new HP DL320 Gen8 Server, with integrated Dynamic Smart Array B120i and 2 HDDs.
On This machine i want to install CentOS 7 x64.
I configured RAID0 on B120i, but CentOS installer detects only standart block devices - sda and sdb. What have i to do to install Centos7 on RAID?
on servers support site i found driver for B120i for RHEL7, but i was unable to install it using rpm, because of unmet dependencies
Please provide me detailed, step-by-step instruction
Thanks,

[omnix-mm]

Hi,

Are you show the sda and sdb on CentOS ?
It was detect OS all ready.( not raid array name is CCISSxx like a old proliant.)

Or,Are you install hpvsa drivers yet?
(First time,BIOS - virtual disk :enable (it call,DUD)
CentOS installer startup - Add on input "dd blacklist=ahci" to kernel parameter line end for B120i.
And proceed of install, You can choice RHEL7's hpvsa DD driver in DUD(maybe mount on sda.)

[levglonti]

I can install Centos on SDA or SDB, but i want install it on RAID

hpvsa drivers for RHEL7 is RPM, not DD image

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/swd/detail?swItemId=MTX_f6e1ec47f8794fd0bb58a6831c

[Moderator edit: Updated the link]

[Jimmy Vance]

The driver is there as an RPM and as a DUD image

When you're looking at the driver listings for the server, under 'Software - Driver Update' is the DUD image

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/swd/detail?swItemId=MTX_f6e1ec47f8794fd0bb58a6831c

[Moderator edit: Updated the link.]

[Jimmy Vance]

Also when you get to the driver page that has the DUD image, click the installation intructions tab.  The syntax to load a DUD image has changed for RHEL 7.x and you also need to blacklist the ahci driver

syntax that gets  added to the boot line

modprobe.blacklist=ahci inst.dd

[levglonti]

Ok, thanks a lot :)

another question - i think driver from this DD image will available durning installation, and i need to install RPM in installed system? if true, think i need recovery environment an chroot to installed system

[Jimmy Vance]

The driver will get installed into the boot image during the installation process, you don't need to manually poke in the rpm

[omnix-mm]

Sorry,I found only Japanese site.
https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=c03844432

It is advisory B110i for Linux site.
It wrote mean in, " If you not input to startup parameter `blacklist=ahci`, HDD is separate, non RAID driver mode."

Is it same ?

[Moderator edit: Updated the link.]

[Jimmy Vance]

The B110 controller is not what is in the 320e Gen8. Your system has a B120i

[omnix-mm]

I know to use Know-How B110i,B120i and B320i, Same DynamicSmartArray series.

SmartArray ソフトウェア RAID - B110i, B120i, B320i(除: ハードウェア RAID)

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=c03844432

This topic has been solved same `blacklist=ahci` parameters.

Wasn't it ?

[Moderator edit: Updated the link.]