How to install Centos 7.0 with RAID 1 on Proliant Microserver Gen8 with Bi20i

[AnnaBlume]

Thank you for instant reply.

I was using the proper driver version (hpvsa-1.2.16-102.rhel7u3.x86_64.dd.gz). Do you have any idea on the error message I receive? Maybe it´s because of the decompressing-program I was using (7-zip)?

I was also trying with renamed .rpm file (renamed into .iso), didn´t work either.

Best regards

[Jimmy Vance]

I can re-create the error you are seeing if I use 'modeprobe.blacklist=ahci inst.dd'.  If I use 'modeprobe.blacklist=ahci inst.dd=/dev/sda1' the hpvsa driver gets loaded and I can complete an installation.

I used the latest version of the hpvsa driver for RHEL 7.3
Unziped the dd.gz image
Renamed the image from .dd to .iso
Copy the .iso file to a USB key

I normally install via PXE boot and use a syntax similar to this  'modeprobe.blacklist=ahci inst.dd=http://directory/hpvsa-filename.iso

[Francyz]

Sorry for my English!
Faced with this problem. I downloaded the latest drivers from the official site. I copy them to a USB flash drive: 1st - renamed dd ISO. 2nd copied by the rules in Ubuntu as described in the instructions. But in both cases it is given the same error: no file in the folder repodata. Here's a screenshot: 

I take this stick and open it in the ubuntu - where this folder is, here is a screenshot: 

But why, then, when you install an error is that this folder does not exist?
how to solve this problem?

[Jimmy Vance]

instead of just specifying inst.dd use inst.dd=/dev/sdX where X is the device name of the USB device. In my case it was /dev/sda

Or 'dd' the contents of the image to the drive  dd if=filename of=/dev/sdX again X ebing the device name of the USB drive key

[Francyz]

As I wrote above: "I tried two ways." Changed to expand and copy on the rules of using the "dd" command. Error is issued in both cases.
Variant with an explicit inst.dd = / dev / sdX does not work. The system just skips this error, and continues to boot without a driver.

СentOS 7.2 works without problems. This problem only 7.3

[Jimmy Vance]

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@Francyz wrote:

As I wrote above: "I tried two ways." Changed to expand and copy on the rules of using the "dd" command. Error is issued in both cases.
Variant with an explicit inst.dd = / dev / sdX does not work. The system just skips this error, and continues to boot without a driver.

СentOS 7.2 works without problems. This problem only 7.3

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Are you using the correct driver image for 7.3?  I tested this with 7.3 last week, that is where I discovered if I used inst.dd without specifying a device I would get an error

[MPASTORINI]

Dear Srs. i installed Centos 7.2 with driver hpdsa-1.2.10-114.rhel7u2.x86_64.dd 

drive it's recognized, but i have this error:

Warning: Can't get kickstart from /dev/sda1:/ks.cfg

can you help me

thanks

[Jimmy Vance]

Refer to the Anaconda boot options documentation.

inst.ks

Give the location of a kickstart file to be used to automate the install. Locations may be specified using any of the formats allowed for inst.repo.

inst.repo information is here

https://rhinstaller.github.io/anaconda/boot-options.html#inst-repo

[MPASTORINI]

In the ISO is not that file.

:(

[Jimmy Vance]

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@MPASTORINI wrote:

In the ISO is not that file.

:(

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What ISO? a kickstart file is just a text file you need to coppy to some type of media, or make it available over the network