HP Dynamic Smart Array B120i SATA RAID Controller – Driver Download. I have the same problem with HP MLe. What I’ve done so far: I’ve started believe in magic seriously, as the server stop functioning properly by itself, it started working normally today. Awesome post! Installed Ubuntu 14.04.1 on a Gen8 with a B120i HP RAID controller and run into a red screen after reboot. Is there still no driver for Ubuntu although the hardware is certified for 14.04? And is “SATA AHCI Support” the only solution? Best regards, Krzysztof. HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen8 RAID Controller Driver 6.8.0.64 2014-03-05 It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available. Try to set a system restore point before installing a device driver. Dec 31, 2013 Microsoft storage spaces controller = v6.3.9600.16384 r. After downloading HP driver package cp019590 for Win 2008 x64 and (becasue it won't run citing the wrong OS) manually extracting with WinRAR, then manually feeding that folder as the driver for 'HP Dynamic SmartArray B120i SATA RAID Controller' I get v6.6.2.64 r. HP ProLiant DL320e Gen8 Server: Access and download drivers by operating. RECOMMENDED * HPE Dynamic Smart Array Controller Driver for VMware. RECOMMENDED * HPE H2xx SAS/SATA Host Bus Adapter Driver for SUSE.
I have tested several solutions but non of them cant detect my 2 hard drives (legacy mode , acpi and raid embended)
I have a 2 Dell-Seagate SAS Cheetah 15k,7 hard drives (ST3300657SS) (they are not brand new and was used on another server)
The hard drives cant not be detect by the system on the boot.
On the boot system tries with lights on a caddies to sync hard drives but ends with no lights.
Maybe its not compatible or i need licence to activate SAS? Jumpers?
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- Is there an OS on these disks? (i dont know... and i dont have nay other place to test)
- Are these disks in HP drive carriers? (yes, this ones http://i01.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v15/803906963_1/HDD-font-b-tray-b-font-651687-001-2-5-SAS-SATA-Hard-Disk-font-b.jpg )
- What OS are you trying to use? (Freebsd in the setup cant detect them eather)
- Which RAID controller is installed? (on this server its Dynamic Smart array B120i Raid )
THE FINAL SOLUTION : http://h20565.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c03326739 PAGE 5 compatible only with Hot-plug SATA drives and SATA SSD bot SAS.
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If the disks you're using are not HP drives and you're using a Gen8 ProLiant server, there's no guarantee that the disks will be recognized or will even work reliably.
Your best option is to use actual HP branded/supported drives in the server.
See: Third-party SSD solutions in ProLiant Gen8 servers
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