The link to the B120i array drivers pointed me to several rpm files that contain the driver. The instructions are pretty straight forward and even have a back out SOP. OK I've installed rpms before but that's from a bootable OS. I don't have that now.. I've searched for an ISO or other means to install but my google-fu failes... Help! Thanks in advance. --Kenny On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 3:36 PM, <m.roth at 5-cent.us> wrote: > Kenny Noe wrote: > > Thanks again to all the replies... > > > > If we purchased a "true" HP RAID HW controller, like the P222 512mb FBWC > > or P420 1GB FBWC, would this work? I've read online that folks are > having > > troubles with getting drives recognized in CentOS. > > > > Also HP states the fakeraid driver is available for RedHat Linux 6 but > not > > CentOS. Has anyone installed this? Thoughts / Comments? > > It will work. Worst case scenario is: on Dells, trying to run OMSA on a > running system, if /etc/issue (!) says that it's redhat santiago whatever, > it runs. Some idiot put that check in (even though their bootable ISOs are > CentOS). > > Several years ago, I was introduced to self-abuse (that is, tech support > from a company which shall remain nameless, but who *must* keep their > profits up to pay for their CEO's fighter jet, and Hawaiian island, > and....) The first engineer I spoke with got huffy, telling me they > "didn't support CentOS", etc. I got them to give me another engineer (and > another, and another....) > > So it should be perfectly fine to run their driver. > > mark > > > > I'm testing on my box now and will post my results. > > > > Thanks --Kenny > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 5:12 AM, John Doe <jdmls at yahoo.com> wrote: > > > >> From: Kenny Noe <knoe501 at gmail.com> > >> > >> > Well shoot! Thanks for the link. Definitely explains allot! I'm > >> going > >> to > >> > update the box with the latest HP SPP and double check the updated > >> driver > >> > is available. > >> > With this RAID controller and 4x 1TB are there any recommendations on > >> the > >> > best way to install CentOS? Should I skip the controller, config disk > >> as > >> > JBOD and RAID from there? I'd like to get the OS on a RAID but should > >> I > >> > just build the OS on one disk and then RAID the remaining three? > >> > >> If you use HP's fakeraid driver: > >> - you can use HP raid tools. > >> - your disks will be smartarray compatible, you can plug them on a real > >> smart array they will just work. > >> - you are dependent on HP to release new drivers for the new OS releases > >> on time... > >> - HP new policy: out of warranty, no more updates (except security?) for > >> you... > >> > >> if you use AHCI + mdraid: > >> - simple, standard, etc... > >> - not "smartarray compatible". > >> > >> JD > >> _______________________________________________ > >> CentOS mailing list > >> CentOS at centos.org > >> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS at centos.org > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >