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I'm trying to install CentOS 7 on a HP DL120 gen 9 server with a b140i controller. I have 4 1TB HDD setup in a raid 1+0 and the CentOS installer doesn't seem to recognize the logical drive created from the storage utility.

From my understanding i need some drivers for CentOS 7 to recognize the B140i controller. Also, the driver seems to be closed source by HP.

What is my approach here? Is there any other free linux OS that i can use on this server and that would recognize the raid controller?

Thank you.

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Ok, so after countless hours spent searching for the B140i Dynamic Storage Array drivers, I managed to find the driver by downloading the HP service pack for Proliant, mounting the iso locally and finding the hpdsa driver inside a folder named DUD.

The steps I did in order to successfully install CentOS 7 on my HP Proliant DL120 gen 9 are the following:

  1. Download CentOS Image and write it on a USB;
  2. Download HP Proliant Service Pack and locate the hpds driver inside it (download only the b140i drivers from here);
  3. Use dd to write the appropriate driver (u0 or u1) on a separate USB drive;
  4. Insert the CentOS USB in the server, boot from it but at the install menu, press e in case of an UEFI system and add on the linuxefi line the following inst.dd modprobe.blacklist=ahci;
  5. Press Ctrl+x or the keys needed to continue the installation;
  6. Insert the usb drive with the driver;
  7. Press r to refresh the drive list and choose the appropriate drive;
  8. After it unpacks, continue with the installation as usual;

Special thanks to @ewwhite and @michael-hampton :)

Hope this helps someone else who is facing this problem and is not experienced with servers.

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You need to use a driver disk. For EL7, use the RHEL drivers on a USB key for ease.

Here is the driver disk download and installation instructions.

Also see: Install Oracle Linux 6.4 on HP ProLiant DL380e Gen8 server

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