[geeks] HP CrapRAID problem

[Cory Smelosky]

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> On Oct 20, 2014, at 04:30, Mark Benson <md.benson at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> We just bought a HP ML310e v2 Gen8 tower server at work. I was assured by
> my supplier it had an onboard RAID1 capable RAID controller and would
> handle my needs. Turns out that's true, but it's also not true.
> 
> The onboard RAID is a SmartArray B120i which is apparently a cheap fake
> software RAID controller. It needs a proprietary driver to work with closed
> binary sources.
> 
> As you might remember ftom my virtualusation post, we are looking to deploy
> a set of VMs based on a host running Debian. The two won't work together,
> apparently, or at least not easily, as debian won't include the closed
> source driver in the installer. My neext nearest option is Ubuntu but
> apparently thats a no-go also.
> 
> So right now I have little confidence in the RAID controller. I have some
> options as I see this:
> 
> - Drop $$$ on a real RAID card with decent OSS drivers (suggestions?)

This option is a pain

> - Turn off the CrapRAID and use the pair in a Linux software RAID1

Possible

> - Try and pull in the kermel module during the debian install

Fairly doable.

> 
> Comments and suggestions welcome...
> 
> -- 
> 
> Mark Benson
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