Environment

• Hp Cciss Driver
• Hp Cciss Driver Linux

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
• HP Smart Array Controller

HP ProLiant BL460c G1/G5 is a very stable and reliable server platform widely employed by the dedicated servers providers. It has built-in HP Smart Array Controller that can be used under Linux by means of HP Smart Array CCISS driver. Microsoft office 2010 deutsches sprachpaket download. Dec 18, 2014  Hello, i have her a couple of server (HP DL380 G5) with an SmartArray P400 Raid-controller. This controller is not supported(by RH) anymore by the current hpsa-driver which is be the replacment vor the older cciss-driver in rh7, centos 6.5 works fine. HP SmartArray RAID controllers - Linux driver differences (cciss versus hpsa) Ask Question. HP has a good write-up of what the differences are here. /dev namespace, which you already noticed. Modernized interaction with the SCSI layer in newer kernels. Hpsa is a SCSI driver, cciss is a block-driver. This will change device numbering, if.

Issue

• Is cciss controllers supported in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ?
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 does not have the cciss driver
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 fails to detect the P400 storage controller available with HP ProLiant DL380 G5

Resolution

• Use a newer Smart Array controller model that is supported by the hpsa driver.

Root Cause

• As per the release note, The following cciss controllers are no longer supported:
  • Smart Array 5300
  • Smart Array 5i
  • Smart Array 532
  • Smart Array 5312
  • Smart Array 641
  • Smart Array 642
  • Smart Array 6400
  • Smart Array 6400 EM
  • Smart Array 6i
  • Smart Array P600
  • Smart Array P800
  • Smart Array P400
  • Smart Array P400i
  • Smart Array E200i
  • Smart Array E200
  • Smart Array E500
  • Smart Array P700M

Note: The above controllers are listed as no longer supported by the HP/HPE for use with the hpsa driver. You can try updating firmware to the latest versions, and that may get the cards at least recognized by the driver in some cases. However, since the vendor does not support these cards using the hpsa driver, if the card fails in any way we are unable to provide support as we're unable to engage the vendor through partner relationships for hardware they no longer support.

Diagnostic Steps

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Two potential methods exist to get Smart Array controller models not supported by the hpsa driver recognized and potentially working. Download free unarchiver for mac.

Neither of these methods are supported by Red Hat.

• The hpsa driver has the following module option hpsa_allow_any=1. This module option allows the use of PCI IDs that are not listed in the driver's pci-id table (recognition of Smart Array cards that are not tested/qualified with the hpsa driver). To make the installer detect the controller at install time, pass the following hpsa.hpsa_allow_any=1 at the install prompt. Per the RHEL 7 release notes, any cards detected by using this option are not supported by Red Hat.

• Download the cciss driver from HP's open source project repository for the cciss driver. Since this resulting driver is not shipped by Red Hat, it isn't supported.

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Hp Cciss Driver Linux

Hi,

I have a HP ProLiant ML110 G4 with a HP Smart Array P400 (eBay purchase) RAID controller. I am hoping to use ESXi 5.0. The problem is that for RAID LUN's larger than 2TB there is an issue with the cciss driver as detailed http://communities.vmware.com/thread/326902?start=0&tstart=0 and http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2006942. I noticed however that http://cciss.sourceforge.net/ states the cciss driver is deprecated in favour of hpsa which is now included in the mainline Linux kernel. http://downloads.vmware.com/d/details/dt_esxi50_hp_hpsa_500240/dHRAYnRAZWpiZHAlJQ makes me think that hpsa driver is available and possibly might even be a solution to the aforementioned problem. However, when I installed ESXi (by setting up a <2TB LUN, not desirable) and checked the driver that is loading, it appears to be cciss, with no mention of hpsa. Is there a way to remove the cciss driver and/or force the hpsa driver to load?

-Michael