Advisory: Ubuntu 14.04 ISO - Installation of HPVSA Driver Will Fail if a ProLiant Gen8 Server Is Configured With a Smart Array B320i or Smart Array B120i Controller

RESOLUTION

Perform one of the following methods for installing the HPVSA driver:

The preferred method is to use MaaS (Metal-as-a-Service) Version 1.5 (or later). Maas will detect the server and controller and will automatically install the HPVSA driver with no user intervention required.

OR

Use a USB Key to install the HPVSA driver. Driver packages are available at the following URL: https://launchpad.net/~hp-iss-team/+archive/hp-storage 

Rename the packages as shown; the leading digits control the order in which packages are installed. It is important the packages be installed/loaded in proper order:

# mv hpvsa-common_<driver ver>_<label>_<arch>.deb 01hpvsa-common_<driver ver>_<label>_<arch>.deb

# mv hpvsa-<kern ver>_<label>_<arch>.deb 02hpvsa-<kern ver>_<label>_<arch>.deb

# mv hpvsa_<driver ver>-<label>_<arch>.deb 03hpvsa_<driver ver>-<label>_<arch>.deb

The hp-storage-<kern ver>-di_<ldriver ver>-<label>_<arch>.udeb does not require renaming

To create the USB key

Insert a USB key, create a partition, filesystem, and directory structure. This example assumes the USB key is /dev/sdb and will be mounted under /media.

Create a 10MB partition: NOTE: size is arbitrary

# parted /dev/sdb mklabel msdos

# parted /dev/sdb mkpart primary 1 10MB

Create the vfat filesystem with OEMDRV label

# mkfs -t vfat -n OEMDRV /dev/sdb1

Mount the filesystem

# mount /dev/sdb1 /media

Create the directory structure

# mkdir -p /media/driver-injection-disk/Ubuntu-drivers/<os codename>

# mkdir -p /media/Ubuntu-drivers/trusty<os codename>

Copy the driver packages to the USB key:

# cp *deb /media/Ubuntu-drivers/<os codename> NOTE: the wildcard is *deb to include the udeb package

# cp *deb /media/driver-injection-disk/Ubuntu-drivers/<os codename>

To install version 14.04 LTS:

To test if the drivers are loaded:

Press <Ctrl>-<Alt>-<F2>. Press <Enter> to start a console session.

# lsmod | grep hp

The result should be similar to:

hpvsa 2485516 2

The driver is loaded and in use.

Check /proc/scsi/scsi:

# cat /proc/scsi/scsi

Attached devices:

Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00

Vendor: hp Model: USB Flash Drive Rev: 8192

Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 04

Host: scsi7 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00

Vendor: HP Model: LOGICAL VOLUME Rev: 4.50

Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05

Host: scsi7 Channel: 01 Id: 00 Lun: 00

Vendor: HP Model: B320i Rev: 4.50

Type: RAID ANSI SCSI revision: 05

Both the Smart Array controller and the logical volume(s) will be shown.

Complete the install, remove all removable media, and reboot.

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