Installing Device Drivers (Ubuntu Server Linux) - HP Smart Array B140i User Manual

The hpdsa driver installs automatically. "HP LOGICAL VOLUME" and "HP B140i" should appear in
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the "Please choose the Driver Update medium" dialog.
To view "insmod hpdsa.ko" in the F3 back terminal, press Alt-F3.
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To view references to "HP LOGICAL VOLUME" and "HP B140i" in the F4 back terminal, press
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Alt-F4.
To return to the installation screen, press Alt-F1.
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends that you remove the driver update USB device or clear the
Virtual Media device check box at this time.
Select Back to continue.
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Continue installing the operating system as normal.
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Installing device drivers (Ubuntu Server Linux)

IMPORTANT: Ubuntu does not recognize driver update images via iLO virtual media. Use a
USB key with a partition, and then enter the dd command to copy the driver update image to
the USB-key. (dd if=hpdsa-1.2.0-185.ubuntu1404.x86_64.img of=/dev/sdc1)
To install the device drivers on Ubuntu Server Linux:
Flash a USB key with a Ubuntu Server Linux disk image, using /dev/sdc1 as the example USB
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partition:
gunzip hpdsa-1.2.4-140.ubuntu14.04.2.x86_64.img.gz
dd if=hpdsa-1.2.4-140.ubuntu14.04.2.x86_64.img of=/dev/sdc1
Enable the Smart Array controller in the BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) screen from the UEFI
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System Utilities.
Insert the USB key which contains the driver update image (above).
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Mount the Ubuntu Server DVD ISO image via the iLO virtual media.
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Reboot the server.
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Press the F11 key to manually select the iLO virtual media to boot.
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Boot the installation media.
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When prompted, select [English].
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Press the F6 key and then select Expert mode, followed by the ESC key.
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In the kernel command line, enter "--" and a space then enter the following:
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modprobe.blacklist=ahci
Press Ctrl-X or F10 to confirm the kernel command line and boot the installation kernel.
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