Installing Device Drivers (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - HP Smart Array B140i User Manual

Reboot the server.
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Mount the RHEL DVD ISO to iLO virtual media, or insert other installation media.
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Press the F11 key to manually select the iLO virtual media or other installation media to boot.
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When the grub entry with a countdown appears, press the ESC key.
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To edit the grub entry, press the E key.
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Press the E key again, and then append blacklist=ahci dd to the kernel boot line as shown
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below.
Insert the USB device containing the DUD image or mount the driver update diskette as "Virtual
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Image File (Removable Media)" in iLO.
To boot the modified grub entry, press the Enter key and then press the B key.
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When the driver disk prompt appears, select Yes.
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Load additional driver disks, if preferred.
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Continue installing the operating system as normal.
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Installing device drivers (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7)

To install the device drivers for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7:
Enable the controller, if necessary.
1.
Reboot the server.
2.
Mount the RHEL 7 DVD ISO to iLO virtual media, or insert other installation media.
3.
Press the F11 key to manually select the iLO virtual media or other installation media to boot.
4.
Press the E key to edit the grub entry, appending modprobe.blacklist=ahci inst.dd as
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shown below. This causes the line to wrap. The editor adds the "\" automatically.
Insert the USB device containing the DUD image or mount the driver update diskette as "Virtual
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Image File (Removable Media)" in iLO.
Press Ctrl-X to boot the newly modified grub entry.
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The installer presents the driver (hpdsa rpm) for installation.
To select the driver update, press the 1 key, and then press the Enter key.
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Press the C key to continue.
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