'hpsa' - A SCSI-based Linux device driver for HP Smart Array Controllers
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newer controllers that are not compatible with the older cciss driver. When deploying SLES 11 SP1 on HP ProLiant Gen8
servers, obtain a Bootable Driver Kit from SUSE, which contains an updated hpsa driver version.
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As of SLES 11 SP2, the standard driver for newer Smart Array controllers (see Table 1) is hpsa. For HP ProLiant Gen8
servers, an updated hpsa driver is included in the SUSE Bootable Driver Kit (BDK).
Red Hat
The hpsa driver debuted on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 as the driver for all newer Smart Array controllers (see
Table 1). The standard installation media includes the driver, and hpsa automatically binds to the appropriate Smart
Array controller. Older Smart Array controllers continue to use the cciss driver. We recommend using hpsa only with the
supported controllers as shown in Table 1.
Affected devices
As noted above, the driver used with a particular controller model varies depending on OS release. In general, the hpsa
driver is used for newer controllers, and the cciss driver is used for older controllers. Table 1 lists Smart Array controller
models and the corresponding drivers. Older OS releases that do not appear in the table will continue to use the cciss
driver for all Smart Array controllers. Supported Smart Array controllers that do not appear in the table will continue to
use the cciss driver on all supported OS releases.
Table 1. Driver support
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See link at end of paper.
Smart Array
controller
RHEL5
RHEL 6
SUSE
SLES 10 SP4
SUSE SLES 11
SP1
SUSE SLES 11
SP2
Kernel.org
P400
cciss
cciss
cciss
cciss
1
cciss
cciss
P800
cciss
cciss
cciss
cciss
1
cciss
cciss
P700m
cciss
cciss
cciss
cciss
1
cciss
cciss
P212
cciss
hpsa
cciss
cciss
1
cciss
3
hpsa
P410
cciss
hpsa
cciss
cciss
1
cciss
3
hpsa
P410i
cciss
hpsa
cciss
cciss
1
cciss
3
hpsa
P411
cciss
hpsa
cciss
cciss
1
cciss
3
hpsa
P711
cciss
hpsa
cciss
cciss
1
cciss
3
hpsa
P712
cciss
hpsa
cciss
cciss
1
cciss
3
hpsa
P812
cciss
hpsa
cciss
cciss
1
cciss
3
hpsa
P222
cciss
hpsa
cciss
hpsa
2
hpsa
2
hpsa
P420
cciss
hpsa
cciss
hpsa
2
hpsa
2
hpsa
P421
cciss
hpsa
cciss
hpsa
2
hpsa
2
hpsa
P420i
cciss
hpsa
cciss
hpsa
2
hpsa
2
hpsa
P220i
cciss
hpsa
cciss
hpsa
2
hpsa
2
hpsa