FreeBSD compatibility with HP ProLiant DL360p Generation 8 (Gen8) ?

[Olivier Mueller]

Hello,

I need to order a few more servers for an internal project, and instead
of the usual DL360G7 we now use without any problem with FreeBSD, there
would now be the next generation, called "Gen8".

Intel® C600 Series Chipset
Intel® E5-2600 Processor Family
Storage Controller : HP Smart Array P420i/1GB
Network Controller : HP Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 331FLR Adapter
(full specs: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/14211_na/14211_na.pdf )

I am just wondering if it would also be compatible with the current
version of FreeBSD. I guess it is the case at least for the cpu/chipset
according to http://www.freebsd.org/releases/9.0R/hardware.html , but I
miss for example the P420 or the network interface in the actual
hardware list, so a confirmation before ordering would be really nice to
have :)

Thanks & kind regards,
Olivier

[Rick Miller]

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Post by Olivier Mueller
Hello,
I need to order a few more servers for an internal project, and instead
of the usual DL360G7 we now use without any problem with FreeBSD, there
would now be the next generation, called "Gen8".
Intel® C600 Series Chipset
Intel® E5-2600 Processor Family
Storage Controller : HP Smart Array P420i/1GB
Network Controller : HP Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 331FLR Adapter
(full specs: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/14211_na/14211_na.pdf )

I cannot comment on 9.x as we have not yet tested it on the 360p G8.
I can, however, say that we did not have problems with the RAID
controller with stable/8. We did have problems with the on-board NIC,
I don't remember what model it is, but it is based on the BCM5719
controller. We ordered a few PCIe Intel NICs and tried the 82571
which did work with stable/8. We've got on order a few of the HP
NC361T, which is based on the Intel i350, which we tested in a Dell
and it worked there. Again, all this is with stable/8, but generally
if the driver works in 8, it will work in 9.