I used hardware RAID on my HP DL380s via the Smart Array P440ar Controller. As I noted on my previous posts, my VM storage in on the RS1221+ NAS via NFS so ZFS is not a concern. Storage on the server is just for booting Proxmox and maybe some ISO storage.
I would like mange the RAID arrays when I have to replace a drive (future post coming). I found a project on GitHub by mrpeardotnet but that was based on Proxmox 6.x so the instructions are not quite right. Here are my updates:
When you add the repository (being 2025) you need to update the following for TLS and Proxmox 8.3 which uses Debian Bookworm:
echo "deb https://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/repo/mcp bookworm/current non-free" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/hp-mcp.list
Then add the GPG keys:
curl https://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/hpPublicKey2048_key1.pub | apt-key add -
curl https://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/hpePublicKey2048_key1.pub | apt-key add -
curl https://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/hpePublicKey2048_key2.pub | apt-key add -
The rest of the mrpearldotnew instructions for the SSA commands are in his GitHub project: https://gist.github.com/mrpeardotnet/a9ce41da99936c0175600f484fa20d03
About Mike Pelley
Let’s see… A little about me…
I’ve been around information technology since 1983 with computers such as DEC Rainbows (weird machine – the standard DOS couldn’t format its own floppy disks – remember them? – and I had to format them on a friend’s IBM PC) to Radio Shack TRS-80 to Apple ][e and Apple //c in the beginning.
I have programmed in 8-bit assembly language on 6502, FORTRAN and COBOL on IBM System/370 (and I still hate JCL), VAX BASIC and COBOL (and a weird and massive WordPerfect 4.0 macro) on DEC VMS (Alpha), C/C++ on Digital Unix (ALPHA), and C/C++, Perl (it may be powerful but I still hate it), PHP on Linux (Red Hat, Centos, Ubuntu, etc.).
I have work with databases such as Digital RDB (later to become Oracle RDB), Oracle DBMS, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL and PostgreSQL on VAX, Alpha, Sun and Intel.
Check out my professional profile and connect with me on LinkedIn. See http://lnkd.in/nhTRZe
I still think that Digital created some of the best ideas in the world: VAX clustering, DSSI disks (forerunner to SCSI) and the Alpha processor (first commercial 64-bit processor – Red Hat screamed on an Alpha!). DEC just could not seem to be able to give air conditioners away to someone lost in the Sahara Desert!
VMware is one of the best ways to get the most out of an x64 server. And I have tried Oracle VM, Virtual Box and Microsoft Virtual Server.
Outside of that I am a huge military history buff starting in the early 20th century. I love Ford Mustangs (my ’87 Mustang GT was awesome) and if I had the money I would have a Porsche 928S4. If I had a lot of money I would have a Porsche 911 Turbo.
I also play too much AmrA 3 Exile mod. Over 5,000+ hours...
I have a wonderful son, Cameron. I have a long suffering (Do you really need all that computer junk?) wife, Paula. I live in Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador.
