Re: Debian with HP ProLiant DL120 G7

[Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com>]

On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:57:10 -0700, Matt Richardson wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 8:33 AM, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:

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>>> I can't say for sure regarding models, but I've installed linux on
>>> hundreds of HP servers so it's likely to work.
>>>
>>> Your best bet is to give it a go and see!
>>
>> It looks to me that HP is Debian friendly when it comes to
>> mid-range/high- end server models (DL-3xx and upper) but for low-end
>> models things change a lot and depending on the user needs it can be a
>> problem.
>>
>>
> I didn't see your model on the Debian wiki page, but I bet it works
> anyway.  I spoke to one of the HP open source people at a conference and
> he more or less confirmed that despite the lack of official support from
> HP, Debian runs on their hardware.  For peace of mind, I would look at
> the potentially odd stuff like the raid controller and make sure you can
> either run it with open drivers or that a blob is available for it.
> 
> http://wiki.debian.org/HP/ProLiant

I also think so but one thing is getting it running and another one is 
making use of server's specific features, like the RAID controller (if 
present).

For a normal use, there should be no problems or at least no more than 
the usual ones.

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón