Ubuntu on HP ProLiant BL420c Gen8
The HP ProLiant BL420c Gen8 server has been awarded the status of Certified for Ubuntu.
Releases
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit
Testing details
This system was tested with 12.04 LTS, running the 3.2.0-23.36 kernel.
Certification notes
- System is certified with Dynamic Smart Array disabled
- To disable Dynamic Smart Array: * Press F9 to boot into RBSU * Navigate to System Options -> HP Dynamic Smart Array B320i and select disable * Go to System options -> SATA Controller options and select Legacy SATA or AHCI * Reboot the machine and now you will be able to install the OS.
Hardware overview
This system was tested with these key components:
- Processor
- Intel Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2430 0 @ 2.20GHz
- Video
- Matrox Electronics Systems Ltd. MGA G200EH
- Network
- Intel Corporation I350 Gigabit Backplane Connection
- Storage
- HP DH036BAAKL
- Storage
- Kingston Technology DT101 G2
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Community hardware
Ubuntu works on a range of hardware which has not been certified by the manufacturer. The Ubuntu community works together to test and report the range of systems that work with Ubuntu. You can see a list of tested systems with their results in the Ubuntu Friendly site.
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