Hardware compatibility HPE ProLiant DL380

Tyr

Tyr

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Hello everyone,

I have a server (HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 Intel Xeon-G 6526Y) that I believe should be compatible with Proxmox VE.
However, I am unsure about the following components:
  • HPE SR932i-p Gen11 24G Tri-Mode Controller
  • HPE NS204i-u Boot Controller

and I cannot find any information from the manufacturer itself, not even regarding Debian. For sure, there seem to be firmware available for x64 Linux.
The server is not for me, and I should be able to ensure the buyer with a high degree of certainty that the server is “Proxmox VE capable.”
Can anyone tell me whether Proxmox VE is compatible with this hardware?
What is your approach in this area if you are uncertain about hardware compatibility?
I am grateful for any information so that I can look it up myself in the future without being left in doubt.

Thank you in advance.

Best regards
 
The HPE NS204i-u Boot Controller should just work because for the OS it's presented as a single PCIe NVMe SSD.

SR means it's Microchip, not Broadcom, in the Ubuntu HCL link from RolandK the Broadcom is listed.

Because HPE only offers drivers for RHEL and SLES i would only buy that RAID controller if you are absolutely sure this works with a vanilla linux kernel without any drivers, otherwise stick to MR RAID Controllers (Broadcom), they *should* be usable with a vanilla linux kernel without any additional drivers.


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https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/a50004312enw.html
 
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HPE seems to start rolling out more software for Ubuntu like this NS204i Firmware update package - these updates could also work on PVE.

Always wondered why they don't support Ubuntu at all despite their own Hypervisor (HPE VM Essentials) *requires* Ubuntu Server as OS.
 
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Thank you all for your input!

@MarkusKo it seems, they actually do!
Always wondered why they don't support Ubuntu at all despite their own Hypervisor (HPE VM Essentials) *requires* Ubuntu Server as OS.
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MarkusKo said:
Because HPE only offers drivers for RHEL and SLES i would only buy that RAID controller if you are absolutely sure this works with a vanilla linux kernel without any drivers, otherwise stick to MR RAID Controllers (Broadcom), they *should* be usable with a vanilla linux kernel without any additional drivers.
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Your information enabled me to conduct a little more in-depth research.
The HPE SR932i-p Gen11 is also certified for Canonical Ubuntu (https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/a50004312enw).
Just like the DL380 Gen11 (https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/a50004307enw) - Proxmox VE version 8 uses a kernel derived from Ubuntu 24.04 (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Proxmox_VE_Kernel#Proxmox_VE_8).

HPE only supports the LTS version, which, at least in my humble opinion, is the same in this case, since Proxmox presumably (?) uses the generic kernel during installation?

Please correct me if I'm wrong, and I'll mark the thread as solved :)


Best regards
 
PVE9 uses the Ubuntu Kernel 6.14 as a base, PVE8 uses 6.8 but with 6.14 as opt-in.
6.14 is not a Ubuntu LTS Kernel but Ubuntu changed which and how long they support Kernels anyway.

HPE and other vendors will most likely target the Kernels that are used by Ubuntu LTS releases otherwise they would have to test too many versions.
 
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