Hi!

Buying the server with B140i controller is not good idea for installing FreeBSD. But it's a "question of money". ;-( The entire series controllers Bxxxi often has bugs and performance degradation in FreeBSD. As a workaround to install FreeBSD with the controller Bxxxi you can use following recommendation:
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Turn off the software RAID in BIOS, and it should work fine.

To disable the Bxxxi RAID, do this:

On Boot press F9 and enter the Setup

System Options
   SATA Controller Options
       Embedded SATA Configuration : Enable SATA Legacy Support

   HP Dynamic Smart Array Bxxxi RAID Controller : Disabled

PCI Device Enable/Disable

   Intel(R) SATA Controller #1 : Enabled
   Intel(R) SATA Controller #2 : Enabled
   HP Dynamic Smart Array Accelerator Manager : Disabled

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Network controller 361T should be fine.
Integrated network controllers of HP are working well too.

I just installed FreeBSD 10.2 on DL360 Gen9 server (K8N32A) with integated network adapter, H240ar HBA disk controller and 2 HDD.
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/hp-gen9-arrays-support.52588/#post-306304
http://forum.lissyara.su/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=43285&p=375871#p375871
It was difficult because HP is not interested in collaboration with FreeBSD. But in general I guess that buying a server K8N32A is very cost-effective for medium projects.
I used root on ZFS-sripe - it is a good modern solution.



Best Regards,
Dmitriy




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----- Original Message ----- From: "Ivan Kurtev" <ikur...@gmail.com>
To: <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 1:47 PM
Subject: Installing FREEBSD on HP ProLiant DL60 Gen9


Hi All,

Is it possible to install FREEBSD 10  on following server:

HP ProLiant DL60 Gen9

Storage Controller->HPE Dynamic Smart Array B140i Controller

Network Card->HP Ethernet 1Gb 2-port 361T Adapter

Thank You for your attention!

Best Regards,
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