# [OmniOS-discuss] HP Microserver G8

Dan McDonald danmcd at omniti.com
Tue Jun 24 14:01:56 UTC 2014

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    On Jun 24, 2014, at 9:51 AM, Nicolas Di Gregorio <nicolas.digregorio at gmail.com> wrote:

    > I think everything is there : http://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=c04128132
    >
    > My main concerns are about:
    > - : the network card based on BCM5720

    There's your first problem right there.  :(

    Broadcom support has always been a bit iffy.  There IS a version of bge that supports the 5720, but under testing load it has sometime been flaky.

    > - : the ability to uses the drives connected to the b120i controller in ahci mode

    AHCI shouldn't be a problem.

    > - : using the microsd port connected on the ilo to install omnios

    If it's a USB MASS STORAGE device, you're okay.

    The big bottleneck here, alas, is the 5720.  If you like rolling your own drivers, you can take a gander here from my old job:

    	http://ma.nexenta.com/~danmcd/webrevs/git-jbge/

    I *think* these changes may already be in SmartOS's illumos already.

    Dan

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