Access Intelligent Provisioning & RAID Configuration from ILO4
I'm a server noob, so appologise if this is a stupid question. I have recently purchased my first HP Proliant Gen8 Server, and am trying to learn how it all works. When I first got my server I...
View Articlespare drives for P440 RAID10
Dear Forum Members, I am looking for a bunch of recommendations regarding RAID10/spares configuration for the following machine:ML350 Gen9 with 2 x Smart Array P440 w/ 4GB FBWC, spinles:10 x 450GB SAS...
View ArticleProLiant DL360 G6, RHEL 6, bond interface does a kernel panic when shut down
On a newly installed RHEL 6 server (ProLiant DL360 G6), a bond interface (eth0 + eth1) gives a kernel panic each time the interface is shutdown. Additionnaly, a ping to a local address (same LAN)...
View ArticleBare Metal Recovery with HP 530FLR-SFP+ Nic
Hi,we have been trying to do a BMR (From System Centre DPM) by booting our server (HP DL380P Gen 8) from the Windows Installation CD, and then attempting to load the driver for the HP 530FLR-SFP+ Nic...
View ArticleUgrading to 36gb from 9 in a 0+1 Raid environment
Just got trown into the admin pool and my first task is upgrade my BDC which is a DL380 1gig from 4x9gig to 4x36. So after some intense researching I not satisifed with any of the answers I found....
View Articletrying to do firmware upgrade on DL360 Gen9 - Error: Warning!!! unable to...
hi allim trying to do a firmware update on our brand new DL360 Gen 9 server with the latest SPP packHP_Service_Pack_for_ProLiant_2014.09.0_792934_001_spp_2014.09.0-SPP2014090.2014_0827.10i have created...
View ArticleConrep and BIOS Services Options
Hello, I'm using conrep (build 4.0.0.0 for ESXi 5.5u2) to export BIOS configuration.For my needs, I have to modify some values in "Service Options" like Memory Refresh Rate.When I take a look in the...
View Articledl380p G8 Supported memory
HelloI have a hp server dl380p G8, I'm afraid that my memoryies is not capatible... ! I can't find my memory specs but i know the part number pn:712382-071Is this memory compatible with my server?What...
View ArticleHow to configure Raid 0 + 1 (or raid 10)
Just got a DL 380 with smart array 6i and 6 hard disks. When I used smart start to configure the array, after selecting 4 out of the 6 hard drives, I didn't see the option raid 0 + 1.Could anybody tell...
View ArticleSetup of 64bit dual channel ultra320 pcix
HP 64-bit/133MHz pci-x dual channel ultra320 HBA (LSI based) installed in Proliant ML370. I need to alter the transfer speed of the SCSI card for the attached tape drive. At boot up it says "Press F8...
View ArticleDisk I/O performance issues...
Greetings -I have been battling what appears to be a disk I/O bottleneck. I was hoping that one of you smart people might be able to provide some insight into what appears to be an under-performance on...
View ArticleSA431 controller and termination
I have a spare ML350 chassis (1Ghz,HotPlug) I use for a cold spare. Recently I replaced the old SA431 controller with a new one and I am having a great deal of trouble with it.on POST, the new...
View ArticleSmart array 5300 firmware + ML530 G1
Hi,I'm looking for the latest firmware for SA5300 on ML530 platform.Unfortunately, the firmware I found can only be used with Maintenance Utility from Smartstart CD 6.xx or above.My ML530 is not...
View ArticleRaid config via script?
Hi,Is there anyway to remotely retrieve arrary config/raid details via a script or util from a Compaq/hp server (DL/MLetc...) I have looked at all the WMI classses and can't find anything. Is there a...
View Articlehpasmcli, both powersupplies OK, but redundant says No ?
Hi, we have a server that is controlled by hpasmcli. The diagnostic shows that both PSU are OK but the redundant mode says No. How can that happen ? Many thanks. CheersMatthias knut:~ # hpasmcliHP...
View ArticleDL380 G9 with P440ar maximum number of drive in 1x RAID 6 group
I will consider to order one DL380 Gen9 with HP Smart Array P440ar (26x 1.2T ) front 24 driverear 2 drive for OS my questions is Smart Array P440ar support below configuration or not 23x drive RAID 6...
View ArticleHP ProLiant DL360 G7 and Intel Errata AAK167 and BT248
Hi there,we have random system crashes on six different HP ProLiant DL360 G7 servers running Xen 6. Citrix Insight Services diagnostic reports the following: Issue Name: Intel Errata AAK167 and BT248...
View ArticleUnable to get to Boot options of proliant gen 8 microserver
I bought one of those servers of ebuyer (UK website, good deals). The model I bought isHP ProLiant Gen8 G1610T MicroServer which seemed to be everything I would need, I have a copy of Windows Server...
View ArticleProLiant DL380 G5 Ethernet Ports
Hi All, I have a ProLiant DL380 G5 with two 1gb ethernet ports at the back, is it possible to create a link aggregate between them so that I can have a 2gb pipe. Thanks in advance
View ArticleStarting up Health Monitor
I have a hp proliant dl580 g5 running the latest Arch Linux operating system using the commandline. I recently compiled and installed the hp-health package to control the fan speed(as there are no...
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