标签： Gen8

  • Update HP P410 Firmware

    Updated the P410 Firmware with HP SPP2015040.2015_0407.5.iso

  • Access USB driver in ESXi6

    Two mode to access USB flash driver in ESXi environment:

    • Via esxi usb arbitrator daemon
    • Direct

    Arbitrator mode is the default mode,  in this mode,  USB package will the filter by arbitrator daemon,  based on USB location information.  (position in USB hub),   and forward to the VM client.

    To use the USB flash drive by ESXi host, we need to stop the arbitrator daemon:

    /etc/init.d/usbarbitrator stop      (temp)

    chkconfig usbarbitrator off      (permanent)

     

     

  • HP Flash Media Kit Spec

    HPE Dual 8GB microSD Enterprise Midline USB Kit
    741279-B21
    Usable Capacity 8GB
    Performance 43+ MB/second Read Transfer Rate,43+ MB/second Write Transfer Rate
    Class Class 10

    HPE 8GB USB Enterprise Mainstream Flash Media Drive Key Kit
    737953-B21
    Usable Capacity 8GB
    Performance 20+ MB/second Read Transfer Rate,17 10+ MB/second Write Transfer Rate
    Compliance USB specification revision 1.1 and 2.0

    HPE 8GB SD EM Flash Media Kit
    726113-B21
    Usable Capacity 8GB
    Performance 21+ MB/second Read Transfer Rate,17+ MB/second Write Transfer Rate
    Class Class 10

    HPE 8GB microSD EM Flash Media Kit
    726116-B21
    Usable Capacity 8GB
    Performance 21+ MB/second Read Transfer Rate,17+ MB/second Write Transfer Rate
    Class Class 10

     

    HPE 32GB SD Enterprise Mainstream Flash Media Kit
    700136-B21
    Usable Capacity 32GB
    Performance 21+ MB/second Read Transfer Rate,17+ MB/second Write Transfer Rate
    Class Class 10

    HPE 32GB microSD Enterprise Mainstream Flash Media Kit
    700139-B21
    Usable Capacity 32GB
    Performance 21+ MB/second Read Transfer Rate,17+ MB/second Write Transfer Rate
    Class Class 10

  • SD Card Bug of iLO4 2.4.0/2.4.4

    ISSUE:

    Upgrade to iLO4 2.4.0 (SPP 2016040), found  The server was failed to boot ESX from SD Card.   The same issue existed in iLO4 2.4.4

    Root Cause:

    iLO4 2.4.x will damage the partition table of SD Card/USB Flash，Not Clear it is damaged during the executing phase or stopping phase

     

    Solution :

    Rollback iLO4 to 2.3.0 (SPP 2015100)
    Create USB Key of SPP 2015100
        Boot with the USB
        Downgrade the iLO4 firmware with interactive method
    Reformat the SD Card/USB Flash
    Retrieve the SD Card from server
        Format it into empty status in PC （Linux）
        Delete the partition table
        Create DOS partition table
        Create a DOS partition (0x0b)
       Format the DOS partition
       Insert the empty SD Card into Gen8

     

    Reinstall ESX into SD Card

     Format the SD Card with FAT32
       Power outage of the server
   Lauch iOL remote console
   Insert CD of  ESX iso image file
   Reboot with CD to install ESX

     

     Lessons

    Never trust a Company not in stable state

     

     

     How to format Micro SD Card in MicroServer Gen8:

    Download gparted live CD at

    http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gparted/gparted-live-0.26.1-5-i686.iso

    And Launch it from iLO client

     

  • RBICL

    RIBCL

    Remote Insight Board Command Language

    An XML-based scripting language, used to configure iLO on the network, during initial deployment, or from an already iLO setup deployed host.

     

    Two basic ways in order to configure iLO online:

     

    • Locally, with the HPONCFG command utility.

    • Remotely, with the CPQLOCFG command utility