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Shrink an HP Smart Array on a P400
I just started consulting for a new client and one of 6 hard drives in their server's SAS array failed. Going over the options of replacing the drive, they didn't like the thought of spending about ...
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HP Smart Document Scan Software supporting Sharepoint 2010
We're proposing a solutions to use HP scanner to scan documents directly into our client's SharePoint 2010 server. But according to HP Smart Document Scan Software Brochure it only mentioned supports ...
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VSS Hardware Provider
I have a Windows Server 2003 Marjority Node Set Cluster. There are VDisks from our EVA8000 connected. From these VDisks I would like to create Snapshots using VSS. The Snapshots should appear in the ...
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Driving an HP Storage Array From a non-HP Server
I currently have an HP DL360-G7 server with a P411 SAS controller connected to an HP Storageworks D2600 storage array. The server boots VmWare ESXi 4.1 from its own drives (not from drives in the ...
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SpiceWorks and scanning HP 1022 printers going offline?
I have been testing out SpiceWorks a network / systems monitoring tool and one issue I seem to have is that it takes down some of my HP 1022 printers!
I have a windows domain network, all kinds of ...
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HP ProLiant Smart Array “lock up” code 0x11
I've a ProLiant DL580 G7 server that experienced a storage subsystem failure during production. The system appeared available and responded to pings, but all I/O access stalled (the system load must ...
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Shutdown server, won’t startup
So, this is a little embarrassing. Just got a new server (HP ProLiant), installed Ubuntu, set an IP address, then wanted to move it into the server room.
Used sudo shutdown -P now to shutdown, the ...
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Will a gigabit JetDirect card make a difference?
We have a HP Color LaserJet 4650 running a JetDirect model J3113A JD33, ROM G.07.19, Revision G.08.49, connected at 100Mbps. The memory has been maxed out at 544MB
However, this particular printer ...
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Identify HP Array Logical Drive From Windows
Probably something simple, but I'm trying to identify which logical drive in my HP Server's Array relates to a particular disk presented in Windows Server 2003.
So I have a Proliant DL580 G5 server ...
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Unsupported CPU installed
I got a pc which was in need for an bios upgrade. I downloaded the bios update from the HP site.
After the installation/upgrade from the bios and we restarted te pc we got the error:
ERROR: ...
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OSPF: quagga and HP ProCurve not talking
This question is related to a previous one on OSPF routing.
Based on the advice give to the previous question, I have now made myself a network diagram, identified the backbone area and all other ...
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Does anyone know a way to interact with HP OV(NNM) with python, perl or bash?
Do anyone know if there is out there any API/library to access NNM database from perl or python?
We have a NNM 7.53 which give us access to its data with its java based applet through http. And of ...
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HP DL380 setup help
I have recently acquired a HP DL380 server and I'm tryig to install Ubuntu server on it.
The server came with no HDDs, so I have bought 2 72.3GB drives and installed them into the drives. There is ...
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HP SmartArray P212 with non HP disks, Insight Diagnostics error
I have an ML110 G6 with a SmartArray P212 and two Seagate (non-HP) SAS disks in Raid 1.
When I ran HP Insight Diagnostics I got some errors related to S.M.A.R.T. error testing and I would like to ...
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HP DL580 G4 good for virtualization in 2011?
I have been thinking about purchasing a HP DL580 G4 for ~$300.00. I would like to use it for testing, virtualization, etc. It's more of a learning toy than anything. I'm also curious if anyone knows ...
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Installing Hyper-V
Just wondering if someone could help with the following. I have a HP Proliant DL140 Server and wanted to install Win Server 2008; however, during Windows installation it cannot see the HD and I have ...
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Lost rebuilding state after every reboot on server with raid controller P410i/zero memory
I have installed a server HP Proliant ML350 with P410i RAID controller with Zero memory, (windows 2008 standard running).
I have set up Raid 1+0 with two hard disk SAS and, as usually, I tested raid ...
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laying out memory modules in a server
This may sound silly. However a client was advised by his consultant to opt for a combination of 6 x 2GB memory along 6x4 GB memory, when asked to populate a DL 180 G6 server with 36 G of RAM. I ...
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Help identifying and getting started with this Fibre Channel equipment
Some old(?) fiber channel equipment is being donated to my company and I need help identifying what exactly I have, and how to get it up and running if possible.
I have two HP rack units, each with ...
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HP Autoloader mount, ESXi 4.1 through SAS - will it work?
I need to figure out if I can get this to work.
I have a HP P2000 Storage system, connected to 2 x HP DL360 G7 through SAS.
Then I got an HP Autoloader with connected through SAS too.
Will I, in ...
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HP ProLiant firmware update policies/schedule/strategy
I'm looking for a few ideas on how to keep HP server firmware up-to-date. How do other administrators keep the firmware revisions in check? Do you upgrade on a regular basis? Do you only run updates ...
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How can I speed up the build of a Logical Drive on a HP Smart Array P411?
Is there anything I can do to speed up the creation of the HP Smart Array logical drives?
Does creating too many drives at the same time affect the overall performance?
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HP SmartArray RAID controllers - Linux driver differences (cciss versus hpsa)
I've finally started to test the newer versions of RedHat 6.x and Scientific Linux on HP ProLiant hardware. My previous installs were in virtual hardware, so I didn't notice the raid controller driver ...
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Cannot Access Web Interface on HP 2510G
I am currently setting up a new infrastructure with HP 2510s as edge switches and an HP E5406 as the main switch. I also have a DHCP and DNS server running on the same network.
When i first set up ...
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Savvio disk in HP ML350 G5 server
Has anyone got real-life experience with using a Seagate Savvio disk in a HP ML350 G5 server.
There are two things I'm worried about.
Will it physically fit the tray, can the tray be inserted and ...
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HP ProLiant system preparation/deployment techniques (Array, BIOS, firmware, etc.)
I spend a lot of my time with HP ProLiant systems and Linux installations. Due to the nature of the business I work in, I don't have the luxury of being able to deploy large numbers of identical ...
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What ports does HP-SIM use to query servers?
What ports do I need to open in my firewalls to allow my server running HP-SIM (HP Systems Insight Manager) to discover other servers (manually and automatic) and query their status?
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Tool to manage CITRIX application dependency libraries
I need to use some tools to help me during the release and deployment management of package application. I would like to use HP release control and maybe HP quality centre.
But I do not ...
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Exploring server consolidation options, HP BLc3000 VS Intel MFSYS25
We are currently investigating options to consolidating our servers and we've had two proposals from different partners one offering a HP solution and another offering a Intel Modular system. I know ...
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HP Systems Management Homepage not working after upgrade
I upgraded my HP Proliant DL380 G4 Systems Management Homepage to 6.3.0 recently & it no longer works. OS is Windows Storage Server 2003. I have tried uninstalling it from Add/Remove programs ...
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Hadoop JBOD disk configuration on HP Smart Array 410/i disk controller
I'm in a evaluation phase of some hw that could be used for setting up a hadoop cluster. This hw is refurbished (hp G6 servers w/ Smart Array 410/i controller) and probably we should/must use it... we ...
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re-install hp dc7600
I inherited a used hp/compaq dc7600 desktop after we upgraded at work. The hard disk was re-formatted but it came with a set of HP XP and Restore disks - unfortunately for a dc5800. I optimistically ...
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Do ProCurve 2800's (2810 to be exact) have an ACL or access-list command?
I have setup access-lists in my 2610 and 3400 but can't find a way to do it in my 2810s. Is it possible?
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HP ProLiant DL360 iLO usage?
I have just purchased (from eBay) a HP ProLiant DL360 rack server for use as an additional domain controller on our network.
I noticed that it has a label on it with iLO Default Network Settings such ...
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HP ILO RIMP information?
The HP ILO scripting guide gives an example of an unauthenticated xml query:
"https:///xmldata?item=all"
(See page 46, http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00294268/c00294268.pdf)
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HP 6000 Pro Microtower & 2+ monitors
I've been tasked with trying to make the 6000 Pro Microtower work with 3/4 monitors. The machine itself has VGA and DisplayPort outputs from the motherboard. I've installed a Radeon 4500 HD Video ...
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Can I move disks from one HP server model to another without data loss?
I have a HP ML350 G5 Server with 3x 146GB SCSI disks. The server is down because of a power supply failure and I want to recover the information on the disks.
I have another server which is a HP ...
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Strange CPU load on HP DL165 g7 with Windows 2008 R2 core enterprise
We decided to give a chance to a new opteron "Magny Cours" processor and instantly faced a problem with slow system response on Windows 2008 R2. BIOS and BMC firmwares are latest found on HP, no ...
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configuring c7000 10gb switch for load balancing
We are building a system using HP's c7000 blades. Cisco catalyst switches support etherchannel load balancing. However, it appears that Cisco switches are only available for 1gb backplane, and not ...
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configuring high density storage pools
I am looking to build a very high density storage pool: a rack containing a c7000 chassis with 6 MDS600 arrays with the newly announced Seagate 3TB SAS drives will give me 1260TB with sufficient CPU ...
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How can I set HP iLO2 to support Active Directory Domain Name logon?
We currently using default iLO 2 active directory logon schema. but we are not able to logginh using Domain name account format, John@domain.com or domain\John,
How should I set the iLO 2 that ...
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Can I cascade an HP D2600 from an MSA60
We have an MSA60 running from a P800 controller in an ML350 server.
The MSA60 is full so we'd like to expand by cascading another disk enclosure and I notice there is now the D2600 (6G equivalent of ...
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Can a Dell Poweredge R200 server be connected to HP D2600 Storageworks Disk Enclosure?
Can I setup a Dell Poweredge R200 server to use a HP D2600 Storageworks Disk enclosure by using a controller such as PERC 6e or the HP p412 / p410 (??) or other compatible controller in the Dell R200?
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Return HP Procurve 1400-24G to factory defaults
I've got a couple 1400 Procurves that I need to clear the configuration on. I can't find any documentation on how to do this.
I found a document for the 1800 series that said to loop a cable from ...
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qlogic HBA tuning recommendations random iops
Trying to squeeze out the most performance from a 3PAR SAN with Qlogic HBA in our HP servers. We run on Centos 5.5 with latest updates/kernel.
Can anyone give useful recommendation or tuning to get ...
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Must I install SFP+ transceivers in pairs?
I'm expanding the switch in our rack to a 10 GbE fiber internet feed. Specifically:
we have an HP 2910al
will expand the switch with a J9008A 2-port 10GbE SFP+ module
will plug in 1 (2?) J9150A ...
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HP Storage Works X1400
I got this error while trying to restore using the Restore DVD provided by HP. What could be the problem?
an error occured while restoring the factory image, arrayOK: ...
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unattended BIOS configuration for HP server (DL160SE G6)
We are having a big deployment of servers (DL160SE G6) and I need to find a way to configure their BIOS settings without going through the RBSU of each one - It would take too long.
I am thinking ...
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Configure HP Lights-Out LO100i from the host operating system?
I have a system situated in a co-location facility running Windows Server 2008. The hardware is an HP DL165 G7 and features four NIC interfaces. NIC1 is also a shared management port for the ILO 100i. ...
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Hp server multiple raid controller question
We just got a brand new HP DL370 G6 server with 14 X 146 gb and 2 X 300 gb sas drives.
Inside we got 3 raid controllers (one HP DL370, one HP P410 and one HP P812).
It has 2 disk bays and each of them ...
