Hewlett Packard's range of Intel and AMD-based free-standing, rackmount and blade servers.
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HP ProLiant ML310e Gen8 early system initialization hangs on 90%
just unboxed a brand new HP ProLiant ML310e Gen8 Server.
I can reach the iLO webinterface but the Server hangs on the early system initialization on 90 % with the status code 0114.
I did not find any ...
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2answers
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HP ProLiant DL360 G7 hangs at “Power and Thermal Calibration” screen
I have a new HP ProLiant DL360 G7 system that is exhibiting a difficult-to-reproduce issue. The server randomly hangs at the "Power and Thermal Calibration in Progress..." screen during the POST ...
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2answers
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HDD with HP Proliant ML310e
I recently purchased a HP Proliant ML310e off PCNation.com as it seemed like a great deal. Come to find out, when I go to open up the case and install HDDs, the system is equiped with a ...
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1answer
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HP DL360p Gen8 for low latency trading - what to upgrade? [closed]
I'm using HP DL360p Gen8 for low latency trading (but not ultra-low-latency!).
It means that i'm working in frame about "10+ microseconds" and i don't care about "1-5 microsecond" or nanoseconds.
I ...
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1answer
51 views
How do I disable “Processor Power and Utilization Monitoring” on an HP ProLiant server?
I'm tuning my server for low-latency The guide suggests to disable this option "Processor Power and Utilization Monitoring" because:
Disables iLO Processor State Mode Switching
and Insight Power ...
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2answers
54 views
vSphere ESXi - Use both HP ProLiant 360G7 and 360 Gen8p in the same cluster
I have vSphere cluster with few HP DL360 G7 servers, with Intel X5675 processor.
I want to buy new server, HP 360 Gen8 with E5-2600 processors.
Can I have this 2 kinds of servers in the same ...
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2answers
391 views
HP ML350 G5 E200i Smart Array not always show at POST
I have a new used ML350 server and there is something strange with the Smart Array Controller, sometimes it show at POST (message with F8 possibility to configure) and sometimes not. Can't do any ...
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SATA drives in HP ProLiant server?
Does anyone know if I can install normal 2.5" SATA drives inside an HP DL360 G5 server? Right now it has 6 72GB SAS drives. I am looking for raw storage for my files SAS performance in not required.
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5answers
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Completely format server for selling on ebay
I have a ProLiant server that has Windows Server 2003 on it, on a hardware RAID 5 setup. The machine is taking up a lot of space. I want to completely wipe the drives of all data, operating system, ...
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2answers
831 views
HP Proliant ML115 G5 - Boot order lost after reboot
I have one HP Proliant ML 115 G5 (AMD) with the latest BIOS (07-06-2009) and recently I've installed an USB disk.
This is a common problem on old Proliant servers.
When you plug the USB disk, BIOS ...
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1answer
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How to configure a server for self hosting? [closed]
I have a machine, the guy I got it from gave me this specifications :
HP Server/Workstation Proliant DL360 G5
DualCore Intel Xeon 5130
4096 Byte
292,00 GByte
The building I want to set it up to, ...
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2answers
894 views
HP Server ml370 G5 raid determing problem
I use a HP ProLiant ml370G5 server,
and It's OS is XenServer from Citrix.(based on Xen)
Last week one it's Hard disk has been damaged and I want to change it.
I want to know what is it's Raid ...
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1answer
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Refresh a specific page in ilo 4
I use iLo 4 for my HP dl380 gen 8. I access iLo webpage using internet explorer 10. (Although I would gladly use another browser if anyone can recommend a better one for iLo access).
How can I ...
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2answers
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Convert a Smart Array RAID5 array to a RAID6 (ADG) variant
I have an HP MicroServer (N36L) with a SmartArray P410 controller, a 512MB BBWC unit and four (4) 2TB disks connected. Three of those disks are configured as a single RAID5 array and one is left ...
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4answers
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CentOS Installation on a Cisco MCS 7800
I'm having some problems installing CentOS 5.5 Final (i386) onto my server, a Cisco MCS 7800.
The problem comes very early into the installation. When the welcome screen comes up and gives you the ...
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1answer
48 views
BL460c G7 blade OS install
I have an HP c7000 enclosure with a BL460c G7 blade. I need to install Windows server OS on it. I have a problem with iLO, so it will not mount the ISO in the remote console. Tried using both Active-X ...
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1answer
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HP DL380 G3 and Ubuntu
I have bought a HP Proliant DL380 G3 and am attempting to install Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS. My server's got two Ultra320 SCSI HDDs but in the Ubuntu installation process, the OS fails to recognize ...
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1answer
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HP SmartArray P212 disabled, cache module not attached
I have a DL180 G6 server with Smart Array P212 RAID controller. The server runs under Ubuntu. After an upgrade from Ubuntu 10.04 to 12.04 utility hpacucli (ver. 8.50-6.0) stopped working. The error ...
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3answers
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Graphing temperature over time for HP iLo 4
Server: HP DL380p Gen 8, running latest iLo 4.
One sensor, Sensor #25 for the HD Controller, tends to run a bit hot when compared to the other sensors. It tends to read 75 C. Caution temp is 100 C. ...
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2answers
53 views
Hyper-V Server 2012 Hardware [closed]
I have an HP ProLiant ML350 G6 that I want to use with Hyper-V Server 2012 to host up to 9 VM's.
The server has this specs:
1 x Intel Xeon E5606 2.13GHz LGA1366 (the motherboard supports 2
CPU's, ...
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1answer
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HP Proliant DL360 G3: What version of XenServer is supported?
I've spent some time looking, and haven't been able to find a decent HCL for the current and past versions of XenServer.
I have 3 HP Proliant DL360 G3's that I want to use for virtualization. They ...
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4answers
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esxi 5.0 free + ilo3 + hp DL380 G7 = no ability to hardware monitor without HP SIM or vmware non-free?
ok so as stated in the subject line i have an HP DL380 G7 running esxi 5.0 free and an ILO3. Is there any way for me to get some decent monitoring of the hardware without paying any extra money for a ...
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1answer
809 views
Difficulty racking HP ProLiant Gen8 servers
We're an all Proliant shop with around 50 servers, mostly DL360s and DL380, from G5's through G7's. We just got our first two G8's in and went to rack them. We were stunned to find out that the new ...
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4answers
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Disabling RAID feature on HP Smart Array P400
I'm planning to use ZFS on my system (HP ML370 G5, Smart Array P400, 8 SAS disk). I want ZFS to manage all disks individually, so it can utilize better scheduling (i.e. I want to use software RAID ...
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3answers
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Extend RAID 1 (HP SmartArray P410i) running Linux
I took over a fairly simple server setup with the following RAID 1 config running Ubuntu 11.10 (Kernel 3.0.0-12-server x86_64):
=> ctrl all show config
Smart Array P410i in Slot 0 (Embedded) ...
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0answers
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Installing Windows 2010 Standard on HP Proliant ML-110 G7
I am having problems installing Windows on a new HP Proliant ML-110 G7. To make sure it wasn't a hardware problem, I just went through a Ubuntu installation just fine, which means I now have a nice ...
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2answers
285 views
Oracle Enterprise Linux installation can't see local disks on HP ProLiant DL360e Gen8
I am installing Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 on HP ProLiant DL360e Gen8. There are 2 300GB disks and they are configured in RAID 1 from ACU. During the installation installator can not see local hard ...
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1answer
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hpacucli is unstable - Sometimes finds controller, sometimes not
I try to monitor the RAID-status on my HP ProLiant DL380 G5 with hpacucli 9.20. But, it's acting rather weird. Most of the time, it will return:
root@SERVER:~# hpacucli ctrl all show
Error: No ...
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1answer
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Can't Remove Logical Drive/Array from HP P400
This is my first post here. Thank you in advance for any assistance with this matter.
I'm trying to remove a logical drive (logical drive 2) and an array (array "B") from my Smart Array P400. The ...
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1answer
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Proliant server ML 370 G4 RAM upgraade
can we use ECC non-registered RAM 667MHz on HP Proliant ML 370 G4?
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1answer
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Gparted not detecting controller after removing a drive
Ran into a weird scenario.
Installed 5 hotswap HDD drives on a HP SmartArray P410 RAID controller running RAID-5. Went into Gparted and created different partitions. Realized one of the drives was ...
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1answer
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HP DL360 G7 P410i controller troubleshooting
Server is HP DL360 G7 with P410i disk controller. 2xE5620 CPU's. 16GB RAM. Linux mysql 2.6.32-5-amd64 #1 SMP Mon Feb 25 00:26:11 UTC 2013 x86_64 GNU/Linux (Debian 6.0.7)
hpacucli "ctrl all show ...
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3answers
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Will adding HD's to a Proliant 350e server invalidate the warranty
We are looking at getting a new file server in the office.
When looking at HD's the ones that HP sell are twice or more than just buying a drive and getting a caddy to hold it in the server. When we ...
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1answer
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HP ML350 G5 Smart Array E200i battery voltage not low
I have a similar problem like this: HP ML350 G5 Smart Array E200i battery error
Gets error message that says it is low voltage power on battery. Has measured voltages of the battery and it is exactly ...
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Configuration of ILO port on HP servers
I have a HP server that has ILO port. How can i configure it to use from remote location? server os is debian-squeez.
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3answers
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DL360 - Windows Server 2012 Core hyper-v on SD card?
My "plan" is to install 2012 Server Core with the Hyper-v role on an internal SD card in a DL360 G7 (Bios P68 05/05/2011), and put the guest VHDs on iSCSI storage.
Two questions:
Is this viable? Or ...
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4answers
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HP ProLiant ML110 G7 Questions
Have an HP ProLiant ML110 G7 running Server 2008 R2.
Question #1:
This server takes FOREVER to boot. I think it's because of "HP Power and Thermal Calibration" it does at the beginning of every ...
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2answers
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Fail to install Fedora 18 from flash drive (Warning: /dev/root does not exist) [closed]
I'm trying to install Fedora 18 on an HP DL 180 G6 with no luck so far. Please don't suggest installing/using Centos as we have a requirement to use Fedora 18. I have tried using two different USB ...
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4answers
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Disable hyperthreading from within Linux (no access to BIOS)
I have a system running a financial trading application at a remote facility. I do not have access to the ILO/DRAC, but need to disable hyperthreading. The system runs Intel Nehalem 3.33GHz X5680 ...
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0answers
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HP Proliant ML150 G5 - Hyper V Server - 2012 - Hardware Monitoring
I've inherited a HP Proliant ML150 Gen5, I've installed Microsoft's free Hyper-V Server 2012, with minimal issue. I'm running VM's without issue, however I'm wondering what I can do for hardware ...
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1answer
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HP Proliant ML350 G6 UPS
We're trying to select the best UPS within our budget.
Our goal is to allow 2 x HP Proliant ML350 G6 servers time enough to shutdown. We're estimating this to be no more than 10 minutes.
Can anyone ...
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2answers
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Proliant Server E200i Raid Controller does not see array
Help! My server was configured with 3 arrays: array 1 and 2 were each 136Gb raid 5 using the first 5 drives. 3 x 72Gb and 2 x 300Gb. Array 3 was 3 x 500Gb using drives 6 7 8 for 1Tb.
I had a ...
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1answer
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ProLiant ML110 G7 Access Bios with USB Control Disable
I have a server ProLiant ML110 G7, and need to access the bios on it. The problem is the USB ports are disabled. How can I access it?
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ESXi PCI passthrough SmartArray P812 with 12TB MSA60
I have an HP Proliant DL 360 G6. ESXi is installed on the array controlled by the on board RAID controller (P420 I think)
ESXi recognizes the P812 RAID controller but when I put PCI passthrough on it ...
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2answers
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Power management over IPMI and HP iLO2
I tried to reboot server over IPMI and the integrated service processor/BMC. It worked for IBM server with an Integrated Management Module (IMM), but failed with HP iLO2 (FW v2.05).
I used ...
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1answer
205 views
Checking Hard Disk Health on HP P410 RAID Card
How can I regularly check health of HDDs on a HP DL180 with P410 RAID Card on a live system?
hpacucli is installed, however, could not see any options for this feature.
Using CentOS, 64-bit.
Thanks ...
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1answer
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How to install VSphere Client 5 on HP ILO Server [closed]
I am newbie to virtualization. We bought a HP ILO 3 server for our small office. I looked for a HP customized version to install so I installed VMware-ESXi-5.0.0-Update2-914586-HP-5.27.20.iso. I ...
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3answers
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Balancing RAM when using multiple CPUs
We have HP DL360 G7 server with one cpu and 16G 12G ram. We plan to add another cpu. So, we need also ram for second cpu. Is there any negative performance impact if we add different size of ram to ...
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3answers
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HP SmartArray P400: How to repair failed logical drive?
I have a HP Server with SmartArray P400 controller (incl. 256 MB Cache/Battery Backup) with a logicaldrive with replaced failed physicaldrive that does not rebuild.
This is how it looked when I ...
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1answer
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HP 420i RAID raid level transform
I have HP DL360p Gen8 8 with internal 420i controler and FBWC + battery. ACU says that raid level is 1+0. But in details of the controler i've found:
Mirror Group 0:
physicaldrive 1I:1:1 ...
