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ESXi command to check power supply status?
I need to check the power suppliers status of an HP ProLiant DL380 by ESXi to create/get a note that informs me if one dies.
By using the command esxcli hardware ipmi sdr list i'm getting pretty close ...
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Is it secure to still using an old version of VMWare ESXi for production after support ends?
I'm on a small sized business in which they own a HP ProLiant DL380 G7 Server for production.
We would like to use a free license version of ESXi which is the version 6.7 U3 because we can't run ...
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Email alerts about RAID hard disk errors from HPE ProLiant server with iLO
I am looking for a way to get email alerts about possible RAID hard disk failures from the HPE ProLiant server running the free version of ESXi.
Has anyone used iLO successfully for this with the ...
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On a Proliant DL380 G7, how can I identify which drive in the RAID is making a clicking sound?
I have 8 drives in the Proliant G7, and when under disk load there is a clicking sound from one of them.
There are NO SMART ERROR MESSAGES.
It is running ESXi, which shows warnings about i/o latency ...
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Which version of HPE ESXi update do I need and what is the difference?
I am looking into updating our ESXi hosts running on Proliant DL360 Gen10 servers and I'm confused about which version of the ESXi update I need to use.
If I click the 'New* ESXi 6.5 U3 Oct 2020 - ...
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Update HP Proliant Gen 10 Firmware Running VMWare esxi 6.5
I've got a HP Proliant Gen 10 Microserver running VMWare ESXi 6.5. I haven't updated the firmware since I've had it but recently begun having problems with overheating. I found articles saying the ...
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Kernel panic - ACPI ESXi 5.5 / 6.0 installer on HP ProLiant ML350p G8
ESXi installer 5.5 / 6.0 fails to boot on HP ProLiant ML350p G8.
I get a kernel panic - ACPI.
ESXI installer paramters doesn't work:
apm=off acpi=off noapic
Disabling CPU c-states and changing to ...
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Newly added drives do not appear in the raid array list (hp server and ESXi)
I recently added two physical drives into my hp server (port 2). I also add them to the raid array list, but they don't appear in it:
and:
How can I add Disk 5,6 to the raid5 array list?
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DL180 G6 server suddenly loses access to SSD datastore on ESXi 6.0 [closed]
I've currently got a HP ProLiant DL180 G6 server. It originally came with a Smart Array P410i raid card, which I used to create a bunch of RAID0 disks (one SSD for my ESXi datastore and a couple of ...
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Options missing when creating VM in eSXI
I'm trying to create a virtual Linux machine in my eSXI admin page but it keeps defaulting to strange options and won't let me define a CPU, RAM or drives. It's easier to explain by showing a ...
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compatibility: ESXi on an HighPoint ssd7101a-1 in a ML370 G6
I have an ML370 G* 6server, and planming now, to go for an storage upgrade. After an first evaluation, I came to the conclusion, that it wouldn't make sense, to use SSDs with the P410i.
So I decided ...
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No Storage Seen When Installing VMware ESXi 5.5 on HP Proliant DL360 G6
Summary
When I try to install ESXi 5.5U3 on a DL360 G6, it fails because no storage is seen.
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Server: HP Proliant DL360 G6
CPUs: 1 CPU, Intel Xeon E5506 @ 2.13GHz
RAM: 48GB RAM
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Server reboots at booting linux based softwares
We have a dl380p gen8 hp server and it was just working fine till one reboot that we don't know what happened but as a result our ESXi os does not boot anymore, it just goes to reboot after loading ...
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Slow upload speed for VMWare virtual machines working via pfSense
We have ProLiant DL360 Gen8 and Gen9 servers running VMWare ESXi 6.0 with virtual machines under various versions of Windows that are routed via pfSense 2.3.4-RELEASE (64-bit) with Open-VM-Tools ...
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Vsphere 6 HP DL385 G7 AMD-V won't enable
I'm not able to get hyperthreading inside vsphere 6 working on my HP DL385 G7.
AMD-V is enabled in BIOS
BIOS is updated to latest version
Vsphere 6 U3 HP branded is running on this host
Following ...
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How can I control the fan speed of HP DL380p Gen 8 server running ESXi?
I'm running ESXi on a HP DL380p Gen 8. The server has integrated P420i controller, which is known for running hot. I know the server has this "sea of sensors" and it manages the fan speeds according ...
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HP Smart Array P400 Write Cache not Enabling on VMware ESXi 5.5 Running on ProLiant DL380 G6
I am trying to get write caching enabled on a Smart Array P400 even though there is no battery backup. We have a large building wide UPS backed up by a generator so the likelihood of loosing power is ...
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New NIC not seen by VMWare Esxi 5.1
We have an HP DL380G7 Server thats been in production for 5 years running VMWare Esxi 5.1. I have just added a new NIC to the server to interface with a new HP MSA 2040 SAN.
I needed to add a ...
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Daisy Chain HP D2600 HDD Array
So I've searched to see if anyone's tried this and it doesn't seem like they have (if they have they haven't documented it)
Setup
2 X HP ProLiant DL380 Gen 9 that share a HP MSA2040 SAS Dual ...
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ILO Update : Which version should we select?
We have a HP ProLiant DL160 Gen 8 server, with VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 actually installed on it.
We started to update it to VMWare ESXi 6.5, but the upgrade stopped, stating that we need to update the HP ...
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diagnose purple screen of death ESX 6.0
Our server keeps crashing with a purple screen of death. I have tried interpreting the crash dumps but to no avail. I have an HP Proliant DL360 G7 with ESXi 6.0 running on it and I have other ...
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Reason for virtual servers going down
I understand that the following question will not give nearly enough detail regarding our setup for a complete answer. But I'm hoping to get some useful comments and hints. We are a company of about ...
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Why all LEDs of my HP Proliant DL380 G8 server flashing amber? [closed]
I'm using a HP Proliant DL380 G8 Server for 2 years with a VMWare ESXi 6u2 OS installed on it. Recently I have noticed that all systems insight display LEDs are flashing amber (screenshot in this link)...
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RDIMM vs LRDIMM DL380p G8
I need to increase the RAM on a couple of DL380p Gen8 servers (dual Xeon CPU E5-2640). 24 DIMM slots. The servers run VMWare ESXi 5.5.
I do not intend to use the existing 8 GB RDIMMs, but just ...
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Juggling HP Server and VMWare Compatibility for Ext SAS
We operate a set of standalone HP DL360 servers to run our plant control system and are now implementing an upgrade to a vSphere 6.0 (Essentials Plus) approach.
The upgraded system will be a pair of ...
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HP Smart Array odd read/write performance through ESXi
I have a HP Proliant DL380 G7 w/ HP SmartArray P812 W 1G-BBWC, This is plugged into a D2600 Storage enclosure with 1 mini sas cable. All firwmware versions are the latest (including the disks). There ...
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Update all firmware on HP DL380 G5 server
I have an old HP DL 380 G5 server I got from work on which I have installed ESXi 6.0. I have a few different guest OSs running on it and am using it for testing several applications. I have increased ...
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not responding HP dl360 g7, Blinking RED health, Green Power, 1 Fan degraded
I recently toke over a role and handled this server dl360 g7. It has 2 power supplies all are ok. 1 degraded fan and others are all green. Installed with VMware esxi and and 3 vm installed. The server ...
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DL180 G6 - ESXI 6.0 - P410 - Lost access to volume Issue
We have a DL180 G6 Server with a P410 RAID Card. The server has the following three RAID arrays.
4x2TB - RAID 10
4x2TB - RAID 10
2x2TB - RAID 1
2x2TB HD's are configured as hot spares ...
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Incorrect memory hp ProLiant ML110 G6 in VMWare
My ESXi server is report that it only has 8GB where as it actually has 16GB. I do not have physical access to the machine. How could I go about verifying this information? I am currently using the ...
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Why doesn't the Internal USB port boot ESXi 6 on my Microserver Gen8?
I'm trying to run ESXi 6 off the Internal USB 2.0 port on a HP Microserver Gen8. No matter what I try it will not make any attempt to boot the internal USB to load the hypervisor.
I installed ESXi 6 ...
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HP ProLiant ML350p Gen8 server keeps crashing (full speed fans)
I have a problem with a HP ProLiant ML350p Gen8 server. Most of the time it runs fine, but after several weeks of uptime, the server crashes out of the blue. This happened about 5 times now. When it ...
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New linux releases on old hypervisor
I have just bought a Proliant DL360 G5 for learning and testing. It's an old machine but it's enough for me.
When I looking supported operating systems on HP's support pages, I noticed that the ...
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HP DL180 G6 - SD Card slot
I have ESXi 5 installed on HP DL180 G6 on RAID. This server is part of the vCenter and it's connected with HP P2000 Storage. For some reason all VMs on that server a very slow and "restart" of the ...
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How to install VMware 5.5 and higher on HP BL460c G6
I have an HP ProLiant BL460c G6 with the HP NC532i Dual Port 10Gbe BL-c Adapter installed. VMware won't install on this machine stating the network device is not found. This happens with both the ...
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ESXi Not Booting from USB
I hope you can help, because I'm stumped.
I've got an old HP DL385 G2 server. I have successfully installed VMWare ESXi 6.0 to an old 16GB Corsair Voyager flash drive.
Because I didn't like the USB ...
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No LUN available to extend datastore
I have a HP DL380G5 with ESXi 5.5 and x4 146GB Sata disks in a RAID5 array. I have added one more disk to the server exactly as the other ones and, using SmartStart CD I managed to add the disk to the ...
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HP ProLiant disk failure, proceed or do not proceed
We have a HP proliant DL385 G7 server that’s a vmware ESXI host with a failed hard drive – the drive is a HP SAS-MDL, 7.2 K, 2TB. When we boot the server we get the attached message and we are not ...
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esxi passthrough storage adapter
I run ESXi 5.1.0 (HP version) on HP ProLiant ML310e G8 v2.
There are 2 Storage Adapters:
Smart Array P222
Dynamic Smart Array B120i
Storage Adapters are visible in ESXi/Storage Adapters.
Storage ...
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VMware ESXi error upon boot "Relocating modules and starting up the kernel"
Coming back from a 4-day weekend, I noticed the A/C had been turned off for the duration of the long weekend and the heat was around 80-82 degrees. The HP ProLiant DL185G5 was running but the system ...
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Reusing a drive from an array
I read the question here Reusing Raid 5 Drive? but I'm not sure it applies 100% to my situation.
What is the standard practice when removing a drive from an array to use as a spare for another array? ...
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How can I fix Purple Screen of Death for ESX 5.5?
I have a ESX 5.5 installed on my HP Proliant DL 180 G6 with a configuration of
8X Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5540 @ 2.53GHz, 24 Gb RAM.
Recently the server has crashed four times, showing the Purple ...
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Very slow disk performance on HP P410 with RAID1+0
I have HP Microserver N54L, until recently i have used integrated software raid without problems.
I have 2x WD Black and 2x WD Red (non-pro) disks for my raid array. I also have SSD directly on the ...
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Identifying what caused a server reboot
I have an HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 that is running VMWare ESXi 5.5. It has been rebooting itself at seemingly random intervals for the past 24 hours. There is only a single VM running, and even if I ...
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HP ProLiant Gen8 BIOS settings for VMware ESXi
What BIOS settings should be set on a HP BL460c Gen8 server so that ESXi 5.5 runs correctly?
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Upgrade the firmware of SAS HDD on DL380 G5?
I have a DL380 G5 server with 146GB single-port HDD (DG146ABAB). The HP Storage Array P400 controller is saying that firmware should be upgraded on these drives. I am running VMware ESX 5.1 (no ...
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ESXi v5.5 is having random crashes
HW:
Type: HP Proliant ML350 G5
RAM 22GB
CPU 1 x Intel Xenon E5405 2.00GHz
OP:
ESXi 5.5 just updated from 5.1 to try and fix the crashes occurring on ESXi 5.1 on same hardware.
I'm trying to find ...
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Continuous I/O latency error on ESXi 5.0
Recently I posted a question on HP Proliant DL180 G6 - Smart Array P410, bay 11 error which the answers helped me to dig through. And today that I just noticed under my vSphere log which gives a ...
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HP Proliant DL180 G6 - Smart Array P410, bay 11 error
I've been trying to search over ther internet for a solution to fix this. I'm the new IT person for my organization and our previous IT have not kept any records on certain things. I do understand, ...
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HP Smart Array P420i Array Management in ESXi 5.5
I have a HP DL380p Gen8 server with ESXi 5.5 running on it and HP Smart Array P420i. I've installed 4 new hard disks on it and want to put them in a RAID 6 array (Although RAID 10 would be OK too).
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