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Category Archives: HP
HP ML115 G5 fans noisy following firmware upgrade
Posted by on October 4, 2011
As part of my UK VMUG tour preparation I am rebuilding the vTARDIS to the GA build of vSphere, part of this required updating the firmware of my ML115 G5 server. You can download the latest BIOS upgrade here (I had to use the USB key method) as I don’t have a compatible OS [...]
Confused by HP Flex10 Design for vSphere
Posted by on February 23, 2011
HP have a very clever 10Gb Ethernet technology called Flex10, which is an evolution of the previous Virtual Connect modules, it allows you to carve a single 10Gb NIC into multiple FlexNICs of varying capacities; this is especially useful if you are looking to deploy vSphere on HP blades. it can be tricky to visualise [...]
Matching an HP FlexNIC in ESXi to Chassis Flex10 Bay and Port Number at Install Time.
Posted by on May 28, 2010
When you are setting up an HP blade with ESXi you’ll want to ensure the administration interface is setup on the correct FlexNICs so you can add it to vCenter and continue the configuration – this can be confusing as there can be a large number of NICs presented. Up to 4 per Flex10 [...]
HP Blade iLo – it’s 2010 and disappointingly still using a 100Mb NIC?
Posted by on May 20, 2010
I wrote this original post over 2 years ago when I first had to build a set of HP blades in a c7000 chassis, having just taken delivery of another c7000 I had hoped that technology in the onboard administrator (OA) modules had progressed a bit further than it has. For some reason they still [...]
HP ML115 G5 Cheap Lab Servers going, going, going…
Posted by on May 13, 2010
Just got this from ServersPlus – if you are thinking of building your own vTARDIS I would suggest you get in quick, I would assume the newer G6’es are coming but seem to be much more expensive and less ESX compatible based on Techhead’s view of the ML110 G6 Good morning, I just wanted [...]
Latest HP Firmware Maintenance CD v9
Posted by on April 15, 2010
I can never seem to find these via the HP.com page, and Google eventually manages to find the best link so I have blogged this as much for my own reference as your use. HP, how about it shows up properly in the site search? Here are the details, hot of the {.ISO} press.. [...]
Resources for HP c-class blade and EVA Design for vSphere 4
Posted by on March 30, 2010
I am currently working on a design for a vSphere 4 platform on HP’s EVA SAN and c-class blade chassis. In order to provide flexible network connectivity we are leveraging the new Flex 10 Virtual Connect Modules as well as VC Fibre Channel modules to simplify administration Because finding things on the HP site [...]
HP Virtual Connect Technical Webinar Series
Posted by on March 30, 2010
HP are running a free series of technical webinars around their virtual connect technology, if like me you are trying to get your head around the VC technology, this is for you. Visit the following URL and sign-up, there are a range of free local dial-in numbers for the audio – note, I couldn’t [...]
Problems with HP EliteBook and built-in un2400 3G Modem
Posted by on February 11, 2010
I recently got a new laptop, an HP EliteBook 8530p; it’s quite a powerful machine and importantly for me has 8Gb of RAM and dual HDD’s which is very useful for the increasing number of VMs I have to carry around and run. Rather usefully it comes with a built in HP un2400 3G [...]
HP ML115 G5 Autopsy (Motherboard Swap)
Posted by on November 10, 2009
Following on from my iSCSI problems the other weekend one of my cheap vSphere hosts died and wouldn’t respond following a reboot. After some investigation and disassembling it would power-up and spin the fans but switch off after about 15 seconds, as everything is integrated onto the motherboard it wasn’t looking too repairable, one of [...]
