HP VMware Utilities User Guide VMware ESXi 5.0 U2 and 5.
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Contents 1 Introduction...............................................................................................4 Installing offline bundles on an ESXi 5.0 and updates host using vSphere CLI 5.0 esxcli utility.............4 Prerequisites........................................................................................................................4 Installing offline bundles on an ESXi 5.0 and updates host using VMware vCenter Update Manager.....................................................
1 Introduction This section provides information about the utilities supported on VMware ESXi 5.0 and updates. The following utilities are supported on VMware ESXi 5.0 and updates host: • HPONCFG — Command line utility used for obtaining and setting ProLiant iLO configurations. • HPBOOTCFG — Command line utility used for configuring ProLiant server boot order. • HPSSACLI – Command line utility used for configuration and diagnostics of ProLiant server SmartArrays.
HPONCFG utility The HPONFCG utility only supports HP ProLiant 300/500/700/900 Server series, 100 Series Gen8 servers, and HP ProLiant BL Servers that are listed in the ESXi Server Support Matrix. To visit the ESXi Server Matrix page, go to www.hp.com/go/vmware and select Certified ProLiants under Tools/Resource section. HP offers support for the iLO 2, iLO 3 and iLO 4 features available on ProLiant servers with the HPONCFG utility.
Table 1 hponcfg Command Line Arguments (continued) Argument Function -r, - -reset This argument resets the iLO 2, iLO 3 or iLO 4 to factory defaults. -h, - -help, - -? These arguments display simple help messages. HPONCFG return codes This section provides description about the return code after running the command. Table 2 hponcfg return codes Value Meaning -1 ERROR: A general system error detected while running HPONCFG 0 Script succeeded.
PAGE 8The requested information is returned in the log file, which, in this example, is named log.txt.
/opt/hp/tools # ./hponcfg —m 2 The following output is displayed: Firmware Revision = 2.05 Device type = iLO 2 Driver name = hpilo HPBOOTCFG utility The hpbootcfg utility only supports HP ProLiant 300/500/700/900 Server series, 100 Series Gen8 servers, and HP ProLiant BL Servers that are listed in the ESXi Server Support Matrix. To visit the ESXi Server Matrix page, go to www.hp.com/go/vmware and select Certified ProLiants under Tools/Resource section.
The following output is displayed: 00 00: Normal Device first, normal boot process To set the command parameter values, use the "execute" cmd and one of the options listed in Table 4. The following is an example of the command to set the defaults: # esxcli hpbootcfg execute -D The following output is displayed: 00 00: Normal Device first, normal boot process HPBOOTCFG return codes This section provides description about the return code after running the command.
Table 7 HPSSACLI Command-Line Arguments Argument Function esxcli The esxcli application. namespace Each plugin must have an associated namespace which defines any environment or other system variables required by the application. object A plugin must have one or more associated objects which defines a single operation. command Prepares the esxcli target to accept a command-line string. cmd options Additional switches associated with the command itself (if necessary).
Firmware Version: 3.
physicaldrive 1I:1:2 Port: 1I Box: 1 Bay: 2 Status: OK Drive Type: Data Drive Interface Type: SAS Size: 146 GB Rotational Speed: 10000 Firmware Revision: HPDE Serial Number: 6SD3EVBH0000B144Q7RD Model: HP EG0146FAWHU Current Temperature (C): 37 Maximum Temperature (C): 49 PHY Count: 2 PHY Transfer Rate: 6.
There are no command options for the hptestevent utility. HPTESTEVENT ESXCLI syntax The hptestevent utility is supported by the ESXCLI utility.
1. Obtain and install the HP Smart Storage Administrator Diagnostics Utility (HP SSADU) CLI: 1. Browse to http://www.hp.com 2. Click on Support & Drivers 3. Select Drivers & Software 4. In the search box, type HP Smart Storage Administrator Utility 5. Select the operating system of the client machine that will be used to remotely access the machine running ESXi 5.0 and updates. 6.
2 Support and other resources This chapter provides information about the contact details and reference documents. Contacting HP This section provides information about the prerequisites to be verified before contacting HP and mechanism supported by the organization for sharing the feedback.
New and changed information in this edition • Wording added for hponcfg and hpbootcfg to identify both tools support execution on ProLiant Series 100 Gen 8. • Additional arguments for hponcfg command line. Related information Following documents and websites provide related information: Documents Following documents are supported for the product: • HP VMware ESXi 5.0 Release Notes • HP VMware ESXi 5.
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