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Table of Contents 1 Overview and description.............................................................................................5 1.1 Insight Control for Linux overview..................................................................................................5 1.2 Release overview...............................................................................................................................5 1.2.1 How to obtain the ISO image.....................................................
2.9.1 Kernel parameters required for installing x86 SLES 10 SP3 and SLES 11 on BL465c G7 and BL685c G7 servers............................................................................................................................17 2.10 PSP installation notes....................................................................................................................17 2.10.1 Install PSP operation might fail with lack of feedback.........................................................17 2.
1 Overview and description 1.1 Insight Control for Linux overview Insight Control for Linux is a Linux-hosted management product for HP ProLiant servers in enterprise environments and high performance workgroups. Insight Control for Linux is designed as a plug-in to HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM).
• • • • • • DL360 G7 server DL380 G7 server DL385 G7 server DL580 G7 server DL585 G7 server SL165z G7 See the HP Insight Control for Linux Support Matrix for the full list of supported hardware platforms. 1.3.2 Support for new operating systems • Support for the following operating system: — Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 5 — SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 1 • Support for the following virtualization operating systems: — VMware ESX (4.0 U2 and 4.1) — VMware ESXi (4.0 U2 and 4.
Table 1-1 Items fixed in Insight Control for Linux Version 6.1 (continued) QXCR number Description QXCR1001015659 Duplicate entries in /etc/sudoers if turning target node into hub or vice versa QXCR1001016037 10_mgmt_preinstall.sh should check for "ksh" dependency needed by sys_check QXCR1001023126 Insight Control for Linux installation fails on SLES due to gd (i386) dependency. QXCR1001024738 Network Configuration is getting saved without sufficient information.
1. Open a browser to the HP home page: http://www.hp.com 2. 3. 4. 5. Click the Support & Drivers tab. Click >>Sign up: driver, support, & security alerts, which appears under Additional Resources in the right navigation pane. Select Business & IT Professionals to open the Subscriber's Choice web page. Do one of the following: • Sign in if you are a registered customer. • Enter your email address to sign-up now. Then, select the box next to Driver and Support alerts and click >Continue. 1.
2 Notes and corrective actions 2.1 Customer advisories A customer advisory is a concise communication clearly identifying specific issues and the effective resolution for selected servers. If you are experiencing difficulty, there might be a customer advisory that can help you. You can receive proactive customized email messages that provide customer advisories as well as drivers, software patches, product change notifications, patches, security bulletins, and more.
3. Modify the AutoYaST file you will be using for the installation by adding a line similar to the following after the line with the %%agentinstall%% statement: wget 192.0.2.1:60000/hosts.txt -O /etc/hosts In place of 192.0.2.1:60000, substitute the actual IP address of your CMS and the repository web server port. This entry automatically copies your master /etc/hosts file from the CMS as part of the installation procedure. 2.
NOTE: This becomes the default action for all DL100 series servers that are discovered unless a host name file is present to override it. 3. Add a single line to the new file to specify the format of the BMC's UUID in the form UUIDFORMAT=string (no spaces), as follows: UUIDFORMAT=string where string is one of the following: • • • 4. original if the BMC firmware is lower than or equal to Version 3.10 and the system BIOS is not equal to 2008.10.10.
2.4.2 Warning message: This system is already enabled This message occurs when you try to apply a license to a system that is already enabled for the product. Corrective action: Deselect the system. 2.5 Discovery This section contains notes about discovery. 2.5.1 Servers with NetXen gPXE NIC require DHCP modifications A server with a NetXen gPXE 4.0.230 NIC will not accept an IP address from a Linux-based dhcpd server, which causes problems with the discovery process.
2.6.1 Benign font error message during firmware update The following error message appears in the log of the firmware update: Fontconfig error: Cannot load default config file This message can be safely ignored. 2.7 Management and monitoring notes This section contains notes that apply to Insight Control for Linux management and monitoring features. 2.7.
2.7.4 pdsh command fails for the CMS if the CMS host name is not fully qualified The CMS host name attribute in the SIM database might change between its fully qualified name (for example, venus.example.com) and its simple name (for example, venus). This might occur if the PSP components required by Insight Control for Linux are not installed or configured on the CMS. Corrective action: If the pdsh command fails for the CMS, replace the fully qualified name in the /opt/hptc/pdsh/nodes file (venus.example.
2.7.8 Might see CRITICAL or WARNING Nagios alerts for the NodeInfo service The Nagios default threshold values for total processes, user processes, and zombie processes might be too small for certain system configurations, particularly those with virtualization operating systems. If so, you will encounter CRITICAL or WARNING alerts for the NodeInfo service. Corrective action: Use the following procedure to update the default thresholds in the /opt/ hptc/nagios/etc/nagios_vars.ini file.
format "$timestamp $message" } 2.7.10 The nrg --mode analyze command fails on SLES11 SP1 with can't locate ioctl.ph message Running the nrg command with the --mode analyze option to generate an analysis of Nagios plug-ins by managed system fails and generates output resembling the following: NOTE: This output format was changed for clarity. # nrg --mode analyze Can't locate linux/ioctl.
2.9 Linux OS installation notes This section contains notes about installing operating systems on managed systems. 2.9.1 Kernel parameters required for installing x86 SLES 10 SP3 and SLES 11 on BL465c G7 and BL685c G7 servers Corrective action: To install an x86 SLES 10 SP3 or SLES 11 operating system on a BL465c G7 or a BL685c G7 server, you must supply the appropriate boot parameter in the Kernel append line text field.
2.11.1.2 HP ProLiant DL180 G5 server cannot load captured SLES 10 SP2 image A captured image does not load on ProLiant DL180 G5 servers, and you will see the following message: Error occured while finalizing deployment. >> Output from log >> df: `/old_root': No such file or directory >> df: `/old_root': No such file or directory >> Could not find device for /boot: Not found or not a block device. The RAM disk recognizes the disk as an sda device (that is, the first registered device).
www.hp.com/go/insightsoftware/docs 2.13.1 ESX 3.x does not configure the network properly when NIC2 is used as boot NIC After installation, the ESX 3.x host cannot be accessed through the network when NIC2 is the boot NIC; NIC1 was disabled in the onboard administrator (OA). Corrective action: Use either of these methods to gain network connectivity: Method A This method updates the network configuration after installation. 1. 2. 3. 4. Connect to the console of the installed system.
# esxcfg-vswitch -l 10. Reboot the virtual host machine. Method B This method is useful for the persistent resolution of this situation. Modify the network directive in the Kickstart so that the NIC (designated as Ethernet device ethx, where eth0 is the primary NIC, eth1 is the secondary NIC, and so on). Using ESX 3.5 as an example, customize the ESX 3.5 Kickstart file (the template is located in /opt/repository/instconfig/esx035/esx035.
2.14.1 Possible hang might occur while running the uninstall.sh script The uninstall.sh script may hang while trying to remove the SIM RPMs as the result of the mxinitconfig -r command hanging; SIM must be completely stopped before Insight Control for Linux can remove the RPMs. The output of the uninstall.sh script resembles the following: # uninstall.sh ... Uninstalling HP Systems Insight Manager ... Stopping HP SIM Stopping hpsmdb Corrective action: Follow this procedure: 1.
3 Documentation notes This chapter contains notes that affect the Insight Control for Linux user documentation and online help. 3.1 HP Insight Control for Linux Installation Guide The notes in this section apply to the HP Insight Control for Linux Installation Guide. General note:: References to an Integrated Lights Out Management processor can be an iLO, iLO2, or iLO3. 3.1.1 Addition to Chapter 9, Troubleshooting Add the following sections: 9.1.13 The install.
3.2.2 Corrections to Chapter 2, Configuring network parameters for virtual media The following section has been changed: 2.3 Using the Define Networks tool The Define Networks tool enables you to preset network configuration settings called a “network”; the defined network corresponds to a subnet where servers will reside. You assign these network settings to the servers in the Network Configuration Editor.
• IP Address Range If you want to have IP addresses assigned automatically, you can enter a range of IP addresses in this optional field. Specify the range with a hyphen, for example: 192.168.10.5-192.168.10.50 You can enter a comma-separated list of ranges, for example: 192.168.10.5-192.168.10.50,192.168.11.100-192.168.11.199 If you want to assign IP addresses manually, leave this field blank. • SNMP Server(s) Optionally enter a list of SNMP servers. These entries are reserved for future use.
3.2.5 Additions to Chapter 6, Managing the Insight Control for Linux repository The following items should be added to Chapter 6 in the specified locations: • Section 6.2.2 is missing the following NOTE. It should be positioned after step 3 of the procedure to register an OS in the repository. NOTE: The VMware ESX and ESXi operating systems use revision numbers that have multiple sub-versions, for example ESX4.0 U2, that are not matched exactly when registering the operating system into the repository.
6. When prompted, select Save to save the *tar.gzip file to the PSP path on disk directory that was created when you registered the PSP in the repository (for example: /opt/repository/psp/redhatV50). Do not extract this file, because the installation process does it for you. NOTE: If you did not perform this procedure from the CMS, copy the compressed tar file (*.tar.gz) to the appropriate place in the repository. Do not unpack it. 3.2.
You need to copy the firmware files and tools into the Insight Control for Linux repository from the HP Smart Update Firmware DVD before you can update the firmware with the following procedure: 1. 2. Obtain the latest version of the HP Smart Update Firmware DVD. You can either download the Smart Update Firmware DVD from http://www.hp.com under the Software and Drivers pages or you can order the DVD.
• If you use the Partition Wizard to change the storage layout for RHEL image deployments using logical volumes, ensure that the first volume group is named VolGroup00. This value is coded into the initial RAM disk (initrd*.img) to activate logical volumes, and the initial RAM disks are not remade by Deploy Linux Image. It is possible to remake the initial RAM disk as part of a post-installation script.
HP advises you to upgrade the firmware of DL1xx servers to the most recent version. 3.2.13 Correction to Chapter 22, Advanced topics In section 22.2, Deploying WBEM provider components using Configure or Repair Agents task, the topics that apply to RHEL 5.3 also apply to RHEL 5.4. Likewise, topics that apply to SLES 10 SP2 also apply to SLES 10 SP3. 3.2.14 Additions to Chapter 23, Troubleshooting • The following items are missing from Section 23.
• The following items are missing from Section 23.15.1, RHEL and SLES installations: Cause/Symptom Corrective actions cciss: fifo full error on ProLiant ML350 G6 console Install the cpq-cciss driver option from the latest This error appears on the console of a ProLiant ML350 supported PSP. G6 installed with RHEL 4 Update 7 or RHEL 5 Update 2.
• The following items are missing from Section 23.18, Troubleshooting server power control problems Cause/Symptom Corrective actions Power cycle after SIM discovery starts bare metal discovery Powering on the server a second time causes it to boot normally, and this problem will not reoccur. A server that is set to PXE boot all the time might not boot properly after it is discovered with the Options→Discovery... tool.
• The following items are missing from Section 23.26, Troubleshooting virtual machine installation and setup problems: Cause/Symptom Corrective actions Virtual machine management might fail to start on the CMS Follow this procedure: 1. Verify that virtual machine management has started: In some cases, particularly for the RHEL 4.n release stream, HP Insight Control virtual machine management does not start properly after a reboot. # /etc/init.d/hpvmm status 2.
Index A automatic firmware update (see firmware update) B bare metal discovery iLO to server association lost, 32 power cycle starts , 32 starts after power cycle, 32 supported operating systems, 17 with multiple storage media, 31 installation guide notes for, 23 installation requirements, 7 ISO image obtaining, 5 L capture Linux image, 17 cciss: fifo full error, 31 CMS, 5 language support, 8 licensing, 11 Linux image deployment, 17 LVM volume groups, 29 D M deployment supported Linux OS, 17 discove
installing, 17 PXE booting, 12 R Red Hat Enterprise Linux (see RHEL) RHEL, 5 S security bulletins and alerts, 7 sensor metrics, 13 SLES, 5 SLES 10 SP2 cannot deploy to ProLiant DL180 G5, 18 SLES 11 image deployment, 17 software depot home page, 5 software requirements, 7 SSH delay on SLES OS, 9 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (see SLES) U uninstall ICE-Linux, 20 uninstall.
