HP Insight Control for Linux 6.3 Release Notes

2.11.1 ESX 4.x installations using PXE fails — Unable to immediately obtain a
dynamic address for this interface console message
When installing an ESX 4.x OS using PXE, the installation fails with the following console message:
Unable to immediately obtain a dynamic address for this interface.
ESX 4.x uses a generated MAC address for the installation service console.
The ESX 4.x installation was unable to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server for the generated
MAC address. For a successful installation using PXE, the DHCP server must be configured to assign
at least a limited number of IP addresses to arbitrary MAC addresses.
An ESX 4.x installation failure can also happen if the number of IP addresses available for arbitrary
MAC addresses is exhausted.
On the DHCP server, error messages like the following indicate that the DHCP server is not
configured to accommodate a randomly-generated virtual machine MAC address.
date time example-cms dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from MAC_address via eth0: network 172.0.0/24: no free leases
The number of IP addresses available for arbitrary MAC addresses affects the number of
simultaneous ESX 4.x installations that can be done.
Corrective action: Verify that the DHCP server is operating properly and configure for arbitrary
MAC addresses. Add a pool stanza like the following to the subnet stanza in the DHCP configuration
file:
pool {
range 172.0.0.250 172.0.0.254;
option option-140 "172.0.0.150";
next-server 172.0.0.150;
filename "pxelinux.bin";
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
option routers 172.0.0.150;
default-lease-time 900;
max-lease-time 900;
}
Be sure to use appropriate values for the IP address ranges, IP address of the CMS for the
option-140 and next-server, subnet-mask, and routers settings.
2.11.2 Simcapture utility fails to copy HP Insight Control virtual machine management
log files
When the system administrator runs the simcapture utility on a CMS, it is possible that all the
log files of HP Insight Control virtual machine management are not copied to the
simcapture.tar.gz file.
Corrective action: Perform the following procedure on the CMS as the system administrator:
1. Create the vmmcapture.xml script:
a. Using Adobe Reader, select the text in “vmmcapture.xml script” (page 25), then select
Copy.
b. Use the text editor of your choice to paste the selected text into a file named
vmmcapture.xml.
c. Change the file permissions of vmmcapture.xml to 777 (read, write, and execute for
all) or 755 (read, write, and execute for root, read and execute for all).
d. Move the file to the /etc/opt/mx/config/plugin/ directory.
2. Create the vmmclicapture.sh script:
a. Using Adobe Reader, select the text in“vmmclicapture.sh script” (page 27), then select
Copy.
b. Use the text editor of your choice to paste the selected text into a file named
vmmclicapture.sh.
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