HP VMware Utilities User Guide VMware ESXi 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. • HPACUCLI – Command line utility used for configuration and diagnostics of ProLiant server SmartArrays.
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. HPONCFG is an online configuration tool used to set up and reconfigure iLO 2, iLO3 and iLO 4 without requiring a reboot of the server operating system. The utility runs in a command-line mode and must be executed from an operating system command-line.
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. 1 Script failed 2 ERROR : Unable to shutdown the iLo Channel Interface 3 Firmware flash is in progress. Please wait for a while. 4 General error detected while checking firmware flash. 5 iLO Lights-Out functionality is Disabled.
PAGE 8 Setting a configuration A specific configuration can be sent to the iLO 2, iLO 3 or iLO 4 by using the command format: /opt/hp/tools # ./hponcfg -f add_user.xml -l log.
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. This utility allows an application to set the device for the next subsequent boot of the system.
# 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 5 hpbootcfg return codes Value Meaning 0 Indicates success Non zero Indicates failure HPBOOTCFG command-line examples This section provides sample examples to run the utility.
Table 7 HPACUCLI Command-Line Arguments (continued) Argument Function cmd options Additional switches associated with the command itself (if necessary). “command-string” This is the string which dictates the operation that should be executed by the target application itself. The current namespace and command names are: hpacucli and cmd respectively. The {cmd options} parameter can be cmdopts or -q.
Degraded Performance Optimization: Disabled Inconsistency Repair Policy: Disabled Wait for Cache Room: Disabled Surface Analysis Inconsistency Notification: Disabled Post Prompt Timeout: 0 secs Cache Board Present: True Cache Status: OK Accelerator Ratio: 25% Read / 75% Write Drive Write Cache: Disabled Total Cache Size: 1024 MB Total Cache Memory Available: 912 MB No-Battery Write Cache: Disabled Cache Backup Power Source: Capacitors Battery/Capacitor Count: 1 Battery/Capacitor Status: OK SATA NCQ Supporte
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.
4. Use the following tool and associated command-line parameters to perform the creation and retrieval of the report: hpaduesxi --server= --user= --password= Example Usage: hpaduesxi --server=10.12.132.5 --user=root --password=root.123 myreport.zip The hpaduesxi application uses the supplied parameters to remotely obtain the report from your target ESXi 5.0 and updates machine and saves the data into the target zip file.
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.
WARNING A warning calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed will result in personal injury or nonrecoverable system problems. CAUTION A caution calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed will result in data loss, data corruption, or damage to hardware or software.
Index D document related documentation, 16 R related documentation, 16 18 Index
