HP DL380 G7 - disk failure

• Try to reload with Linux, but the disk's is not writable.
• Download ACU tool to configure disks.
• Fixed by using the bios tool, f9 during boot, to reconfigure disks.rt
  • These HP servers are really slow to startup.

HP Server Smart Start 2015

• Got a 2nd Hand HP DL380 G7, installed ubuntu 15.04
• Notes on setting up an old HP server
  • Needed to usb boot HP setup software to configure raid controller.
    • Would not allow disks to be shown as JBOD, configured them as individual disks/raid sets.
• Fan making a lot of noise.
  • After googling, need HP proprietory hpasm tool, only found rpm packages.

    • # HP deb http://downloads.linux.hp.com/SDR/repo/mcp precise/current non-free

    • Look at http://downloads.linux.hp.com/SDR/repo/mcp/Ubuntu/dists/

    • added to /etc/apt/sources.list.d/hp-mcp.list

      • # HP Management Component Pack 
        # http://downloads.linux.hp.com/SDR/repo/mcp/Ubuntu/dists/
        deb http://downloads.linux.hp.com/SDR/repo/mcp/Ubuntu 14.04-LTS/current non-free
        # update apt & install hpasmcli package
        # apt-get update && apt-get install hp-health
        # sudo hpasmcli 

    • sudo hpasmcli
      • Dud, can only read fan speed, not set.
• Monitoring server using scripts from

  • http://mark.nellemann.nu/2015/02/12/hp-proliant-fan-temperature-monitoring/

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