HPE ProLiant

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Proliant is a popular x86 brand of server computers sell by HP with advanced features:

HP provide drivers a software for managing servers such as Management Component Pack which includes [3]

  • HP online configuration utility (hponcfg)
  • Agentless Management Service amsd
  • Smart Storage Administrator (SSA) ssa[4]
  • Smart Storage Administrator (SSA) CLI ssacli[5]
  • Smart Storage Administrator Diagnostic Utility (SSADU) CLI ssaducli.

To install them follow installation instructions[6]: apt-get install hponcfg amsd ssa ssacli ssaducli

Binaries provides by amsd package: amsd_rev amsd smad cpqiScsi smad_rev ahslog mr_cpqScsi

Models

Activities

  1. Read about different Proliant models and other competitors such as: Dell, IBM or Supermicro.
  2. Identify characteristics of most popular models: DL380 (up to 2 CPUs/24-DIMM slots) and /DL580/.
    1. Read DL380 Gen10 QuickSpecs: https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/v2/getdocument.aspx?docname=a00008180enw
    2. Read DL380 Gen10 User Guide: https://h20628.www2.hp.com/km-ext/kmcsdirect/emr_na-a00019109en_us-11.pdf
    3. Read HP iLO User Guide: https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=a00074744en_us
  3. Install latest LTS Ubuntu Server and install HP Management Component Pack
  4. Use your browser to /Access to iLO/
  5. /Remove a disk from your redundant storage array and review OS logs/ and verify output from ssacli ctrl slot=0 pd all show status
  6. Read page about /HPE ProLiant Smart Array Controllers/
  7. Enter HP Proliant iLO SSA aplication by pressing F9 and configure your disk array.
  8. Learn about UEFI System Utilities User Guide for HPE ProLiant Gen10 https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-a00016407ja_jp
  9. Learn about HPE Agentless Management: https://buy.hpe.com/us/en/software/server-management-software/server-ilo-management/ilo-management-engine/hpe-agentless-management/p/5219980
  10. Learn about Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP)

See also

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