SmartStart 8.70 Release Notes Abstract This document provides information information regarding the contents of the SmartStart CD.
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Contents Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 4 SmartStart .................................................................................................................................... 5 Diagnostics ................................................................................................................................ 10 HP Insight Diagnostics .............................................
Overview These release notes discuss any issues and their potential workarounds, as well as special information regarding the contents of the SmartStart CD.
SmartStart SmartStart version 8.70 will be the last planned release in the form of physical CDs. The Insight Foundation suite for ProLiant Media Kit will no longer be shipping with the servers after the 8.70 release. The Insight Foundation suite for ProLiant Kits will be baselined at version 8.70. The downloads will be available from the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/foundation). SmartStart version 8.70 will be the last release that contains Microsoft® Windows 2003 PSP.
decompress the archive automatically to a temporary folder before running. To decompress the archive manually from the released ISO in Microsoft® Windows®, double click on the binary in Windows Explorer. Added the ability to save and replay SmartStart interview answers during deployment. When booted from a USB key, there is an option to save the interview answers in a named file on the USB key.
Secured Linux installations sometimes do not allow executing applications from mounted media. For recommendations on ways to mount executable media, see the software vendor’s documentation. As of SmartStart version 8.40, only baseline support is available for the following servers, and will be removed from the 8.
To support the HP commitment to reduce overall environmental impact, the HP ProLiant Essentials Pack is available as a selectable option for the HP ProLiant 300 G6 series and HP ProLiant 500 G6 series and later servers at the time servers are ordered through CTO. This change provides customers the flexibility to order only the necessary media kits, eliminating the receipt of unnecessary duplicate media. This change starts with the G6 servers. No change is being made to previous generations.
Notes Ultra2 disk drives should work correctly in an HP StorageWorks Enclosure (4300 family) with an Ultra3 controller. Booting SmartStart 8.x on unsupported servers Description Booting SmartStart 8.x on unsupported servers behaves differently based on the server. You might encounter the following results: • The system might freeze while SmartStart is loading. • The system might boot up to a # prompt. • SmartStart displays access to the Maintenance tab.
Diagnostics HP Insight Diagnostics The HP Insight Diagnostics maintenance utility displays information about the server hardware configuration and performs system and component tests to help ensure that the server is operating properly. HP Insight Diagnostics overview Starting with SmartStart CD version 8.30, HP Insight Diagnostics uses native 64-bit program codes. This migration from 32-bit HP Insight Diagnostics has been implemented on both 32-bit and 64-bit SmartStart boot environments.
• Documenting system configurations for upgrade planning, standardization, inventory tracking, disaster recovery, and maintenance • Sending or printing configuration information to another location for more in-depth analysis • Managing the Integrated Management Log (IML) if the system supports IML HP Insight Diagnostics is available in two editions: The HP Insight Diagnostics Offline Edition and HP Insight Diagnostics Online Edition.
the aid of Recommended Repair Action (RRA) messages when displayed on the screen. The user interface in this enhanced version of the Diagnosis tool might appear similar to previous versions; however, the internal conditions governing functionality might be different than Disk Array Diagnosis. When a user attempts to run Diagnosis, it automatically detects the hardware configuration and presents to the user interface only those devices that are applicable for Diagnosis.
When using HP Insight Diagnostics Online Edition on some browser configurations (mostly in Linux operating systems), some buttons might not appear on the viewable page. Some screens also do not have a scroll bar for navigating that page. Workaround The Page Up and Page Down keys are effective for navigating the page and for accessing the action buttons. Hiding some of the browser menus enables these items to be visible.
• Limited Survey data in RILOE II Description Survey data viewed through RILOE II is limited. • No keyboard, mouse, or graphics diagnostics support for systems with 512 MB of system memory or less installed Description Due to limited available memory on systems with less than 512 MB of system memory, keyboard, mouse, and graphics tests have been disabled.
Array Controller memory is often underreported in the Overview section of diagnostics, especially for controllers with 64 MB or less of memory. This condition is a problem when the array controller firmware misreports the physical memory size to HP Insight Diagnostics. Workaround The actual controller memory size is reported during power-on self-test (POST). An Array Controller firmware upgrade might resolve this issue. • USB Root Hub information is different from what is reported by the operating system.
Operating systems Microsoft® Windows Server® 2011 Small Business SmartStart 8.70 is the first release with full support for Microsoft® Windows Server® 2011 Business and Small Business Essentials. Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 SmartStart 8.30 is the first release with full support for Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 and Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Foundation Edition. Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 SmartStart 8.0 is the first release with full support for Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008.
action results in the slot information not showing correctly in ACU and ADU and the storage agents not reporting any information for any HP Smart Array SAS/SATA controllers installed in the server. Workarounds • o Apply Microsoft hot fix 883646 from the Microsoft website (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883646).
• HP SUM now enables users to deploy RPMs both locally on a server and remotely to multiple servers (up to 29 concurrently). The hppldu utility only allowed deployment to a local server. As part of the new remote RPM deployment support, HP SUM is able to deploy to target servers running different versions and distributions than where it is being executed from.
HP Insight Management WBEM Providers for Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003/2008 These providers have the following features: • Emulate industry standard technologies for accessing management information in an enterprise environment • Supply system management data through the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) framework for ProLiant server platforms and options • Serve as an alternative to SNMP-based management agents • Support by HP-SIM 5.
Customer advisories • Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) Firmware Version 1.81 (or earlier) and iLO 2 Management Controller Driver Version 1.11.1.0 (or earlier) - A ProLiant Server may Unexpectedly Reboot and Display an Event ID 57 Error Message. For detailed information, click the following link: (http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?locale=en_US&objectID=c0 1802766) • ProLiant Servers - Network Adapters: NIC Teaming Cannot Be Dissolved Under Windows Small Business Server 2008.
following link: (http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c 02049469) • ProLiant Servers: Smart Array B110i SATA RAID Controller Configured for an 8KB Stripe Size - Server May Halt During a SmartStart 8.40 Assisted Installation of Windows Server 2003. For detailed information, click the following link: (http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c 02070694) • SmartStart Version 8.
(http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c 02100437) • Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 (32-bit) or Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 (32-bit) - HP ProLiant Servers May Be Unable to Load 32 (or More) ports of HP NC-Series QLogic nx3 Multifunction Driver in Certain Configurations When Running Windows Server® 2003 (32-bit) or Windows Server® 2008 (32-bit). For detailed information, click the following link: (http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.
(http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c 01806612): • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 8 – Linux may panic during installation of SNMP Agents/PSP Version 8.26/8.30 on ProLiant Server with NC326i Integrated Dual Port PCI Express Gigabit Server Adapter using igb Network Driver included in distribution. For detailed information, click the following link (http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.
Screen And STOP Error Message. For detailed information, click on the following link: (http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?locale=en_US&objectID=c0 1725956) • ProLiant DL320 G6 Servers - HP Smart Update Manager Cannot Install the ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) from HP SmartStart if the Serial Number and Product ID Fields in RBSU Contain Invalid Characters. For detailed information, click on the following link: (http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.
• SmartStart - ProLiant ML310 G5p Server May Halt with "BAD_SYSTEM_CONFIG_INFO" Blue Screen When Using SmartStart Version 8.15 Assisted Installation of Windows Server 2008. For detailed information, click on the following link: (http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?locale=en_US&objectID=c0 1663025) • Smart Array Controller Driver - HpCISSs2 Version 6.13.0.x (or Later) Cannot Be Downgraded to Version 6.12.0x (or Earlier) on Windows Server 2003.
following link: (http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01382037) • ProLiant Server may Blue Screen Running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with ProLiant Smart Array SAS/SATA Controller Driver (HPCISSS2.SYS) Version 6.6.0 (or earlier) and HP Storage Agent After Applying ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) 7.80. For detailed information, click on the following link: (http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.
Acronyms and abbreviations CIM common information model MSA Modular Smart Array PSP ProLiant Support Pack WBEM Web-Based Enterprise Management Acronyms and abbreviations 27
