HP VMware Utilities User Guide VMware ESXi 5.
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Contents 1 Introduction...............................................................................................4 Installing offline bundles on an ESXi 5.0 host using vSphere CLI 5.0 esxcli utility...............................4 Prerequisites........................................................................................................................4 Installing offline bundles on an ESXi 5.0 host using VMware vCenter Update Manager......................4 HPONCFG utility....................
1 Introduction This section provides information about the utilities supported on VMware ESXi 5.0. The following utilities are supported on VMware ESXi 5.0 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. Installing offline bundles on an ESXi 5.
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. Observe the following requirements before using HPONCFG: • The iLO 2, iLO 3 or iLO 4 Management Interface Driver must be loaded on the server.
Table 2 hponcfg return codes (continued) Value Meaning 3 The iLO flash is still in progress. 255 The script is unable to create an output file. If the script itself fails, errors are reported in the log file created by HPONCFG.
USER_NAME="Administrator" USER_LOGIN="Administrator" PASSWORD=""> For security reasons, the user passwords are not returned. Obtaining a specific configuration A specific configuration can be obtained using the appropriate XML input file. For example, here are the contents of a typical XML input file, get_global.xml: PAGE 8
The specified user will be added to the device. HPONCFG command-line examples This section provides sample examples to run the utility. Table 3 hponcfg command-line examples Command-line argument Description hponcfg -h This argument displays help information. hponcfg -g This argument returns the host server name and serial number. To view the command usage options, run the following command: /opt/hp/tools # .
Table 4 hpbootcfg Command Line Arguments (continued) Argument Function -R Sets ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) as the boot device for the current boot -P Sets PXE client as the boot device for the current boot -r Sets remote configuration as the boot device for the current boot -d Sets remote dial out as the boot device for the current boot -n Sets remote network as the boot device for the current boot -b Bypasses F1 / F2 prompts HPBOOTCFG ESXCLI syntax The hpbootcfg utility is supported by the
Table 6 hpbootcfg command-line examples Command-line argument Description /opt/hp/tools/hpbootcfg -h This argument displays help information. /opt/hp/tools/hpbootcfg -D This argument sets the default values. HPACUCLI utility The HPACUCLI utility supports HP ProLiant 300/500/700 and Blade servers with integrated SmartArray controllers and option controllers. The utility supports reporting and configuration of the SmartArray.
Example 1 This example shows the information about all the SmartArray controller on the server.
Logical Drive: 1 Size: 136.
Firmware Revision: HPDE Serial Number: 6SD3FK4A0000B145J6JK Model: HP EG0146FAWHU Current Temperature (C): 37 Maximum Temperature (C): 48 PHY Count: 2 PHY Transfer Rate: 6.0GBPS, Unknown ... These examples are not inclusive of all the capabilities of the HPACUCLI command. Commands and options for additional operations using the HPACUCLI, such as creating a logical drive, are documented in the HP Array Configuration Utility User Guide. Generating an ADU report (diagnostics) from within HPACUCLI for ESXi 5.
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 Current edition of the document provides information about the HPACUCLI utility supported on the ESXi version 5.0 platform. 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.
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