HP VMware Utilities User Guide VMware ESXi Server 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. Installing offline bundles on an ESXi 5.0 host using vSphere CLI 5.0 esxcli utility This section provides information about installing the VMware ESXi 5.
HPONCFG is an online configuration tool used to set up and reconfigure iLO 2 and iLO3 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 or iLO 3 Management Interface Driver must be loaded on the server. HPONCFG displays a warning if the driver is not installed. • HPONCFG requires minimum iLO 2 and iLO 3 firmware versions.
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 10 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.
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 utilities supported on 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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Index D document related documentation, 12 R related documentation, 12 14 Index
