It's Just Another Layer » hp http://itsjustanotherlayer.com Virtualization is a layer in software. What are you abstracting away from? Sat, 03 Sep 2011 23:33:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Upgrading Power Management Firmware on HP Blades http://itsjustanotherlayer.com/2010/02/upgrading-power-management-firmware-on-hp-blades/ http://itsjustanotherlayer.com/2010/02/upgrading-power-management-firmware-on-hp-blades/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:44:03 +0000 iguy http://itsjustanotherlayer.com/?p=359 Continue reading →]]> When you update your Onboard Administrator on HP c-Chassis to 2.5x, the OA will start to check if the Power Management version is new enough and if it is not it will give you a Major Error with details of : C01668472

To update this you need to either have a running OS or you can do the following steps using tools you have already downloaded most likely.

bbFirmware CD 1.60
PowerManagement 3.4D Linux install

  1. Boot off bbFirmware CD via the iLO Virtual Media
  2. At the boot: prompt type in console and hit enter.  Don’t hit the default.
  3. Wait for a console shell prompt to come up.  This may take a couple minutes.
  4. Mount a Folder (which will show up as a USB device to the OS) via the iLO to the directory you have put the PowerManagement update in.   It is smart to minimize how many files are in that directory.
  5. Type in mkdir /mnt/power
  6. Type in mount /dev/sda /mnt/power
  7. Type in cd /mnt/power
  8. Type in ./CP011627.scexe
  9. Once this is complete go ahead and reboot the box via the iLO.

That should address this issue.

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In the past we would configure the HP enhanced drivers “Do Not Install”.   As these drivers don’t work real well with non-HP Emulex devices.  

Today I found out that you can not configure the Emulex Drivers in the PSP 8.25A release.   If you are using the Emulex supplied HBAs and are running the HP PSP pack, don’t use 8.25A.

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