delivering an obsolete proliant

proliant delivery firmwares java-web & ilo3

warning / lessons learnedwarning / lessons learned

dimm population order

RTFM - see server maintenance and service guide ==> population rules

dual-rank vs quad-rank

there’s only 4 specific slots per CPU being able to support quad-rank, that’s precisely how you can reach 512GB as top memory, although there are 12 slots per CPU.

see server maintenance and service guide ==> Memory bus speed

low-voltage DIMMs

make sure you differenciate PC3 and PC3L DIMMs

I keep default performance voltage even for PC3L low-voltage DIMMS, so bios setup on the servers are all the same, and also in case I switch from one to another at some point.

bios / rbsu (F9)bios / rbsu (F9)

get back to sane defaults

restore system settings

then

system options
    num lock V

power mgmt
    profile             -- balanced (default)
    regulator           -- dynamic (default)
    adv power mgmt
        dimm voltage    -- performance (default)

server availability
    wol X
    post f1 prompt      -- disabled (no 20 seconds delay)
    automatic power on  -- enabled (PROD ONLY)

bios serial console & ems
    (keep port to auto so it remains disabled while you are not using VSP)
    baud rate 115200

adv options
    adv system rom
        power on logo       -- disabled
    thermal configuration   -- optimal cooling (default)
    drive write cache V

compaq smart array storage controller (F8)compaq smart array storage controller (F8)

see smart-array

ilo3 (F8)ilo3 (F8)

see proliant ilo3

system installsystem install

boot slackware from pxe or memstick and sync the time before install

ntpdate -u ru.pool.ntp.org
hwclock --utc --systohc --verbose

setup partitions and run the installer. once you’re done, within the chroot eventually

(f2fs) grub-install and grub.cfg

permitrootlogin yes

upgrade firmwares

upgrade system_rom
rpm -ivh firmware... --nodeps
./scexe

upgrade ilo3
./scexe

check ilo3

ping 192.168.0.202
curl -i 192.168.0.202
curl -i https://192.168.0.202/
curl -ki https://192.168.0.202/
echo Q | openssl s_client -connect 192.168.0.202:443
curl -i http://192.168.0.202:443/
curl --http0.9 -i http://192.168.0.202:443/ --output -

curl --http0.9 -i https://192.168.0.202/ --output FILE

additional notesadditional notes

bios in your face

hey this is NOT a LOM – back to graphical mode

    SHOW CONFIG BIOS INTERFACE MODE
    SET CONFIG BIOS INTERFACE MODE 1

resourcesresources

bios / rbsu

https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/dl380-g3-and-command-line-rbsu-how-to-get-rid-of/td-p/3318377 ==> back to graphical/auto mode

https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/bios-interface-mode/td-p/3680818 ==> back to graphical/auto mode

http://systemmanager.ru/c01609725.en/

HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide https://msassist.com/files/~Manuals/HP_Proliant-BIOS-guide.pdf