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We will add the assigned storage as dastores in the ESxi host. This post we are going to add the ESXi hosts into the HP VSA Management Group and assigning storage to the ESxi hosts. In the Previous posts, we have created HP StorVirtual Management group,Cluster and Created Volumes. Diff VCenter 5.5 appliance and vCenter on WIndows.

Tagged esxi, esxi55, health, HP, monitoring, VMware. One can also install to get access to some HP utilities at the ESXi command line. I would expect this status monitoring to work for P800 controllers too. Certainly seems to be a workable solution to extend the life of these perfectly serviceable lab machines 🙂 I pulled a drive from a RAID array and the status indicated the failure and then the subsequent rebuild.

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Yes it’s a newer version than I used above, only because I found it after I’d reinstalled the vanilla ESXi.Įsxcli software vib install -d file:///vmfs/volumes/datastore/hp/hp-esxi5.0uX-bundle-1.4.5-3.zip So, a fresh install results in fan status, temperature readings and power supply status being reported and no (as expected) P400i storage health. So, I decided to reinstall ESXi from the plain VMware ESXi 5.5 ISO. So, I figured maybe there was an incompatibility between these older HP agents and the newer versions from the HP OEM CD. However, on my server the HP P400i controller was showing as a yellow “Warning”. You should also see the health of the P400i and its associated storage listed. You should now see this software component listed under Software Components within the Health Status section. Use the following command:Įsxcli software vib install -v file:///vmfs/volumes/datastore1/hp-smx-provider-500.03.02.00.23-434156.vibĪnd reboot the host. Now, enable the ESXi shell (or SSH) and connect onto the ESXi host’s console. VIB, and upload it to your favorite datastore. vib files, intended for VMware ESXi 5.0 or 5.1. I downloaded “” from HP’s website, which is contained on the “HP ESXi Offline Bundle for VMware ESXi 5.x” page which can be navigated to from. So I figured I’d give it a go at using the ESXi 5.0/5.1 HP providers on this ESXi 5.5 install.

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Drat!īy following the VMware Twitteratti, I’ve learnt that various ESXi 5.0 and 5.1 drivers have been successfully used on ESXi 5.5 (specifically for Realtek network cards, the drivers for which have been dropped from ESXi 5.5).

Now this is not entirely unexpected, as the HP G5 servers are not supported with ESXi 5.5.

To my dismay I found that the disk health was not being reported for the P400i attached storage, after installing from the HP OEM customised ESXi 5.5 ISO. Disks go bad, PSUs fail or get unplugged and fans stop spinning so I like to ensure that ESXi is reporting the server hardware health correctly.

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Don’t do what I did and upgrade a VM’s hardware version – you won’t be able to manage it via the Windows client – which does not support the latest features (including newer VM hardware versions).Īnyway, one of the first things I check when I install ESXi onto a machine is that the hardware status is correctly reported under the Configuration tab. So that looks good 🙂 As I said, I’ve not installed the entire suite yet, only the hypervisor, so I am only using the Windows client currently. I can confirm that under the “licensed features” heading the “Up to 8-way virtual SMP” entry is still there but the “Up to 32 GB of memory” entry is removed (when using a “freebie” license key). Unfortunately, the server only has 32GB RAM so I cannot test for myself that the 32GB limit for the “free” hypervisor is removed. The install went smoothly on the HP D元60G5 I was using.

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I’ve not played with the full suite yet – just the ESXi 5.5 hypervisor. I eagerly downloaded a copy and have installed it on a lab machine. As I’m sure most of the active VMware users and enthusiasts are aware, vSphere 5.5 was released to the masses last weekend.