HP Scripting Toolkit for Windows and Linux manual Troubleshooting overview, General issues

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4 Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting overview

This section describes common installation and operational issues in Intelligent Provisioning, and provides directions for corrective action, where possible.

General issues

When a profile containing OS settings is deployed on a server which does not have disks connected, the OS settings are applied and the installation is interrupted without displaying a There are no physical disks attached error message to indicate a problem has occurred.

Suggested action: Attach the disks and retry.

When selecting the Secure Erase option for Onboard NAND Flash, the Active Health System (AHS) log option is also selected by default. However, the AHS secure erase process does not initiate with the Onboard NAND Flash option in the Erase Utility.

Suggested action: The process is working as designed.

While performing offline flashing with Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP), the System Information page does not display information for Infiniband cards.

Suggested action: You can see system information by booting a full operating system and running HP Insight Diagnostics, which shows what hardware is connected.

On the OS selection page, if you select ESX as the OS family, Manual install as the installation type, and insert a CD for the ESX/ESXi OS, the Continue arrow is not enabled on the OS selection page when the server is not connected to the network.

Suggested action: You must be connected to an operational network if you are installing the ESX/ESXi operating system. Either resume installation when the network is operational, or connect the networking ports to a functioning network before continuing.

Intelligent Provisioning is not able to install the drivers for the LPe1605 16Gb card to see the boot LUNs while installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.10 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems on BL420c Gen8 and BL465c Gen8 servers, respectively.

Suggested action: This is not supported. The LPe1605 16Gb LUN is not usable as a boot controller because the drivers are not available in the correct form.

Issue: The OS-recommended DVD is acting as a manual installation when the server is set up to be password protected.

Suggested action: The Intelligent Provisioning installation process is working as designed. Because the system is password protected, no changes can be applied that will bypass this issue.

Issue: Unable to use Network share/FTP source media for installing Intelligent Provisioning.

Suggested action: Use DVD/USB source media for installations in place of Network share/FTP source media.

Windows-specific issues

Only flat files are supported over FTP. ISO files are not supported.

A standalone NIC card on the motherboard of the server takes the position of eth0 and eth1, pushing the embedded NIC to eth2 and eth3.

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Contents Abstract Acknowledgments Contents Troubleshooting Advanced topicsSupport and other resources Documentation feedback Glossary IndexIntroduction Using Intelligent Provisioning OverviewNavigating Intelligent Provisioning Completing initial configuration and registration tasks Setting Intelligent Provisioning preferencesCompleting initial configuration and registration tasks Activating Intelligent Provisioning Registering for Insight Remote SupportData collected by Insight Remote Support Configuration optionsHP remote support overview Using Insight Remote Support with HP Proactive Care service Prerequisites Registering for Insight Online direct connectUsing Intelligent Provisioning Completing initial configuration and registration tasks Registering for Insight Remote Support central connect Completing initial configuration and registration tasks Configuring the server and installing an OS Hardware Settings OS Selection OS Information ReviewSD Boot Hardware Settings OS Selection Using Intelligent Provisioning Linux edition Issue Red Hat Enterprise Linux Updatedir= Linux/suse/i386-sles11.2 Updatedir kernel OS information required for recommended installations OS InformationHP StoreVirtual VSA Virtual Storage Appliance software Deploying HP StoreVirtual VSAEntering VSA contact information Completing VSA deploymentOS information required for customized installations VMware Configuration information for Customized Installation ReviewChecking installation parameters Using Intelligent Provisioning Performing maintenance Perform Maintenance windowActive Health System download Updating Intelligent Provisioning and component firmware Firmware UpdateDetermining the installed Intelligent Provisioning version Intelligent Provisioning Preferences Deployment Settings Creating a Deployment Settings package overview Performing Deployment Settings package-level actions Task Copy a deployment to a local server Entering version information Entering firmware update settingsEntering array configuration settings Entering operating system information Entering Remote Support informationEntering ROM settings Entering system optionsHP Smart Storage Administrator HP SSA ConfigurationDiagnostics/SmartSSD Diagnose button accesses these reporting toolsInsight Diagnostics Quick Configs Using Intelligent Provisioning Rbsu power management ILO configuration Viewing iLO summary informationEditing iLO Access Settings Access Settings-Access OptionsUsing Intelligent Provisioning Access Settings-Service Access Settings-IPMI/DCMI Editing iLO Management Settings Management-SNMP SettingsManagement Snmp Alerts Management Insight Management Integration Network Settings-General Modifying Network SettingsNetwork Settings Summary Performing maintenance Network Settings-IPv4 Performing maintenance Network Settings-IPv6 Network Settings-SNTP Editing User Administration User Accounts-Displays available usersProcedure Using Intelligent Provisioning Performing maintenance Resetting iLO HP Insight Remote SupportUnregistering from Insight Remote Support Unregistering from Insight Remote Support central connectEditing the web proxy settings License ManagementErase RbsuReinstalling Intelligent Provisioning Creating an Intelligent Provisioning update mirror Advanced topicsGaius.img.gz Vid.img.gz Hpmanifest.zip Mirroring different SPPs to different servers Using the HP USB Key Utility Creating a bootable USB keyPrerequisites AutoRun filesUsing the HP USB Key Utility Advanced topics Using the HP USB Key Utility Troubleshooting Troubleshooting overviewGeneral issues Windows-specific issuesLinux-specific issues VMware-specific issues Customer advisoriesSupport and other resources Contacting HPRelated information WebsitesPrerequisites Typographic conventionsHP Insight Remote Support Document conventionsHP Insight Remote Support central connect HP Insight OnlineHP Insight Online direct connect Documentation feedback Glossary This documentPSP WMI Index