ProLiant Servers (ML,DL,SL)
1748235 Members
3582 Online
108759 Solutions
New Discussion

Support Pack for Proliant Firmware Update

 
SOLVED
Go to solution
juliansotoca
Occasional Advisor

Support Pack for Proliant Firmware Update

hi,

 

I'm trying to boot with the Support Pack for Proliant DVD and every time I try it the boot process hangs loading drivers. I've tried the last two DVD without luck. I've also tryed to create a boot USB key but it hangs in the same step.

 

The servers I try to boot are Prolian DL580 G7. I've tried in three of them and in all cases it can't boot. any ideas?

 

If I boot the iso, or the DVD, in a virtualbox virtual machine it boots very quickly!

 

The iso's that I'm using are this:

HP_Service_Pack_for_Proliant_2013.02.0-0_725490-001_spp_2013.02.0-SPP2013020.2013_0204.107.iso

HP_Service_Pack_for_Proliant_2012.10.0-0_713293-001_spp_2012.10.0-SPP2012100.2012_1005.37.iso

The md5 hash is correct.

9 REPLIES 9
Med-H
Frequent Advisor

Re: Support Pack for Proliant Firmware Update

Hi julian,

 

could you provide us a photo in which step the server hang please.

 

HP Service Pack for ProLiant User Guide :

 

http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c03190790/c03190790.pdf

 

thanks

I am an HP employee
Goutham_Sabala
Esteemed Contributor

Re: Support Pack for Proliant Firmware Update

Hi ,

Too trivial to ask, but are you using the full bootable ISO set of 2.5 GB ?
Was the post useful? Say thanks by clicking the white KUDOS Star!
Goutham Sabala
juliansotoca
Occasional Advisor

Re: Support Pack for Proliant Firmware Update

Yes, I'm using the bootable ISO. In fact, I can boot with that ISO in other systems but not in my DL580G7

juliansotoca
Occasional Advisor

Re: Support Pack for Proliant Firmware Update

I couldn't send you a photo right now. Next week I will path the last of my 5 DL580G7 and I will send you a screenshot.

 

 

When the boot hangs it shows the HP logo and a progress bar that never ends. If I escape that screen I can see that the boot process is loading drivers. I suspect that it could be a problem with the number of nics, I have 20 nics in those servers.

 

juliansotoca
Occasional Advisor

Re: Support Pack for Proliant Firmware Update

I've tried the media to boot in a DL380G7 which "only" have 10 nics and it boots quickly. So it should be a problem loading the drivers for the amount of hardware that the DL580G7 have.

juliansotoca
Occasional Advisor

Re: Support Pack for Proliant Firmware Update

These are the screen shots that I've take.

 

The boot hangs in "Loading additional drivers". There is no option in the boot menu so I think I can't do anything to resolve this.

Torsten.
Acclaimed Contributor

Re: Support Pack for Proliant Firmware Update

I have seen the same with a BL685c G7 - a quite similar system.

Hope this helps!
Regards
Torsten.

__________________________________________________
There are only 10 types of people in the world -
those who understand binary, and those who don't.

__________________________________________________
No support by private messages. Please ask the forum!

If you feel this was helpful please click the KUDOS! thumb below!   
juliansotoca
Occasional Advisor
Solution

Re: Support Pack for Proliant Firmware Update

Finaly I could boot the SPP by disconnecting the fiber. It was the first thing I should try.

Stitzinger
New Member

Re: Support Pack for Proliant Firmware Update

I have the same problem with a ProLiant DL360 G5 using

 

HP_Service_Pack_for_Proliant_2014.02.0-0_761723-001_spp_2014.02.0-SPP2014020.2014_0128.5.iso

 

DVD.  I'm wishing I had fiber to disconnect to fix the probem as suggested but I don't!