topic Re: hp-health package broken in Operating System - Linux

hp-health package broken

Theking2 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:34:05 GMT

When I attempt to remove the hp-health package I get:

E: The package hp-health needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.

in dpkg -l it is listed as
pFR hp-health 8.2.5.47-11

how do I succesfully remove hp-health

Re: hp-health package broken

Kapil Jha — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:05:46 GMT

which linux is this
dpkg -l does not look like redhat or susie

BR,
Kapil+

Re: hp-health package broken

Theking2 — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:50:35 GMT

debian 5.0.4 (lenny)

Re: hp-health package broken

Elko — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:15:32 GMT

apt-get remove hp-health

http://linux.die.net/man/8/apt-get

Hope this help
Elko

Re: hp-health package broken

Theking2 — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:35:30 GMT

> apt-get remove hp-health
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: The package hp-health needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.

> dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq hp-health
dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled:
Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
reinstall it before attempting a removal.
(Reading database ... 37271 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing hp-health ...
Using Proliant Standard
IPMI based System Health Monitor
Shutting down Proliant Standard
IPMI based System Health Monitor (hpasmlited): [ FAILED ]

invoke-rc.d: initscript hp-health, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing hp-health (--remove):
subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Using Proliant Standard
IPMI based System Health Monitor
Starting Proliant Standard
IPMI based System Health Monitor (hpasmlited): [ FAILED ]

invoke-rc.d: initscript hp-health, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 29
Errors were encountered while processing:
hp-health

So I seem not to be able to get the debian repository inline. Problem is I cannot install anything anymore.

Re: hp-health package broken

Theking2 — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:11:34 GMT

ok, I just move all hp-health.* out of the /var/lib/dpkg directory.

now at least apt-get works again.

Is there an ftp repository of the hp lenny packages that can be added to the sources.list?

Re: hp-health package broken

Modris Bremze — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:27:19 GMT

As far as I know, HP doesn't offer Debian repositories, so you will have to download and install manually. Try this - http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=15351&prodSeriesId=1121516&prodNameId=3288134&swEnvOID=4033&swLang=8&mode=2&taskId=135&swItem=MTX-9879191f26b94273b175827110

Re: hp-health package broken

Bryan Gartner — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:31:19 GMT

We do have PSP deliverables in our Software Delivery Repository (SDR) located at:

http://downloads.linux.hp.com/SDR

See the "Getting Started" link for information on how you may utilize this repository

Re: hp-health package broken

Vesa2012 — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:44:16 GMT

better late than never, I got hp-repo work with debian squeeze like this:

apt-get update

apt-get install gawk

vi /etc/apt/sources.list - add following line:

deb http://downloads.linux.hp.com/SDR/downloads/ProLiantSupportPack/ natty current/non-free

save and run update:

apt-get update

apt-get install <package here>

cpqacuxe
hp-health
hpsmh
hp-smh-templates
hp-snmp-agents
hpacucli
hponcfg

It was missing gawk, for some strange reason it started to work after installing it.

Re: hp-health package broken

JChristophe — Sun, 07 Jun 2015 17:52:19 GMT

Hi All,

I know this is kind of an old thread but I'm encoutering a similar issue today on wheezy on a DL140 G2 server.

Wanting to solve a system issue which has nothing to do with HP tools I decided to install hponcfg so as to configure ilo.

I didn't do my due diligence on the tools (http://downloads.linux.hp.com/SDR/project/mcp/) but it turns out that hponcfg and hp-health wont install on a DL140 G2 wheezy box and have the side effect of breaking the package manager in the same way the gawk install described above did.

I have followed the instructions found here http://www.m1au.com/fixing-broken-hp-health-on-ubuntu-10-04/ and have also remove the init scripts but feel this might just not have cleaned everything.

Any suggestions? txs in advance..

Re: hp-health package broken

Jimmy Vance — Sun, 07 Jun 2015 18:03:35 GMT

The DL140 G2 has lo100 and not iLO, hponcfg doesn't work with lo100.

Sorry, but I don't have any suggestion for the broken package manger

Re: hp-health package broken

JChristophe — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 07:30:46 GMT

Thanks for the update Jimmy..

Yeah I have found out the hard way that hponcfg does not work on DL140 G2 since it's lo100 but the real issue is the hp-health package wich is actually the culprit here as it is a requirement to install hponcfg.

hp-health seems to trigger a script upon istall to check the hardware version but clearly fails to fulfill it's objectives (preventing install if HW is not compatible). Also uninstall script bundle is obviously broken.

Not sure where to address the issue.. Is there someking of bug tracker to report to in this particular case?

Txs again for your support,