topic Re: Microserver Gen8 start fail in ProLiant Servers (ML,DL,SL)

Microserver Gen8 start fail

akmorp — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 08:41:46 GMT

Start the server stops on "Processor initialization in Progress" (pic). In the "iLO" shows (pic).

Re: Microserver Gen8 start fail

Torsten. — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 09:26:09 GMT

There is no BIOS found!

You could try to set the maintenance switch to clear nvram first and check ilo again. Maybe the board is bad now.

Re: Microserver Gen8 start fail

akmorp — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 09:43:03 GMT

Nothing has changed. The same situation. How to update the firmware and where to download?

Re: Microserver Gen8 start fail

Torsten. — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 09:48:19 GMT

You could try to get the BIOS for windows from web, extract it and update from ILO (maybe you need to update ILO before to have this available. Without a valid BIOS you cannot boot ...

Re: Microserver Gen8 start fail

akmorp — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 10:33:37 GMT

I update iLO to 1.50 version. How to update BIOS from iLO now?

Re: Microserver Gen8 start fail

akmorp — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 11:27:13 GMT

The last firmware update attempt was not successful. Ready for the next update.
CPQJ0612.B69
CPQSRVR2.CPU

Re: Microserver Gen8 start fail

Oscar A. Perez — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 12:41:15 GMT

Downgrade to 1.40 or 1.32, clear the browser cache and try again.

Re: Microserver Gen8 start fail

akmorp — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 12:43:43 GMT

In version 1.40 nothing has changed. The same situation with firmware update - The last firmware update attempt was not successful. Ready for the next update.

Re: Microserver Gen8 start fail

Torsten. — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 13:02:00 GMT

Since both BIOS ROMs are bad, I assume the systemboard is bad and needs replacement.

Re: Microserver Gen8 start fail

akmorp — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 13:03:30 GMT

In version 1.32 nothing has changed. The same situation with firmware update - The last firmware update attempt was not successful. Ready for the next update.

Re: Microserver Gen8 start fail

akmorp — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 13:11:44 GMT

May be there are some solutions to this problem, in addition to the replacement systemboard?

Re: Microserver Gen8 start fail

akmorp — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 13:35:13 GMT

In version 1.40 and 1.32, older bios, nothing has changed. The same situation with firmware update - The last firmware update attempt was not successful. Ready for the next update.

Re: Microserver Gen8 start fail

Jimmy Vance — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 13:50:56 GMT

@akmorp wrote:
May be there are some solutions to this problem, in addition to the replacement systemboard?

Download the ROMpaq version of the firmware update. This will make a bootable USB key. This method will usually recover from an update failure

http://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/psi/swdDetails/?sp4ts.oid=5387585&spf_p.tpst=swdMain&spf_p.prp_swdMain=wsrp-navigationalState%3Didx%253D%257CswItem%253DMTX_a21cee44c55643598fb2f52bc2%257CswEnvOID%253D4064%257CitemLocale%253D%257CswLang%253D%257Cmode%253D%257Caction%253DdriverDocument&javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken

Re: Microserver Gen8 start fail

Torsten. — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 13:54:38 GMT

If you look at the 2 screenshots above, you will the the system hung just while begin of POST and no BIOS available at all (even no backup). So I don't think you can recover from this situation ... unless with a new board.

Re: Microserver Gen8 start fail

akmorp — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 14:01:58 GMT

ROMPaq with bootable USB key not help. In screenshot above - server stops on "Processor initialization in Progress" - boot not started. Boot order in iLO not changed - One time boot order cannot be changed during POST.

Re: Microserver Gen8 start fail

Jimmy Vance — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 14:11:09 GMT

Did you try setting switch 6 on to reset NVRAM? If so what did the screen display during this process?

Re: Microserver Gen8 start fail

akmorp — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 14:18:20 GMT

With switch 6 on, on screen the same, IP iLO: unknown, but i connect to iLO.
Update firmware need to make the switch 6 is on position?

Re: Microserver Gen8 start fail

akmorp — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 14:20:17 GMT

In iLO 1.22 not possible update BIOS.

Re: Microserver Gen8 start fail

akmorp — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 14:24:16 GMT

iLO 1.40, 1.50 with switch 6 on - The last firmware update attempt was not successful. Ready for the next update.
On screen - Processor initialization in Progress.

Re: Microserver Gen8 start fail

Torsten. — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 14:33:12 GMT

NVRAM reset will not work, because it doesn't boot to the stage needed - the box is bricked.