topic Re: VCA for VMWare ESX host Server in Server Management - Systems Insight Manager

VCA for VMWare ESX host Server

Rob Buxton — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 21:02:15 GMT

Hi HP Chaps,

Is there any likelihood of a VCA for VMWare ESX Server to go with the other HP Agents?

It would simplify Firmware updates for us here!

Re: VCA for VMWare ESX host Server

David Claypool — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 19:25:14 GMT

Rob:

Since a VMware version usually is certified with only 1 version of the drivers and agents, we haven't really conisdered it. Your firmware comment is well-taken however. I haven't tried the component pack firmware update on ESX, but if it works, a fairly simple TDEF could make it easy.

--DC

Re: VCA for VMWare ESX host Server

Rob Buxton — Sun, 14 Aug 2005 14:57:38 GMT

David,
You say you "haven't tried the component pack firmware update on ESX". How would you do this?

Run the cpnnnn.exe image from within a Windows virtual image?

Re: VCA for VMWare ESX host Server

David Claypool — Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:45:10 GMT

Since the Service Console that has access to the hardware is running Red Hat Embedded, I'd try the "Online ROM flash component for Linux" for the appropriate platform from http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/locOsCat/1116_54.html

Let me know what happens.

Re: VCA for VMWare ESX host Server

Rob Buxton — Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:54:23 GMT

I'll give it a try at some point and let you know the results.
The only firmware I need to update at the moment is the 5i Array, and there doesn't seem to be an online Linux version available for that.

Re: VCA for VMWare ESX host Server

Andrew Seymour — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 15:23:09 GMT

Has there been any update on this?

Just curious?

or is there a good FAQ?

TIA,

Andrew

Re: VCA for VMWare ESX host Server

janson_1 — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 13:08:35 GMT

We recently upgraded firmware on our ESX servers by booting up with the HP firmware maintenance cd. There is an iso in the downloads. It scans the server and updates drives, controllers and system boards.