HP RX2620 HP-UX 11i V1 / V2

[HP RX4640]

Have 4 HP rx2620's and trying to load HP-UX 11i V1 and V2... I can't even get anything to come up on the monitor I load the CD / DVD to load the software and get nothing I have puuled the drives etc. to boot from DVD and nothing. I think it may be tring to boot from the NIC dur to past config but anything you can do to help??????

[Torsten. · Accepted solution]

Hi Jim,

the rx2620 CANNOT run 11.11 (aka 11i v1), only 11iv2 and 11iv3.

What console are you using?

VGA? Serial?

You should check the console configuration.

http://docs.hp.com/en/5992-1978/ch04s01.html#cihgcffj

[HP RX4640]

Using VGA with a 19" P920 HP Monitor. The HP-UX V2 didn't work either though.

[Torsten.]

Can you get the "console output device" screen?

Where is the "*"?

Check also for input and error device settings.

[Torsten.]

Example:

EFI Boot Maintenance Manager ver 1.10 [14.57] Select the Console Output Device(s) Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(PcAnsi)Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100)Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100+)Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(VtUtf8)Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(PcAnsi)Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100)Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100+)Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(VtUtf8)* Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(2|0)Acpi(HWP0003,400)/Pci(0|0) Save Settings to NVRAMExit

In this case, output device is VGA.

[HP RX4640]

Nothing at all comes up that is why I am perplexed. The NIC light on the front blinks there has to be something I am or am not doing. At forst I thought it was the server but I tried with all 4 and had the same results.

[Torsten.]

cut'n'past did not work - bad formatting.

But you can see the "*" in the screenshot on this page:
http://docs.hp.com/en/5992-1978/ch04s01.html#cihgcffj

line
* Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(2|0)

[Torsten.]

If you can see nothing on VGA, try to connect to the serial line.
You can use a notebook + putty + null modem cable.