Hmmm... I could take a look at it and check.KorruptioN wrote: ↑ You should look for the HP Service Pack for ProLiant. It's a single image that will update ILO firmware, BIOS firmware, disk firmware, controller firmware, and more.
It's been a few years, so I don't know if the latest SPP will update a Gen7 machine. It might.
I still have a 2019 SPP ISO that might be of use to you.
You would download the ISO and mount it in ILO, and then boot. It'll give you options to see what you need to update.
I've never run it in ESXi, but I have in Windows. I usually boot off it and do all the hardware patching separate from the OS.djemzine wrote: ↑ Hmmm... I could take a look at it and check.
For mounting in iLO, would it be through the virtual media option and then logging into the Server OS to continue? I think there should be a way to do that for a server running ESXi.
I will see if there is a SPP for the DL380 G7 that is compatible as well.
I wonder if I should pop in a SSD temporarily with Windows server on it, do what I need to do. Then take out the SSD after and revert back to the SSD with ESXi 6.7KorruptioN wrote: ↑ I've never run it in ESXi, but I have in Windows. I usually boot off it and do all the hardware patching separate from the OS.
DM me if you want that 2019 SPP.
Why though? Just boot off the SPP ISO and run the updates directly from there.
Yeah running 6.7 so far. Seems to be operational. Will definitely reach out re VEEAM. Speaking of VEEAM, seems like one needs a backup server, backup proxy server and backup repository server? For it to function properly?eblend wrote: ↑ Yah, just grab the HP SPP for the server. It's an iso you can mount in ILO (or burn to CD for example and put it in the server cd drive if it has one) and boot off it. It will boot and scan your server for all HP components and all applicable updates, and apply them all at once. I usually do ILO patching separate from the rest as patching ILO while mounted via ILO isn't ideal (it usually disconnects and doesn't fully install all patches). The SPPs contain a tested set of firmware that will all work well together, and it's the easiest way to do it. When booting choose the interactive version so you can see everything it detects and patches, otherwise by default it's an unattended install and while still works, it doesn't give you a nice graphical interface to see all that is being patched. I always install all firmware and bios, never had any issues.
If you need SPP I can probably get you the latest version for your hardware.
Also, that gen server won't really work with ESXi 7 I don't think, it's pretty old and ESXi 7 got much more stingy with hardware compatibility.
Also, if I were you I would use the HP branded version of ESXi as it will have all the HP drivers and special plugins pre-builtin, so that within vCenter you might get more info then you would with just a standard ESXi install.
What you are planning on studying is my everyday job for last 15+ years, including even Veeam, so if you got any specific questions I can probably help out.
All those roles can be on the same server if you really wanted to. In our environment of 400+ production VMs we have a main backup server (windows), 2 proxy servers (windows), and 2x Linux Hardened Repositories. If it's just a home environment you will be fine with just a single VM with all of those roles on the same server.
Good to know and yeah I was thinking of running nested VMs. That's how I have been doing so on my custom PC. Using VMWare workstation to create a vcenter and two esxi Hosts.eblend wrote: ↑ All those roles can be on the same server if you really wanted to. In our environment of 400+ production VMs we have a main backup server (windows), 2 proxy servers (windows), and 2x Linux Hardened Repositories. If it's just a home environment you will be fine with just a single VM with all of those roles on the same server.
I haven't personally done this but I know it's a thing, but you can actually run nested ESXi, which is basically ESXi within a VM. So say you have a single physical ESXi host (or hell, even Hyper-V), you can spin up multiple VMs as ESXi hosts, and then run your VMs on top of that host cluster. This way you don't have to keep buying hardware to add more cluster nodes, you can make a full multi-host cluster on a single host. Obviously this isn't something that you would ever do in a production environment, but it's something you can do easily for a home lab. This is how lots of labs that Vmware runs themselves are setup. Basically ESXi running other ESXi(s) and them VMs run on top of that.
Just throwing it out there so you don't waste too much money on physical hardware just to try vCenter and clustering stuff for ESXi for example. Good luck. Last I checked there are keygens out there for licensing stuff if you just want to play, otherwise all vmware components have a 30 days (if I recall correctly) trial so you can set everything up, test and blow away.
However I see G7.1 and not G7The 2017.04.0 SPP is the last production SPP to contain components for the G7 and Gen8 server platforms. For additional information, please refer to Reducing Server Updates.
Just get the 7.1, it's the right one.
Thanks. I will give it a whirl today.eblend wrote: ↑ Just get the 7.1, it's the right one.
HPP put SPP behind a paywall a few years back, so unless you have support it's hard to get, but luckily people out there download these and release them to the public, here is one I found for that specific release
http://dl1.technet24.ir/Downloads/HP/Se ... PG71.3.iso
It's from this site
https://www.brainattic.org/static/hpe-spp/
Firefox didn't want to download this file originally due to it being "dangerous". I allowed it as an exception and the download failed at 1.4GB out of 4.8GB. Re-downloading now and it is 4.6GB completed of 4.8GB. Speed has dropped significantly. 3 hours left now lol.eblend wrote: ↑ Just get the 7.1, it's the right one.
HPP put SPP behind a paywall a few years back, so unless you have support it's hard to get, but luckily people out there download these and release them to the public, here is one I found for that specific release
http://dl1.technet24.ir/Downloads/HP/Se ... PG71.3.iso
It's from this site
https://www.brainattic.org/static/hpe-spp/
