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HP (Hewlett-Packard) is a server and network equipment manufacturer. This is a generic tag to be used when discussing HP hardware or software with no more specific tag available - See the list in the main tag wiki.

HP (Hewlett-Packard) is an American company encompassing multiple brands and product lines, including servers, network equipment, storage equipment, workstations, components, and consumer electronics.

HP has acquired several major industry names in computing, including Compaq and 3Com.

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HP dl170 g6 and LO100 (iLO) - Can't boot from virtual media

I'm trying to make an HP DL170 G6 server boot via the "virtual media" feature. The system doesn't even try to boot from the virtual media, it seems unable to see it! Here's the test we've been doing: Checked correct boot order to force CD/DVD and…
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Identify HP Array Logical Drive From Windows

Probably something simple, but I'm trying to identify which logical drive in my HP Server's Array relates to a particular disk presented in Windows Server 2003. So I have a Proliant DL580 G5 server with two RAID controllers. The controller in…
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Installing Hyper-V

Just wondering if someone could help with the following. I have a HP Proliant DL140 Server and wanted to install Win Server 2008; however, during Windows installation it cannot see the HD and I have no disks and or floppy facility to install drivers…
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HP Proliant Servers - WMI query for system health

I want to query lots of HP servers to determine their overall health. I don't want to use any packages, or even SNMP - I want to query the server health from WMI and understand if a box is Green/Amber/Red - just like the HP Management Home…
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How to add HP 64 bit printers for printers that use universal printer driver to server 2003

We have quite a few hp printers and I noticed now they all use the HP Universal printer driver which I added to the printer server (2003 serveR) but when someone on win7 64 bit tries to install the printer they still get an error that says no driver…
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Troubleshooting wireless connection problem / site survey?

I just started in the IT department of a small company (200 users) and it's clear that one of the main problems that is driving everyone crazy is the spotty nature of the wireless connectivity throughout the office, particularly in certain…
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Installing OEM branded media of Windows Server 2008 under KVM

Issue I have an HP server that came with an OEM copy of Windows Server 2008. I have installed CentOS 5.4 on the hardware and am trying to install Windows Server 2008 as a KVM guest. When I attempt to install Windows Server 2008 it complains that I…
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What is purpose of backup-power-connectors on 826701-B21 (Riser Card)?

What is the purpose of the connectors marked with 2 on the HP DL380's Riser card? Is it something for backing up power shocks on the PCI controller connected to the port? and if it is, then where I can find the cables/card/battery that can be…
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How to reset the password for an HP iLO5 account via CLI?

I was scouring Google for a CLI command to reset the password of HPE iLO 5 accounts but didn't get any proper response. UI solutions to reset the password or other tooling don't help me in this situation. The HPE iLO 5 Scripting and Command Line…
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How to plan SAN Storage?

I'm pretty new to the whole SAN thing and am trying to wrap my head around some fundamentals. We are trying to build up a Hyper-V Cluster with two Servers and some external storage media like an HPE MSA 2050 (not set in stone), but I have some very…
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Does the HP DL20 gen10 support video redirection at all times with an advanced iLO license

We recently bought an HP DL20 gen10 through a reseller and it is missing the hardware iLO NIC. The HP quicksheet now shows iLO as an optional component despite us having bought the advanced iLO license. We're working with the reseller to sort this…
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DL380p G8 SSD cache

I have HP DL380p G8 with smart array P421i. I would like to use SSD cache for my HDDs RAID 10 volume. I got know I have to buy a SmartCache license for the array and I found some weird info about the posibble configuration of this cache. I cannot…
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Preventing an HP DL server from automatically booting - what are the scenarios?

We are currently working across our environment and disabling all ways that an HP server can automatically reboot. This is in response to a massive outage which caused our servers to begin flapping, causing a service outage for several million…
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HP DL360 G7 - All drives got pulled by site tech, weren't kept in order. Possible to restore?

We are trying to troubleshoot a DL360 G7 with a P410i controller. As mentioned in the thread title, the site tech pulled all disks and forgot what order they were pulled in. We were under the expectation that the server was a cold spare, but…
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Using a 1G Ethernet Pass-Thru with BL460C G7 blade?

I've installed a new G7 BL460C into my HP BladeSystem C7000 enclosure. I have not had a G7 before. In the enclosure I have two 1GB Ethernet Pass-Thru interconnect modules (406740-B21). I am able to assign ports on the pass-thru modules to the G7…
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