Unable to install HP Management on ESXi 4

[MallocArray]

I recently installed ESXi 4 on 3 HP BL460c G1 blades. I don't have any hardware monitoring since I don't have the HP mangement tools installed. I downloaded the offline installer and tried to install it using the remoteCLI as described in the HP article, but I get an error:

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware VI Remote CLI\bin>vihostupdate.pl --server 10.1.1.55 --install --bundle c:\temp\hp-esxi4.0uX-bundle-1.1.zip

Enter username: root

Enter password:

unpacking c:\temp\hp-esxi4.0uX-bundle-1.1.zip ...

metadata.zip.sig does not exist

signature mismatch : metadata.zip

Unable to unpack update package.

I've redownloaded it a couple times but no go. I am not sure if this is my computer reporting the error, or the VMWare server. I am using Vista SP2 to launch this. Any ideas how to get this install going?

[DSTAVERT]

The patch must be applied using VIMA appliance or the unsupported console or ssh.

esxupdate --bundle hp-esxi4.0uX-bundle-1.1.zip update

[MallocArray]

I have installed the VMA VM and configured it to have my servers as targets. Now what? the esxupdate command is not valid.

[krishnaprasad]

hey,

it seems there is no signature associated with the management agents.. can you try the below command?

vihostupdate.pl --server 10.1.1.55 --install --bundle c:\temp\hp-esxi4.0uX-bundle-1.1.zip --nosigcheck

[krishnaprasad]

or you can use esxupdate command as well from tech support mode...

esxupdate --bundle hp-esxi4.0uX-bundle-1.1.zip update --nosigcheck

[Schorschi]

Version 1.1 of the bundle? Tried to do upgrade with 1.0 bundle a couple of weeks ago, never got it to work, although others have. HP case open, man, is ESX tech support lost right now on ESXi 4. First guy kept asking about ESX classic, and why just did not install the HP agents. Geez. Second guy asked for the logs, and we provided them, have not heard back for more than 5 days. I pinged him again via email on the 4th day, he stated.... we are still looking into the issue. Geez, again.

[MallocArray]

When using vihostupdate.pl I get the following:

Unknown option: nosigcheck

Anyone have confirmation on how to get this going? I downloaded and installed vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) virtual machine but I'm even more lost with that.

[afidel]

You need to install the vsphere CLI!

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\bin>vihostupdate.pl --server <Server IP> --install --bundle ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-windows/p1277679442/v54351/hp-esxi4.0uX-bundle-1.1.zip

[JohnGibson]

You are right thats the problem, you need the vSphere RCLI... i was reading through the thread wondering why the original command didnt work, as thats exactly what I do to apply the HP Offline bundle, using the vSphere RCLI - it should work a treat.

[MallocArray]

Ugh. That did it. I had downloaded what I thought was the newest from VMWare when we first installed, but apparently it was the previous version. I had a heck of a time finding it on their site today. I now have the management pack installed on one of my hosts, but it still didn't solve the ultimate reason I was trying to get it on there. When I go into Hardware Status, I get the following error:

<div class="gwt-Label">Hardware monitoring service on this host is not responding

or not available</div>

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Additional details: Malformed URI

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I thought that getting the right agent on there would have resolved that.

[MallocArray]

Turns out that Apache doesn't like _ in the hostname as it does not conform to the standard, although Microsoft allows domain names to have it in there, and VMWare itself does not matter.

Changing the hostname of my vCenter server to not use the FQDN and adding each Host with the IP only instead of DNS name resolved the issue.

[DSeaman]

Why not just use the HP-ized version of ESXi? Comes pre-bundled with the CIM providers. You can download ESXi 4.0 U1 directly from HP for free.

http://derek858.blogspot.com/2009/12/hp-esxi-40-u1-installable-now-available.html