Has anyone attempted this installation since the release from HP? http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=37...
I have attempted the install and I am greeted with the error: Install operation failed: Insufficient space available on host (require 3 MB and only 0 MB available).
This makes sense to me based on the default partitioning done by the ESXi installer. Any thoughts or comments?
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I could only assume that this is the HP CIM stuff. I looked and I can't find any real description. Without some real understanding of what it would do for me I wouldn't want to even think about installing. I saw somewhere that HP will be releasing the HP specific versions of ESXi 4 very soon (June).
Managed to install the HP ESXi V4 offline bundle onto a BL460G1 running ESXi V4. However even after a reboot there is no Storage option under Health Status...
Storage monitoring working now. Just took a little while to come through.
I'm having the same problem. Though, I have plenty of space available for the installation.
mhanbury, how were you able to install from the offline package? Did you have to modify your installation?
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I've just followed the instructions provided by HP:
- put the host in maintenance mode
- run vihostupdate.pl --server
- reboot
And presto, storage monitoring!
So with vSphere 4.0 and this SIM package, do we now get FULL HW status monitoring in SIM? From what I read in ESX 3.5, critcal hardware monitors such as NICs and storage were not available. If this update package provides 100% coverage for HP HW monitors, that is one of my last barriers to deploying ESXi.
I'm still having the same problem. Anyone else figure out a way to solve this?
Install operation failed: Insufficient space available on host (require 3 MB and only 0 MB available).
I'm getting the same issue, not enough space left to complete the command. HP's site does give procedure, but it doesn't seem to work even on a fresh built esxi 4 load. Those of you who've had success, are you loading this on esx 4, or esxi 4? I'm attempting to install to a DL380 G6 5540
I just came back to this and retried today, however I was using the --username option with vihostupdate.pl before. I removed this and just allowed it to prompt me, and everything worked this time.
Only use the options: --server --install --bundle
Let me know if this solves the issue for you as well.
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I was not able to get this to work.
I solved it by installing the HP version of ESXi
I belive that provides the same functionality.
http://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductsList.do?category=VIRTVMW
Nice, you get the prize, downloading now
NycSMart1,
You are correct, the current HP ESXi iso does come with all the agents pre-loaded. It was just not an option prior to the release of the integrated installer.
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I've succesfully installed the bundle on 2 different ESXi machines now. The exact command I used is:
"C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\bin\vihostupdate.pl" --server --install --bundle d:\temp\hp-esxi4.0uX-bundle-1.0.zip
As far as I'm aware using the HP provided ISO requires a re-install, when using local storage this is non-trivial.
Extra info: Upgrading a HP provided 3.5 ESXi machine resulted in storage monitoring disapearing, installing the offline bundle fixed this, just as it did on a fresh install.
Great Link, thanks for posting it.
I've installed the offline bundle2 or 3 weeks ago without problem. After that, I see the storage health in vSphere Client. But theres another thing wich I want monitor and I can't see: Memory.
Do anyone see the memory health? I have 2 hp dl360 5g Servers - one with hp esxi 4 version installed, other with hp offline bundle patched. Both same issue.
Ideas to get the memory health?
I had the same issue while working on a project to partially automate ESXi 4 deployments.
The RCLI will only work in READ mode for free versions of ESXi. Even something as simple as RENAMING A VMDK file can't be done via the GUI OR through the RCLI unless you have a license file that you paid for.
My temp workaround was to put the ESXi host in TRIAL MODE to get the initial provisioning done.
All,
I made a discovery today with one of the ESXi hosts that would not install this bundle as well as failing to install the PowerPath/VE software.
My ScratchConfig directory was not correct. If you go to Configuration -> Advanced Settings -> ScratchConfig and look at ScratchConfig.ConfiguredScratchLocation
If you are failing to install because of lack of space errors, review and fix this. Mine was pointed to an internal drive that was not mapped as a vmfs volume.
This does require a reboot to modify
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