hp prolaint dl380 g3

[lk5246]

can anyone please tell me if esxi 3.5 runs on hp prolaint dl380 g3 also could you post some screenshots of esxi on it

Thanks

[Troy_Clavell]

You can check the HCL, but it appears to be supported

Partner Name Model CPU Series Supported Releases

HP ProLiant DL380 G3 Intel Xeon MP (Cranford/Potomac) Series ESX 3.5 U5, ESX 3.5 U4, ESX 3.5 U3, ESX 3.5 U2, ESX 3.5 U1, ESX 3.5, ESX 3.0.3, ESX 3.0.2 U1, ESX 3.0.2, ESX 3.0.1, ESX 3.0

[lk5246]

wll i get any health stas on the server its got ilo in the server

[Troy_Clavell]

my apologies, it's not supported for ESXi, I missed that...

You may check http://www.vm-help.com/esx/esx3.5/Whiteboxes_SATA_Controllers_for_ESX_3.5_3i.htm#Servers

[lk5246]

can you plase send me some screenshosts of esxi running some people have got it running

[DSTAVERT]

I do have it running in a test mode. No health info to speak of.

[lk5246]

can't you set up someting to do with ilo and hp magment agents to get heaths sats to show a lot more.also could you pst some more screen of esxi running on prolaint dl380 g3

[DSTAVERT]

The hardware ILO is too old. I would not use this server in any production environment.

Here is a hardware health view for a G5

[lk5246]

can i get any power of temp or fan montioring with hp proliant dl380

[DSTAVERT]

You may be able to do some things outside VMware but probably not much. You can retrieve some things from ILO directly. You can try SNMP to ILO but you will need an SNMP server to capture data.

[lk5246]

what how if you the hp install of esxi will get anyting from there

[DSTAVERT]

The HP install won't make a difference. The server is TOO old for anything other than a test machine or a very light load. You will not get the monitoring that you want. Even a G4 didn't get all that much more information.

[lk5246]

on the hp stie it says you can have a look at this and tell me if this will work.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=15...

Thanks

Lekshmen Kannan

[DSTAVERT]

No. ESX only in spite of what the installation instructions say.

The HP Insight Management Agents version 8.3.0 for ESX 3.x supports VMware ESX 3.5 U4 and VMware ESX 3.5 U5 versions only.

[lk5246]

where can i get vmware esx 3.5 evaluation licence or buy vmware esx 3.5 for single server for really cheap

[JoeLyons]

Beware of fan speed issues on DL and esxi.

ESXi does not have the HAL to control the fans so they just run at full blast.

Joe

Remember to back EVERYTHING up before you change ANYTHING

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[DSTAVERT]

If you have passed the 60 days since you downloaded ESX(i) 3.5 then you can contact your VMware sales rep and ask for an eval license. You can also try calling VMware sales. The least expensive license for ESX would be the vSphere Essentials license that you could downgrade to 3.5.