It is my first server to bring up, so I get some help from a friend :-) and struggle over some points regarding of the age of the server.
Ok, let's start:
First I set a static IP in the BIOS (get in with F10)
Then I have to create a RAID device. It's really easy:
- start the server
- wait until the configuration menu of the RAID controller appears and get in
- choose "Create logical drive"
- select the devices you want and which RAID
- for me I had 2 devices and select RAID0 cause it is a non-production server
- confirm and that's it
Updating the HP firmware:
I had a CPxxxxx.cexe file which I copied on the server. There I tried to execute this file but this didn't work for me. It was not possible to unpack the archive. So I started the system again with a Live USB 32 bit System and tried it there. But the same issue.The solution:
- copy the CPxxxxx.cexe file in a own directory
- execute ./CPxxxxx.cexe --unpack=/path/to/actual/dir
- ./CPxxxxx.cexe now works
Backup the BIOS:
- Add the HP Repo Keys to your system https://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/keys.html
- Following the instructions under https://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/project/stk/ to install the hp-srcipting-tools
- Because the actual tool doesn't support the ProLiant DL160 anymore I had additionally to download the hp-scripting-tool under https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?swItemId=MTX_073cb159614c4e329eacc491cd#tab3
- in this packet is the necessary conrep.xml to backup your BIOS settings
- after unpacking the package the XML file can be found in hpe-scripting-toolkit-linux-11.30-23/conrep_xml/conrepDL160G6-SL160zG6_20100723.xml
- Now backup the BIOS with following command:
sudo conrep -s -x ~/dir/hpe-scripting-toolkit-linux-11.30-23/conrep_xml/conrepDL160G6-SL160zG6_20100723.xml -f ~/BIOS/DL160_G6.dat
To be continued....
