HP SPP(Service Pack for Proliant) “2014.09” Released

by | Sep 28, 2014 | Uncategorized

HP SPP(Service Pack for Proliant)  “2014.09” Released

HP SPP Page go here www.hp.com/go/spp


HP Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) is a comprehensive systems software and firmware update solution, which is delivered as a single ISO image. This solution uses HP Smart Update Manager (HP SUM) as the deployment tool and is tested on all HP ProLiant Gen9, Gen8 and earlier servers as defined in the Service Pack for ProLiant Server Support Guide found at www.hp.com/go/spp/documentation.  

This is the 3rd release in the this year , you can find details of previous versions here SPP 2014.06.0  , SPP 2014.02.0(B) , with the release of then Gen9 Proliant servers , there is a new version of “SPP” Service Pack for Proliant available , 2014.06.0 & 2014.02.0(B) were the old release this year , previous year release was SPP 2013.9(C).

Important Notes:
  • This release no longer supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • This release no longer supports ProLiant G5 and earlier platforms
Release Summary:
  • Added new support for the following HP ProLiant servers:
    •   HP BL460c Gen9
    •   HP DL380 Gen9
    •   HP DL360 Gen9
    •   HP ML350 Gen9
    •   HP DL180 Gen9
    •   HP DL160 Gen9
    •   HP XL230a Gen9
  • Added support for new HP ProLiant options
  • Includes VMware driver support
  • Provides operating system support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and vSphere 5.5 U2
  • Contains HP Smart Update Manager v7.1.0
     

See the HP Service Pack for ProLiant Release Notes for more information. See the HP Service Pack for ProLiant Server Support Guide for information on supported servers.  

Support 
HP supports each SPP version for 12 months from the release date. Customers may choose to update to the current SPP from a previous SPP version. This is acceptable as long as the earlier version is within current version’s 12 month support period. This means that customers may directly update their SPP by skipping intermediate releases within the 12 month support period. See the table in the Compatibility section for details on the components contained in earlier SPPs that can migrate to this SPP.
The end of a support period can be determined by the version number of the release. For example, if SPP 2014.02.0 is currently installed, support for it would end the last day of February, 2015. This is based on version 2014=year, 02= month, 0=full release id number. Sometimes it is necessary to release an SPP with a version that would have less than 12 months of support per the information noted above. In these cases, use the table below to determine support periods:
Supported Operating Systems 
The following operating systems are supported for system software and firmware support:
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 – All Editions
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation Edition
  • Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 – All Editions
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 – Server Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 – Server Core Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 W32 – All Editions
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 W32 – Server Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 W32 – Server Core Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation Edition
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server 
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server (x86-64)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server (x86)
  • SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 (AMD64/EM64T)
  • SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 (x86)
  • VMware vSphere 5.5 U1, 5.5 U2
  • VMware vSphere 5.1 U1, 5.1 U2
  • VMware ESXi 5.0 U2, 5.0 U3

Deployment Instructions  Follow these steps to install the components found on this SPP:

  • Download the SPP 2014.09.0.iso file from the SPP download page, www.hp.com/go/spp/download 


  • Determine how to access the data on the ISO – bootable USB key, mounted ISO, mounted DVD, etc. Use the appropriate tool to obtain the ISO in the desired format.

The HP USB Key Utility for Windows version 1.7.0.0 or later should be to put this SPP on a bootable USB key and is also found on the SPP ISO.

Remember, to download the software you have to log in on the HP website and have a valid support agreement or serial number from a applicable device supported by this SPP.

HP Releases the Next Generation Gen9 Proliant Servers

by | Sep 26, 2014 | News, Servers

Building on 25 years of server industry leadership, HP announces a bold new compute strategy to help customers thrive in the era of Big Data, mobility and the cloud. Traditional server silos are too inefficient and slow for the New Style of IT. HP is reimagining the server and thinking instead about compute — the vast pool of processing resources that are converged, software-defined, cloud-ready and workload-optimized for business growth.
The new HP ProLiant Gen9 portfolio is HP’s latest compute milestone, helping customers:
  • Lower IT service costs
  • Accelerate IT service delivery time
  • Boost IT business value
Now available, HP ProLiant Gen9 platforms with Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 processor series: BL460c, DL160, DL180, DL360, DL380, ML350, XL230a (HP Apollo 6000), and XL730f (HP Apollo 8000).


Rear view of a DL 380 Gen9 Server 
The Comman Slot power supplies are replaced by Flexible slot power supplies , so the Gen8 power supplies does not fit in Gen9. by choosing for the flexible power supplies this gives you the options to choose for 2 redundant power supplies or for 1 power supply and a battery based power supply in the second slot.This battery gives you up to 5 minutes of power in the server. Power supplies are now rated 500W,800W, 1400W and there is also a  550W power supply for the Gen9 entry level servers DL160 and DL 180


The Smart Array controller is not on-board anymore. This means the RAID controller is now like a FlexLOM Ethernet adapter or add-on card on the motherboard of the server. HP provides besides Smart Array controllers also FlexHBA’s which you need for Microsoft Storage Spaces


In Some models like DL380 Gen9 there is an additional drive cage at the back of the server for 2 SFF or 3 LFF drives . this means you can have up to 26 disks in a DL380 Gen9 – 24 at the front and not 25 any more like in Gen8 , and 2 at the back. by using a SAS expander this can be all managed by 1 RAID Controller Supports in “DL 180, DL380 ,ML 350”
The backup power for the FBWC Smart Array controllers is centralised now in 1 New smart storage battery. it is a single long life Lithium Ion battery which lasts for at least 7 years “Where was the time it was 3 days to survive a weekend?” for all Smart Array controllers and other devices (up to 16 ) . the cabling is also much simpler since power is directly drawn from the motherboard.
The HP Proliant Gen9 Servers support improved ambient temperature ASHAE A3 and A4 3 standards helping to reduce your cooling expenses . Temperatures up to 45°C are supported in select configurations .
Gen9 DL380 Configuration some pictures 
Gen9 ML 350 Configurations Some Pictures


More information go to this HP url : www.hp.com/go/proliant

How to make Multiple ISO bootable Pendrive (Windows & Linux same time)

by | Sep 15, 2014 | Howtos, Linux, OS, Windows

How to make Multiple ISO bootable Pendrive (Windows & Linux same time)

Connect your usb drive to your pc (min 8gb)

Open up gparted tool in you linux

format your pendrive in fat32 format


after that download grub4dos-0.4.5c (not grub4dos-0.4.6a)


here is the link https://code.google.com/p/grub4dos-chenall/downloads/list


and extract it to the desktop

type following command in terminal

 df 


which will give you details about your pendrive and all drives

  • from there you can find your filesystem name of pendrive

  • in this case its /dev/sde1 but in the following command line we only need to use /dev/sde

then install the grub4dos on the MBR with zero second time-out on your USB Stick,by typing the following command in the terminal 


 sudo ~/Desktop/grub4dos-0.4.5c/bootlace.com --time-out=0 /dev/sde

Note: You can change the path to your grub4dos folder. sde is your USB and can be checked by ” df ” command in a terminal or by using the gparted or disk utility tools

Copying Easy2Boot files to USB

your pendrive is ready to boot , but we need menu files, which are necessary to detect the .ISO files in your USB.


go to Easy2Boot website http://www.easy2boot.com/download/

then extract its files to your pendrive

after that you find both windows and linux related ISO folders simply copy your ISO’s to corresponding  OS folders

Adding Linux .ISO files
 After that adding Windows ISO Files to Windows Version Folder

dont just put windows ISO file to _ISO/WINDOWS like _ISO/LINUX because in windows folder  there is Version Folders you have to put it there like ” XP,VISTA,WIN7,WIN8,SVR2K8R2,SVR2012 “

after this you need to defragment the folders in the USB drive,To defrag your USB drive, download the defrags-1.1.1.gz file from


http://defragfs.sourceforge.net/download.html

extract it to desktop
then unmount using this command

 sudo umount /dev/sdd1

/dev/sdd1  (i have reboot pc so its changes from sde to sdd) type in terminal        ” df  ” to find current one 

sdd1 is the partition on my usb which has the E2B files.

 sudo mkdir ~/Desktop/usb && sudo mount /dev/sdd1 ~/Desktop/usb


 sudo perl ~/Desktop/defragfs ~/Desktop/usb -f

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