Comments on: XenServer and HP Firmware Woes

By: Mjestic

Mjestic — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 08:32:57 +0000

I just hit the same issue after replacing an old Gen 6 with Gen 7 and as good admins do, they upgrade the firmware while the servers are offline. I sadly experienced the exact same issue as the OP.

In case someone is looking for a non-HP support login URL, I’ve managed to find one after a bit of searching.

h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/readIndex?sp4ts.oid=4194638&swLangOid=8&swEnvOid=54

This is still valid as of 4th July 2017. [Webster: The link is no longer valid as of 30-Dec-2021]

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 11:00:05 +0000

Hello,
Thank you for your report,we have this kind of problem atm and are working on it..
But it looks like the Firmware issue you mentioned…

Thank you for writing this…as the others said..it safed a lot of time and troubleshooting also..
Kind regards,
Peter

By: Alexander Geeraerts

Alexander Geeraerts — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 15:58:03 +0000

Thanks for sharing!

Faced the same problem, so you saved me a lot of time.

By: Bart Jacobs

Bart Jacobs — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 09:59:04 +0000

In reply to Mark.

Hi Mark,

I assume you mean the Emulex firmware CD? Yes that’s a bootable ISO. For the BL460c G7, it’s here:

h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?sp4ts.oid=4194639&swItemId=co_154246_1&swEnvOid=54 [Webster: The link is no longer valid as of 30-Dec-2021]

As for the HP Firmware CD itself, you need to have an active warranty or support agreement nowadays. That’s a shame obviously.

But you can get the Emulex firmware CD without.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 11:14:28 +0000

Can you let me know the link to the driver you used? Was it a bootable ISO?

By: Anwar Shaikh

Anwar Shaikh — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 12:18:33 +0000

Faced this issue with our G7 as well, and after a call with HP we flashed an older version and then flashed latest over it and it worked fine. Thanks for sharing.