XenServer – N E T Z W E R K B L O G

Enable SR-IOV Ethernet on XenServer 7.2

December 5, 2017

On Dell R720 with 2 x540 10GB Interfaces

lspci | grep Ethernet

does not show Virtual Function Interfaces

cat /sys/class/net/eth0/device/sriov_totalvfs

shows 63

cat /sys/class/net/eth0/device/sriov_numvfs

shows 0 and increase to 8 with

echo 8 > /sys/class/net/eth0/device/sriov_numvfs

Now lspci | grep Continue reading →

Dell R720, Windows, XenServer

HP SNMP Agents: Disable unused and cpu intense agents

September 5, 2017

Steffen

nano /opt/hp/hp-snmp-agents/cma.conf
exclude …

service hp-health restart

cmanicd –> NIC Ethernet: high CPU usage in case of unplugged ports
hpasmlited
cmahealthd
cmastdeqd
cmahostd
cmathreshd
cmasm2d
cmaperfd
cmapeerd
cmaeventd
cmafcad
cmasasd
cmaidad
cmaided
cmascsid

http://h20565.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c00223285

HP Proliant DL 120 G6, HP Proliant DL 360 G7, HP Server, XenServer

HP SNMP Agents on XenServer 7.1 and 7.2

May 9, 2017

Steffen

NOTE: There is a new Version of HP SNMP Agent Pack 10.50 at:
http://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?swItemId=MTX_c550f218f9594d59b9c0c99784

https://downloads.hpe.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p829541494/v128478/hp-agents-10.50-2.XS7.iso

mount -ro loop <pack.iso> <mount dir>

Old description below is not required any more!

Tested with HP Proliant DL 360 G7 and DL 120 Continue reading →

HP Proliant DL 360 G7, HP Server, XenServer

Read Smart Data from Dell Perc H710p on Linux OS

January 22, 2017

Steffen

smartctl -d megaraid,xx -a /dev/sda

where xx must be replaced by 00 to 99 for disk drive number

Dell R720, Linux, XenServer

Install HP ACU – Array Configuration Utility on XenServer 6.5 – 7.2

January 18, 2017

Steffen

mkdir acu
cd acu
wget http://downloads.hpe.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p2141321215/v80068/cpqacuxe-9.40-12.0.x86_64.rpm
rpm -ihv cpqacuxe-9.40-12.0.x86_64.rpm
cpqacuxe -R

Ist HP System Management Homepage für Linux noch nicht installiert:

wget https://downloads.hpe.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p1580676007/v124832/hpsmh-7.6.1-9.x86_64.rpm
rpm -ivh hpsmh-7.6.1-9.x86_64.rpm
nano /etc/sysconfig/iptables

-A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -m conntrack --ctstate NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport Continue reading →

HP Server, XenServer

Dell Perc H710p MegaCli

December 4, 2016

Steffen

http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/pvaul/en/dell-perc-h710p-spec-sheet.pdf

LSI SAS 2208 dual-core PowerPC

MegaRAID® SAS 9266-8i
Von diesem kann man auch das MegaCli Paket verwenden

Installation:
rpm -ivh MegaCli-8.07.07-1.noarch.rpm

/opt/MegaRAID/MegaCli/MegaCli64 -LDInfo -LAll -aAll

/opt/MegaRAID/MegaCli/MegaCli64 -LDPDInfo -aAll

Dell R720, Linux, XenServer

3ware 3DM2 on XenServer

May 20, 2016

Steffen

Download install files to root home:
3ware3DM2
Unzip files and make them executable.
Execute with:
./install.sh -i

Open Port 888 for Browser access. /etc/sysconfig/iptables
This version works also with new browsers.

Linux, XenServer

Download VM VHD from XenServer via Browser http

April 16, 2016

Steffen

Sometimes it is necessary to download vm vdi from xenserver via http with browser.

https://:@/export_raw_vdi?vdi=&format=vhd

xe sr-list

uuid ( RO)                : 3d7a9760-cc51-4c92-b790-305aa371bf85
          name-label ( RW): Local storage
    name-description ( RW):
                host ( RO): xenxx
                type ( Continue reading →

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Grafische UI bei CentOS Installation auf XenServer

August 20, 2015

Steffen

Startet die Installation von CentOS nicht mit grafischer UI, einfach die VM im Recovery Mode Starten.

Linux, XenServer

HP Management Component Pack für CentOS 5 auf XenServer 6.5

August 20, 2015

Steffen

ACHTUNG! Letzer Stand:
G7: Agents CD eines neueren HP Servers bei XenServer Installation verwenden.

wget http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p954831384/v97944/hp-mcp-9.50-1-CentOS.tar.gz
tar -xzf hp-mcp-9.50-1-CentOS.tar.gz

rpm -ivh hp-health-9.50-1631.33.rhel5.x86_64.rpm

rpm -ivh hponcfg-4.3.0-0.x86_64.rpm

wget ftp://ftp.pbone.net/mirror/elrepo.org/extras/el5/x86_64/RPMS/lm_sensors-2.10.8-1.el5.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
rpm -ivh lm_sensors-2.10.8-1.el5.elrepo.x86_64.rpm

rpm -ivh hp-snmp-agents-9.50-2564.34.rhel5.x86_64.rpm

NOTE: In order to activate the Continue reading →

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