Event ID 434
KB ID 0000350 Problem Event ID 434 Source: CPQTeamMP Description HP Network Team #1: PROBLEM: A non-Primary Network Link is not receiving. Receive-path validation has been enabled for this Team by selecting the Enable receive-path validation Heartbeat Setting. ACTION: Please check your cabling to the link partner. Check the switch port status, including verifying that the switch port is not configured as a Switch-assist Channel....
Enabling Tape Drives on vSphere Hosts
KB ID 0000417 Problem Over the next few weeks I’ve got a couple of Hewlett Packard LTO Ultrium 5 Tape drives to deploy with ESXi 4.1 U1. These will work just fine, there is however a problem presenting SCSI U320 drives now, so thanks to my colleague (Andrew Dorrian) for giving me the heads up on the problems I would face with older drives. Make sure you have enabled SSH access on your ESX Host. Note: With the release of vSphere...
VMware error on HP Proliant “Host Baseboard Management Controller status”
KB ID 0000418 Problem Saw this today on a HP Proliant DL380 G7 Server. Solution 1. It’s a simple one to solve, the server was built with the HP ESXi build, and the management agents are complaining because the iLO is not connected to the network. 2. When you connect the iLO socket to the network the alarm should change as shown below. 3. Once you have connected or disabled it you can reset the alarm. 4. Take the opportunity to...
Setup and Configure HP Wireless E-MSM720 Wireless Controller with HP E-MSM430 Access Points
KB ID 0000692 Problem We got some ‘demo stock’ in the office this week, I don’t do a lot of wireless, so I thought I would get it setup and have a look to see how easy/difficult it was. Hardware used HP E-MSM720 Premium Mobility Controller (J9694A) HP E-MSM 430 Wireless N Dual Radio Access Point (J9651A) HP HP 2915-8G-P-o-E Switch (J5692A) The switch and controller are ‘tiny’ so if you want to put them...
HP MSM Controller – Access Points Stuck ‘Waiting Acceptance’
KB ID 0000868 Problem When viewing the Controller > Controlled APs, You may see some of them stuck with a ‘Waiting Acceptance’ status. Solution This happens because the Access Point can contact the controller, (otherwise you wouldn’t even see it). But the controller cant get traffic back to the access point, to update its firmware, or to synchronize it. The root cause of this is usually because this access point is on...