HP ProLiant G8
Management Component Pack
The Linux Management Component Pack provides agent software for use on community-supported distributions.
hp-health HPE System Health Application and Command line Utilities (Gen9 and earlier)
hponcfg HPE RILOE II/iLO online configuration utility
amsd HPE Agentless Management Service (Gen10 only)
hp-ams HPE Agentless Management Service (Gen9 and earlier)
hp-snmp-agents Insight Management SNMP Agents for HPE ProLiant Systems (Gen9 and earlier)
hpsmh HPE System Management Homepage (Gen9 and earlier)
hp-smh-templates HPE System Management Homepage Templates (Gen9 and earlier)
ssacli HPE Command Line Smart Storage Administration Utility
ssaducli HPE Command Line Smart Storage Administration Diagnostics
ssa HPE Array Smart Storage Administration Service
rpm install
Cut-n-paste the following section (substituting distribution, architecture and project version) into /etc/yum.repos.d/mcp.repo on your system:
[mcp]
name=Management Component Pack
baseurl=http://downloads.linux.hpe.com/repo/mcp/dist/dist_ver/arch/project_ver
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/GPG-KEY-mcp
Download GPG public
rpm --import http://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/hpePublicKey2048_key1.pub
Where:
dist: centos, fedora, opensuse, oracle, asianux
dist_ver: Browse repo to identify supported distribution versions
arch: i386, x86_64
project_ver: current, 11.30, 11.21, 11.05, 10.62, 10.50, 10.40, 10.20, 10.00, 9.30, 9.25
List the packages in the repository
$ yum --disablerepo="*" --enablerepo="short_repo_name" list available
Install a specific package
$ yum install <packagename>
CentOS 7
cat <<'EOF' >>/etc/yum.repos.d/mcp.repo
[HP-mcp]
name=HP Management Component Pack for ProLiant
baseurl=http://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/repo/mcp/centos/7.3/x86_64/current/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/GPG-KEY-mcp
EOF
wget http://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/repo/mcp/GPG-KEY-mcp -O /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/GPG-KEY-mcp
deb install
Cut-n-paste the following section (substituting distribution, architecture and project version) into /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mcp.list on your system:
# HPE Management Component Pack
deb http://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/repo/mcp dist/project_ver non-free
Where: dist: bionic, xenial, trusty, precise, stretch, jessie, squeeze, wheezy project_ver: current, 11.30, 11.21, 11.05, 10.80, 10.60, 10.50, 10.40, 9.50, 9.40
Install the HPE public gpg key
curl http://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/hpePublicKey2048_key1.pub | apt-key add -
Update the local apt indexes
# apt-get update
Search for a specific package
# apt-cache search <packagename> # browse debs
Install a specific package
# apt-get install <packagename>
Debian 9
echo "# HPE Management Component Pack" >/etc/apt/sources.list.d/hp-nonfree.list
echo "deb http://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/repo/mcp jessie/current non-free" >>/etc/apt/sources.list.d/hp-nonfree.list
curl http://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/hpePublicKey2048_key1.pub | apt-key add -
iLO pwd reset
yum install hponcfg -y
apt-get install hponcfg -y
reset Administrator pwd
vim iLO4_set_password.xml
<<ribcl version="2.0">
<login user_login="Administrator" password="boguspassword">
<user_info mode="write">
<mod_user user_login="Administrator">
<password value="newpass">
</password>
</mod_user>
</user_info>
</login>
</RIBCL>
where ?newpass? - new pwd
$ hponcfg -f passwd_reset_ilo.xml -l log.txt
Firmware Revision = 1.92 Device type = iLO Driver name = hpilo
reset other user pwd
vim iLO4_set_password.xml
<ribcl version="2.0">
<login user_login="Administrator" password="boguspassword">
<user_info mode="write">
<mod_user user_login="root">
<password value="root123">
</password>
</mod_user>
</user_info>
</login>
</RIBCL>
where ?root? - user login where ?root123? - new pwd
$ hponcfg -f passwd_reset_ilo.xml -l log.txt
Firmware Revision = 1.92 Device type = iLO Driver name = hpilo
ssacli
Raid control CLI tool
Show configuration
ssacli ctrl all show config
Controller status
ssacli ctrl all show status
Show detailed controller information for all controllers
ssacli ctrl all show detail
Show detailed controller information for controller in slot 0
ssacli ctrl slot=0 show detail
Rescan for New Devices
ssacli rescan
Physical disk status
ssacli ctrl slot=0 pd all show status
Show detailed physical disk information
ssacli ctrl slot=0 pd all show detail
Logical disk status
ssacli ctrl slot=0 ld all show status
View Detailed Logical Drive Status
ssacli ctrl slot=0 ld 2 show
Create New RAID 0 Logical Drive
ssacli ctrl slot=0 create type=ld drives=1I:1:2 raid=0
Create New RAID 1 Logical Drive
ssacli ctrl slot=0 create type=ld drives=1I:1:1,1I:1:2 raid=1
Create New RAID 5 Logical Drive
ssacli ctrl slot=0 create type=ld drives=1I:1:1,1I:1:2,2I:1:6,2I:1:7,2I:1:8 raid=5
Delete Logical Drive
ssacli ctrl slot=0 ld 2 delete
Add New Physical Drive to Logical Volume
ssacli ctrl slot=0 ld 2 add drives=2I:1:6,2I:1:7
Add Spare Disks
ssacli ctrl slot=0 array all add spares=2I:1:6,2I:1:7
Enable Drive Write Cache
ssacli ctrl slot=0 modify dwc=enable
Disable Drive Write Cache
ssacli ctrl slot=0 modify dwc=disable
Erase Physical Drive
ssacli ctrl slot=0 pd 2I:1:6 modify erase
Turn on Blink Physical Disk LED
ssacli ctrl slot=0 ld 2 modify led=on
Turn off Blink Physical Disk LED
ssacli ctrl slot=0 ld 2 modify led=off
Modify smart array cache read and write ratio (cacheratio=readratio/writeratio)
ssacli ctrl slot=0 modify cacheratio=100/0
Enable smart array write cache when no battery is present (No-Battery Write Cache option)
ssacli ctrl slot=0 modify nbwc=enable
Disable smart array cache for certain Logical Volume
ssacli ctrl slot=0 logicaldrive 1 modify arrayaccelerator=disable
Enable smart array cache for certain Logical Volume
ssacli ctrl slot=0 logicaldrive 1 modify arrayaccelerator=enable
Enable SSD Smart Path
ssacli ctrl slot=0 array a modify ssdsmartpath=enable
Disable SSD Smart Path
ssacli ctrl slot=0 array a modify ssdsmartpath=disable
SNMP OID List for iLO4
Below is a list and description for OID coolers, processors, temperature sensors, logical drives (RAID), hard disks, network controller iLO, RAM.
Fans:
.1.3.6.1.4.1.232.6.2.6.7.1.2.0 (Fan Index)
.1.3.6.1.4.1.232.6.2.6.7.1.3.0 (Fan Locale (1=other, 2=unknown, 3=system, 4=systemBoard, 5=ioBoard, 6=cpu, 7=memory, 8=storage, 9=removable media, 10=power supply, 11=ambent, 12=chassis, 13=bridge card, 14=management board, 15=backplane, 16=network slot, 17=blade slot, 18=virtual)
.1.3.6.1.4.1.232.6.2.6.7.1.4.0 (Fan Present (1=other, 2=absent, 3=present)
.1.3.6.1.4.1.232.6.2.6.7.1.5.0 (Fan Present (1=other, 2=tachOutput, 3=spinDetect)
.1.3.6.1.4.1.232.6.2.6.7.1.6.0 (Fan Speed (1=other, 2=normal, 3=high)
.1.3.6.1.4.1.232.6.2.6.7.1.9.0 (Fan Condition (1=other, 2=ok, 3=degraded, 4=failed)