

Physicaldrive 1I:1:1 (port 1I:box 1:bay 1, SAS, 146 GB, OK)

Smart Array E200i in Slot 0 (Embedded) (sn: VX9AMP1927 ) That will produce an output like ( in this case i already configured the raid: Then when we boot the new baremetal to be installed we can gather the informations about the raids: Sudo echo "deb precise/current non-free" >/etc/apt/sources.listĪpt-get install cpqacuxe hp-ams hp-health hpacucli hponcfg How you can configure HP raid from inside ubuntu ? In order to have in the network bootable image the proper tools to do actually do the configurations… Once complete the system will boot from raid and you have a system up and and running ready to be deployed.Then you can ( using ansible ) to actually do the raid configuration, bios updates, firmware updates, and operating system install.tftp server will deliver the boot image, boot it, get an ip addres from the dhcp server and register the new server into the baremetal installer and will fill the hardware configuration there.You need a baremetal installer server or a laptop or a virtual something (virtual box / vmware / you choose ) image that will do the job for you while you sit back and relax. OR you can be smart and automate the tasks. One option is to call some friends and do that while you watch a movie. There are a LOT of baremetals to be installed. I’m not going into details about it in this postįor one server let’s say you can do it in few hours, few beers and some pizza’s. Update the ILO firmware and Bios (if necessary).Like most big problems you split it in lots of little problems that can be managed easier. Same configuration … With the harddisks in raid and ubuntu on all of them. After a while someone delivers a whole bunch of baremetal on your doorstep and say : “I need them installed by tomorrow”. In the begining there was nothing but few baremetal.
