ESXi 5 on HP ML110 G7?

[LoshieIT]

I know this is not supported and not in the HCL, but has anyone got ESXi 5 running on a HP ML110 G7?

If so how did you get it to install?

I've tried HPs ESXi download and VMWAREs and both of them PSOD as they boot the installer.

ESXi 5 working fine on my HP Microservers, why not my main lab machine. :smileysad:

WOrks fine with 4.1, but as I now need to study for my VCP 5 PDQ I'd like to get this working.

I've now spent a couple of days on it and I'm at a loss.

[Virtualinfra]

Welcome to this community.

If it say not supported in Vmware HCL. then its not supported.

But still you will be able to install on few hardware with limited features.

But you can try updating the firmware and installing new ESXi5.

Award points for the helpful and correct answer by clicking the below tab  :smileyhappy:

[LoshieIT]

Yes tried latest firmware and disabling various bits of h/w already.

But thanks for the reply

[BharatR]

Hi,

HP ProLiant ML110 G7 Server series is not in the HCL List,

But for the R&D u can install the Supported hardware as Network Adapter HP NC360T PCI-E Dual Port Gigabit Server Adapter and Controller card

HP Smart Array P410/ZM 2-ports Int PCIe x8 FIO SAS Controller
HP Smart Array P212/256 BBWC 1-ports Int/1-ports Ext PCIe x8 FIO SAS Controller

Have a Look with the below Link for HP ProLiant ML110 G5 Server which has install with the ESXi 5.0

this is not a G7 Series but for R&D u can do it.

http://www.techhead.co.uk/will-the-hp-proliant-ml110-g5-ml115-g5-work-with-vmware-vsphere-5

[LoshieIT]

Frustrating as some friends have their ML110 G6 working fine with ESXi5, without any additional NICs or RAID cards.

[Fred_vBrain]

Hi,

HP ESXI CD won't work because the included CIM Provided are not compatible to the ML110/115 Series.

Have you defined a RAID on the onboard RAID Controller?

Change the SATA configuration from RAID to AHCI or IDE Compatible.

I have a ML110 G6 and everything works fine. The G7 Server has the same SATA RAID Controller as the G6 (B110i) and the NC112i/NC112T network card is on the HCL.

Regards

Fred

[Erik_Bussink]

Hiya LoshieIT,

I'm running into the same problems with the HP ML110 G7 with the E3-1220 Xeon. I also get the Pink Screen during the boot process.

I've made sure that the various BIOS settings are set (Intel VT, ) and for the SATA I've moved it to AHCI mode. I even removed the HP SmartArray P212.

HP ML110 G7

ProLiant System BIOS - J01 (05/20/2011)

Proc 1: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E31220 @ 3.10Ghz

HP Power Profile Mode: Maximum Performance

Power Regulator Mode: HP Static High Performance Mode

No-Execute Memory Protection: Enabled

Intel(R) Virtualization Technology: Enabled

Processor Core Disable: All Cores Enabled

Intel(R) Turbo Boost Technology: Enabled

Intel(R) VT-d: Enabled

So far no luck, I will keep you updated if I make any progress.

[Fred_vBrain]

Hi all,

I have checked my settings on the G6 Model an found that my SATA setting is set to "Compatible"

I have also turned Turbo Mode off, but I think this is not the problem.

When does this purple screen appear? Before or after you have installed ESXi 5.0?

What kind of ESXi 5.0 Release/Install Medium do you use? The RTM Build is 469512 and your Build is 504890, which is a Patch Release.

[Erik_Bussink]

Manfred & Bill

I've tried the ESXi 5.0.0 RTM Build 469512, the 504890 (which is the updated version you can download with the iSCSI fixes), I will also try the Build 515980 tomorrow using Auto-Deploy (my way of learning Auto-Deploy and PowerCLI for the VCP5 exam).

I've been digging in the BIOS to track down everything that impacts the memory, and I have done some settings that make the Boot process of the ML110 G7 so slow, I wonder if it's frozen (I was mucking with the 1GB hole, the memory speed etc...) But I ran out of time this evening. might need to pull the CMOS Batt to get my BIOS reset.

I've run memtest86+ release 4.20 on the stock HP memory (1x4GB) and on the Kingston KTH-PL313E/4G memory (4x4GB) and both work fine.

[LoshieIT]

Hi Erik,

I've the same config here.

ManfredHofer,

I've tried all the different settings for the on board RAID/SATA controller, with no luck.

Even tried the HP and plain VMware vanilla media/versions, both of which give the PSOD!

During the boot to install...  about 2 or 3 seconds after the screen turns yellow, it PSOD.

Exact error that's been screen shotted.

I've even prepped a USB key on one of my HP microservers, and it does the same thing as it does trying to install.

[LoshieIT]

I've also just remembered that a second or 2 before the screen turns yellow it has a orange error/warning appear on screen

Memory map contains over lapping ranges.

Multiboot memmap contains overlapping ranges.

Searching the web, I've found people with the same error messages, but they are not on ML110 G7 :smileyconfused:

At the moment i've got around the problem with ESXi4 on the bare metal, with ESXi nested.

I needed to get some study in, as running out of time for my VCP4 to VCP5 upgrade.

[Erik_Bussink]

Bill I saw those orange message pass very quickly. Have not had the time to study the video of I did. Thanks for transcribing the messages.

[Erik_Bussink]

Issue Fixed !!!

ESXi 5.0 runs great on the ML110 G7.

[vlho]

Hi Eric,

trust with your solution please ...

Thanks

[Erik_Bussink]

Sorry,

I wanted to validate and test the solution first.

Here is my blog post http://www.bussink.ch/?p=382 on how to get ESXi 5.0 on the HP ML110 G7.

But to cut it short, change in the BIOS in the Power Management \ Advanced Power Management Options \ Minimum Processor Idle Power State: C6 States

And give it a spin...

[LoshieIT]

You Sir, are a gentleman of the highest order.:smileycool:

I salute you and owe you several large drinks!:smileyhappy:

That must have taken a lot more time, reading and dedication to sort that out.

More than I have.

Many Thanks

Bill

[NTShad0w]

mates,

how much power does Hewlett Packard ML110 G7 - Xeon Quad Core E3-1220 with 16GB of RAM use when idle???

/iddle and with no hdd/ssd ML110 G7 with i3-2100 DC cpu (3.1GHz) with 2x8GB (yep i can confirm that it runs ok with 32GB of ram - 4x8GB unbuffered Kingston with ECC) consume 63 Watts in iddle

I need to know how it looks with E3-1220, any owners??

thanks

NTShad0w

[NealSu]

Do you still need to know this? i could measure the power consumption, but my meter for that is very cheap, so i wouldn't say it's reliable. Also my server has 7 x 3,5 " HDDs and 1 SSD inside plus two NICs and one RAID-Controller. Oh and not to forgot that i use 4 x 4 GB of RAM ;-)

i probably don't want to know how much that needs to be powered on... ;-$

[Erik_Bussink]

The iLO3 works great on the HP ML110 G7, I have now configured the Power Management and can use vSphere Distributed Power Management with my ML110 G7

Blog Pos at http://www.bussink.ch/?p=399   

Erik

[franco64]

Can you confirm if FT and all other features are possible with this so be able to do the certification

Would this be ideal?

[ErikBussink]

Yes, I have FT working great on the HP ML110G7, and I have just put the HP SmartArray P212/256 that I'm not using as a DirectPath I/O device that I can attach to a virtual machine.

[ErikBussink]

I have added two more post on the HP Proliant ML110 G7 and ESXi 5.0

Using vCenter Update Manager for HP ESXi installations

HP ML110 G7 and VT-d DirectPath I/O Configuration and VMware FT

[jorgos7]

Thanks a lot for this great posting!

I would like to add, that on my HP ML 110 G7 the orange error message mentioned

above only disappeared after I had also set the power management to "OS Controlled Mode".

After that, AND ONLY after that it worked without a hitch!!!

Maybe this helps somebody else!

Thanks a lot once again!

Jorgos

[jaeger1]

Hi,

from my web search so far I take it that neither HP nor VMware provide a driver for the above mentioned

raid controller which is onboard on an HP ProLiant ML110 G7 server!!??

Can anybody confirm that or is there one available?

If there's none available, what low cost sata controller for this HP Server can

be used that would have a driver for the free version of VMware ESXi vSphere???

Thx

Jorgos