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Backup switch configuration to TFTP (CLI reference)
edited by on August 24th 2018, at 15:14
In case of disaster, it is usually a very good idea to periodically back up the configuration of your network switches. This article lists syntax for backing up configuration to a TFTP server for different vendors.

In the syntax examples below, the IP for the TFTP is 1.2.3.4, and we're writing to the file switch.cfg.

Note that this article is definitely not complete. If you have additions to this article, please post them in the comments.

The syntax for Dell and Cisco switches is mostly the same. For N-series and PowerConnect, a summary is displayed which needs to be confirmed, which is not the case for Cisco and Dell S-series.

For Cisco Small Business (SF- and SG-series), the CLI ne  ...
 
Unlock full CLI on a HP 1920 switch
edited by on February 9th 2018, at 10:03

HP 1920 switches (and others of the same kind) have a CLI mode which is highly restricted. It is possible to unlock this, providing full access to the configuration of the switch through CLI.

Log on to the CLI (SSH or Telnet) with the admin user and the password (default: none).

Type and press Enter:

_cmdline-mode on
All commands can be displayed and executed. Continue? [Y/N]

Press Y to confirm.

Please input password:

Enter the password. This is a firmware-set password and is not user-defined. Depending on the firmware, try one of these:

  • 512900
  • Jinhua1920unauthorized

If successful, you can now run all commands.

 
Get hardware info from all members in a IRF cluster on HP switches
edited by on April 14th 2017, at 17:15

By default, when logging in on a HP switch in IRF mode using the web interface, you can only retrieve hardware information of the switch holding the master role. You can retrieve information for the other switches when you log on using Telnet or SSH, then type:

display device manuinfo

This will display hardware information for all chassis and slots.

 
Error 1325 when uninstalling HP Client Security
edited by on February 18th 2016, at 14:55

You may get the following error when trying to uninstall HP Client Security:

Error 1325: Hewlett-Packard is not a valid short file name.

The solution, albeit a very odd one, is to disable all CD/DVD drives on your HP system through Device Manager (Start → Run → devmgmt.msc).

After the uninstallation, you can re-enable the device.

 
Fail-Over Cluster with Cluster Shared Volumes/Clustered disks on HP EVA SANs
edited by on January 25th 2016, at 13:59
When using Microsoft Fail-Over Clustering with Cluster Shared Volumes or Clustered disks which are on a HP EVA storage box, you may run into a problem about the disk/volume only being accessible from one of the nodes of the failover cluster, usually the node on which the disk/volume was added. When trying to access the volume from another node (e.g. by moving the role using that volume to another node), the role will fail and complain that the disk/volume is not accessible. Moreover, in Disk Management, the disk is not accessible and does not show the size of the disk. This makes the use of a fail-over cluster rather useless as the role can only run on the one node that does have access to t  ...
 
Reset a HP 1810-24(G) to factory defaults
edited by on November 25th 2015, at 10:58

Resetting a HP 1810-24 or -24G to factory defaults is easy:

  1. With the switch powered on, using both ends of a paperclip (or two separate paperclips), press and hold down the Reset and Clear buttons.
  2. Release the Reset button, but keep the Clear button held down.
  3. When all three mode LEDs (Act, FDx, and Spd) begin to blink, release the Clear button as well. When the self-test completes, the switch will be reset to factory defaults. Its IP address will be obtained through DHCP, or if there's no DHCP, it will be set to 192.168.2.10. The password will be blank.
 
HP online warranty check
edited by on September 25th 2015, at 10:00

You can check the warranty and support contract status of your HP products online. This includes the base warranty, support contracts and/or carepacks.

 
REQUEST SENSE call failed. Possible cleanme signal detection failure
edited by on August 12th 2015, at 09:22

Backups with HP Data Protector may fail with the following error:

REQUEST SENSE call failed. Possible cleanme signal detection failure

First, attempt to perform a manual clean of the drive, then try re-running the backup. If it fails again, power-cycle/reboot the drive/library.

If the error still persists, start HP Library and Tape Tools and run a drive assessment. You'll need to load a tape into the drive first. If the test fails (i.e. it returns an error code, such as internal error), call HP for support.

 
No_Sync and No_Light on a SAN FC switch
edited by on July 10th 2015, at 12:35

No_Light means there's no link on the port. Usually this indicates a problem with the physical wiring, either a faulty cable, or the TX/RX have been swapped.

No_Sync means there's a link on the port (so technically, wiring is okay), but there's a problem with the actual communication. The most common problem is a mismatch in speed on the switch port and the HBA on the other side. Your best bet would be to set the port's speed (temporarily) to auto-negotiate and see what speed is selected. If this does not work, try manually setting the port fixed to lower speeds.

 
(How to) Uninstall HP Network Configuration Utility
edited by on June 22nd 2015, at 10:29
The HP Network Config Utility provides advanced network configuration tasks for HP servers. It allows to set up NIC teaming, VLAN and more.

Uninstalling this software (e.g. after a P2V) is not possible through Control Panel (Add/Remove Programs) because it's not in the list like other HP software components. The only way to uninstall HP Network Config Utility is through an NIC's properties:

Open the network properties for any Ethernet NIC (doesn't matter which one).

In the This connection uses the following items: box (where you also set up IPv4/v6 settings), you'll see the HP Network Configuration Utilty.

Select (click) it, then click the Uninstall button. At the following prompt, click  ...
 
Configure 802.1q VLAN trunk between Cisco and HP Procurve
edited by on June 4th 2015, at 15:30
This article briefly explains how to integrate a HP Procurve and Cisco in one network, and make sure the VLANs are correctly routed across the two switches. I avoid using the term "trunk" as the definition of a "trunk" differs greatly between Cisco and HP: a trunk on a HP Procurve refers in fact to a feature like Cisco's EtherChannel, something entirely different.

Note that for VLAN trunking to work between the two, you need to use the 802.1q protocol. Other protocols, such as Cisco's VTP and ISL do not work on HP Procurve, as they are both Cisco-proprietary.

Multi-port trunking is also outside the scope of this article, but the basics remain the same.

For both switche  ...
 
Accessing P212 RAID Ctrl BIOS on HP Proliant ML110 G6
edited by on February 5th 2014, at 13:01
Newer generations of HP Proliant servers (I had this with an ML110 G6) no longer show I/O controller messages directly on screen. Instead, they are masked by a graphical status screen.

Not having these messages also means you won't know when you have to hit that certain key (F8) to get into the RAID controller's configuration BIOS, which can be problematic.

To get out of the graphical status screen and see all the I/O messages, you can hit Space on your keyboard during startup. For me, this usually did not work right away, and I had to hit the key multiple times before it got out of the status screen.

When done correctly, you'll notice the I/O messages and intialisation messages of the RA  ...
 
Installing ROK licenses on VMware
edited by on December 16th 2013, at 16:06

Before installing ROK licenses on your virtual machines on VMware, be sure to allow SMBios reflection of the host to the VM's. Otherwise, authorization will fail with a This system is unsupported message.

To do this, go to the settings of your newly created VM. Click the tab Configuration, then click General, then the button Configuration Parameters. Add a new row:

SMBIOS.reflectHost = TRUE

 
Unknown device HPQ6001
edited by on September 11th 2013, at 15:11

If you have an HP laptop with an unknown device with hardware-id HPQ6001, it's the HP wireless button driver. Apparently some models on their support website lack this driver in the download list (it was the case for a HP Envy Touchsmart 1230eb).

Direct link to download: http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp58501-59000/sp58720.exe

 
Issues after upgrading BIOS to F.46 on a HP Folio 9470m
edited by on August 21st 2013, at 10:18
I've encountered several issues on different HP Elitebook Folio 9470m ultrabooks, after updating the BIOS to its latest version (F.46).

One series of ultrabooks with an Intel Hybrid HD (with SSD cache) suddenly stopped working with a BSOD and refused to startup. Reinstallation with the original DVD oddly failed as well, either during installation, or after installing drivers. We've worked around the issue by using a Microsoft (non-HP) DVD to install Windows 8, then download the latest drivers from the HP site.

Another ultrabook with an SSD had another problem altogether, but still related to the BIOS update. After the update, USB devices started to fail intermittently. Both the   ...
 
HP Officejet Pro 8500 does not maintain page layout
edited by on May 29th 2013, at 12:38

If you have an HP Officejet Pro 8500, and have issues with your prints not maintaining the page layout (portrait or landscape), try enabling Print directly to printer in the printer properties.

 
(Re-)enable the touchpad on your HP Probook 4520s
edited by on October 8th 2012, at 16:32
It's quite easy to accidentally disable the touchpad on a HP Probook 4520s: double-tapping the left-top corner of the touchpad triggers the enable/disable switch. A LED indicates whether the touchpad is on or off: when the LED is lit, it means the touchpad is disabled, and vice-versa.

Users who are not aware of this feature can be looking to re-enable the touchpad for quite some time. A customer had a similar issue, and I was unaware the touchpad switch was actually built in the touchpad itself.



To re-enable the touchpad, all he had to do was double-tap the LED in the left-top corner. From a design perspective, it's quite neat, but not really user-friendly, or do we really have to read t  ...
 
 
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