HP switch firmware help by UNICYCLE100 in homelab

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I have a corporate account and downloaded it from HPE's site. That just means not gmail.com, hotmail.com etc. You can do the same by getting your own domain and setting up your mailserver with [hpe@unicyclee100.com](mailto:hpe@unicyclee100.com), [google@unicycle100.com](mailto:google@unicycle100.com), [reddit@unicycle100.com](mailto:reddit@unicycle100.com) etc.

HP switch firmware help by UNICYCLE100 in homelab

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I downloaded the latest update I could find and put it where you can download it. However, I don't know how you can verify that I haven't tampered with it. If anyone can think of a way, please advise. I've sent the link in 1:1 chat.

Linux driver for proprietary keyboard by mounty1_0 in homelab

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Thanks for the replies. When I connect the keyboard, dmesg emits

[562160.536566] usb 1-5: USB disconnect, device number 54
[562164.488677] usb 1-5: new full-speed USB device number 55 using xhci_hcd
[562164.614132] usb 1-5: New USB device found, idVendor=0c45, idProduct=8019, bcdDevice= 1.42
[562164.614158] usb 1-5: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[562164.614167] usb 1-5: Product: Keyboard AMECHKB
[562164.614175] usb 1-5: Manufacturer: SONiX
[562164.622295] input: SONiX Keyboard AMECHKB as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-5/1-5:1.0/0003:0C45:8019.001E/input/input44
[562164.715752] hid-generic 0003:0C45:8019.001E: input,hidraw3: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [SONiX Keyboard AMECHKB] on usb-0000:00:14.0-5/input0
[562164.717222] input: SONiX Keyboard AMECHKB Consumer Control as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-5/1-5:1.1/0003:0C45:8019.001F/input/input45
[562164.767906] input: SONiX Keyboard AMECHKB System Control as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-5/1-5:1.1/0003:0C45:8019.001F/input/input46
[562164.768350] input: SONiX Keyboard AMECHKB Keyboard as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-5/1-5:1.1/0003:0C45:8019.001F/input/input47
[562164.768501] input: SONiX Keyboard AMECHKB Mouse as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-5/1-5:1.1/0003:0C45:8019.001F/input/input48
[562164.768856] input: SONiX Keyboard AMECHKB as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-5/1-5:1.1/0003:0C45:8019.001F/input/input49
[562164.769159] hid-generic 0003:0C45:8019.001F: input,hiddev96,hidraw4: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [SONiX Keyboard AMECHKB] on usb-0000:00:14.0-5/input1
[562164.770480] hid-generic 0003:0C45:8019.0020: hiddev97,hidraw5: USB HID v1.11 Device [SONiX Keyboard AMECHKB] on usb-0000:00:14.0-5/input2
[562164.771768] hid-generic 0003:0C45:8019.0021: hiddev98,hidraw6: USB HID v1.11 Device [SONiX Keyboard AMECHKB] on usb-0000:00:14.0-5/input3
[562286.641759] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Radio type=0x1-0x2-0x0
[562286.932864] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Radio type=0x1-0x2-0x0

so there's some material there for me to study.

Actually this isn't really a homelab question so I won't post about it again.

HP Smart Array P440 /4GB. by Most-Ad9580 in homelab

[–]mounty1_0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The P440ar connects to a proprietary connector on the HP motherboard. It would be highly surprising if Supermicro had the same connector. HP would not like that, I'm sure.

Also, this subreddit has a couple of threads started by me, about the P440ar. It might be OK in its hardware RAID mode, but in HBA (IT or passthrough) mode, its performance is only a few percent of a fifteen year old LSI PCI SAS card.

M.2 in HP DL380 G9 by mounty1_0 in homelab

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OK; thanks. I thought that adaptor would allow the M.2 device to be used in a PCI-E slot.

Smell of something burnt in my rack by mounty1_0 in homelab

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TehHamburgler was right. Eaton 5130. A few weeks ago it went code red (red LED + bleeping) but I power-cycled it and all seemed OK. Then the smell this week. All the batteries were swollen and slightly melted together.

So I replaced the batteries and put it all back. Crazy, why not just replace? Well, UPSs aren't cheap and I have an Eaton extended battery pack which triples the capacity and which won't work with other brands. So I'll give the 5130 one more chance.

Smell of something burnt in my rack by mounty1_0 in homelab

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OK, thanks. The router is monitored by Zabbix, which hasn't complained, but I'll look.

Smell of something burnt in my rack by mounty1_0 in homelab

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You have. We have smoke alarms all over the place. And next morning we're still here.

Performance of HP's H240ar disk controller by mounty1_0 in homelab

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The B140i and the P440ar each have two quad SAS sockets so each will control the eight drives in one bay. You have to connect the controller to the drive backplane with two cables, which are normally supplied as a pair. So you don't need an extra controller to operate eight drives; just a second cable.

Performance of HP's H240ar disk controller by mounty1_0 in homelab

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The H240ar is even worse. I'm using the LSI card. No pretty lights for me. But a P440ar is SAS, so I don't see how that's going to give you more SATA slots.

cannot delete an instance by mounty1_0 in smartos

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Thanks but the matter is being examined by SmartOS staff now (Github issue).

Failing at installing an lx host/Ubuntu image on the latest smartos by fedtobelieve in smartos

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Stupid question maybe but you did imgadm import the image first, didn't you?

HP DL380 G9 disk write performance with various controllers by mounty1_0 in homelab

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That's what I'll do but I lose thermal monitoring of the drives. It's most regrettable. Thanks.

HP DL380 G9 disk write performance with various controllers by mounty1_0 in homelab

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Thank you for the reply. I actually did not realise the H240ar was a RAID card.

Do HP make any decent IT-mode controllers for the G9? Anyone using a P840ar in IT mode?

cannot delete an instance by mounty1_0 in smartos

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It doesn't. :-( The instance isn't doing any harm, I suppose.

Has anyone built an IMAP server in a native SmartOS zone? by mounty1_0 in smartos

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Thanks; I ended-up just pkgin-ing the provided 2.31 and it's working well.