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HP Discover US 2014. The Day 1 Buzz

Jun 11, 2014

This week I've been lucky to be invited by HP to their annual HP Discover conference in Las Vegas. As I've been working with HP technology and it's predecessors for so long, I really couldn't miss an opportunity to dive deeper into the world of HP and be able to find out more about the myriad of technologies HP is involved in. Yesterday I travelled for 15 hours from London to Las Vegas via San...

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What VMware's EOL of vCenter Server Heartbeat means for availability?

Jun 6, 2014

In the ( VMware suggests first of all making your vCenter a VM to be able to take advantage of HA to provide high availability. If you cannot for some reason (and you really need to ask yourself why) run vCenter as a VM and it is/needs to be physical then the only solution is to use a backup solution to be able to restore vCenter if it fails. I wrote a post way back in November 2010, ( Based on...

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HP Discover here I come!

Jun 2, 2014

I’m particularly looking forward to speaking to HP product managers and executives and chatting to other bloggers and attendees to get a sense of what’s new with the “new” HP. Product wise, I’m first of all keen to delve deeper into ( HP’s converged infrastructure manager which aims to finally bring together HP’s disparate management tools, ultimately replacing HP SIM which I really don’t like...

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HP releases new Service Pack for ProLiant to fix Heartbleed bugs & Broadcom nic deaths

Apr 29, 2014

HP has released a new version of its ( (B) designates the new version This update includes the fixes for ( as well as the bug that can ( It looks as though HP has only released the Full ISO image and not the blade/rack mount versions. (Please HP can you rather create a Windows everything image and a RHEL everything one rather than segregating on blade/rack mount as well as Window/RHEL)

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WARNING: HP G2-G6 server nics killed by firmware update in HP SPP 2014.02

Apr 25, 2014

HP has released an updated ( "HP releases new Service Pack for ProLiant to fix Heartbleed bugs and Broadcom nic deaths") which fixes the issue. HP has released a very serious ( saying that some Broadcom Nics which are used in G2-G6 servers and blades could be killed by a firmware update component in their HP Service Pack for Proliant 2014.02. Using HPSUM, HP SPP or Smart Components for VMware to...

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HP Server software affected by HeartBleed: OA, SUM, SMH & iLO

Apr 16, 2014

HP has released an updated ( "HP releases new Service Pack for ProLiant to fix Heartbleed bugs and Broadcom nic deaths") which contains the Heartbleed fixes. A new issue has been spotted where although iLO devices are not affected by Heartbleed, running a vulnerability scanner against iLO and iLO2 ports can cause the device to lock up which requires you to physically remove the power or reset the...

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HP releases Virtual Connect 4.2, adds sFlow

Apr 14, 2014

HP has a minor but recommended update for its ( which adds sFlow monitoring support which didn't make it into the final ( along with support for a new HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module. Some of the older Virtual Connect switches are being retired from a software support perspective so be aware that beginning with VC 3.70, the HP 1/10Gb VC Enet Module (399593-B22) and the HP 1/10Gb-F...

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VMware announces Horizon View 6 taking on Citrix XenApp with RDS Hosted Apps

Apr 9, 2014

VMware has announced the latest version of their End User Computing product Horizon View. There have been 5 major changes to Horizon View: RDS Hosted apps will allow Horizon View clients to access applications and full desktops running on Windows Remote Desktop Services Hosts. This is big news as it gives VMware a competing product to Citrix XenApp. For people who know about VDI, what is the di...

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HP charging for firmware updates is shortsighted

Feb 20, 2014

HP has ( that going forward it will only provide firmware updates to customers who have a valid warranty for their equipment which normally means purchasing a support agreement or HP Care Pack. The server market is a tough one with low margins. IBM has decided they can't be bothered and have flogged their x86 business to Lenovo. HP has been going through a tough time recently with widespread re...

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HP updates Virtual Connect to 4.10 and OA to 4.01, adds IPv6, SR-IOV, hiding FlexNics

Oct 28, 2013

HP has released a new version ( for use in HP Blade Chassis. 4.10 is a minor update compared to the release of ( which added major functionality. Virtual Connect 4.10 add IPv6 functionality which requires HP Service Pack for Proliant (SPP) 2013.09.0 (B), Onboard Administrator firmware 4.01 and minimum iLO firmware of 1.30. The ability to hide unused FlexNics from the OS has been added which is...

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