Solutions Log » Hardware

Reset HP Integrated Lights Out Board to Factory Defaults

Dan — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:45:19 +0000

Issue:
Cannot login to HP Integrated Lights Out Board (bad credentials).

Cause:
Someone failed to record the configuration.

Solution:
If an operating system supported by HP Proliant Essentials is installed along with a recent Proliant Support Pack, you may reset the Integrated Lights Out board to its factory defaults. Use the HP Lights-Out Online Configuration utility.

C:\Program Files\HP\hponcfg\hponcfg.exe /reset

Intel Matrix Storage Console Reports SATA Drives as Generation 1 not 2

Dan — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:10:09 +0000

Issue:
When launching the Intel Matrix Storage Console and reviewing the disposition of a mirrored pair of Seagate SATA 3.0Gb/s drives, I noted the Serial ATA transfer mode reported as Generation 1.

Cause:
SATA host adapters typically support autonegotiation, however, with the Intel ICH10R this does not seem to be the case with RAID enabled. Note: It does work with standard AHCI mode on this chipset.

Resolution:
Seagate drives ship with a jumper enabled for 1.5GB/s mode. One must remove this jumper to force the drive in 3.0GB/s mode.

Attachment: Seagate ST3500320AS product manual.

Cannot SSH into PIX/ASA firewall

Dan — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:33:19 +0000

Issue:
When attempting to SSH into a PIX/ASA firewall you receive the following error on the client

ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host

Investigating the log on the PIX/ASA will yield a corresponding error:

Fail to establish SSH session because RSA host key retrieval failed.

Cause:
The issue is the result of a corrupt or missing RSA key on the firewall.

Resolution:
You need to generate a new RSA key on the firewall.

Magic juju (from either SDM or a prompt):

conf t
ca generate rsa key 1024
wr mem
copy run start