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    DSM 6.1.4-15217 Update 5

    in DSM Updates Reporting

    Posted

    - Outcome of the update: SUCCESSFUL

    - DSM version prior update: DSM 6.1.4 15217 Update 3

    - Loader version and model: Jun's Loader v1.02b - DS3615xs

    - Installation type: 1 * Baremetal on HP N54L, 2 * ESXi 6.5 on HP Microserver Gen8

    - Additional comments: Requires reboot

    DSM 6.1.4-15217 Update 3

    in DSM Updates Reporting

    Posted · Edited by Zarocq
    Formatting

    - Outcome of the update: SUCCESSFUL

    - DSM version prior update: DSM 6.1.4 15217 Update 2

    - Loader version and model: Jun's Loader v1.02b - DS3615xs

    - Installation type: Baremetal (HP Microserver Gen7 (HP N54L)) and virtual on VMware ESXi v6.5 running on HP Microserver Gen8

    - Additional comments: Updated through "Control Panel, Update & Restore" - Requires reboot - Info shows Update 3, DSM Date 2017/12/14

    HP N54L - DSM 6.1 onwards

    in AMD

    Posted

    22 hours ago, vdias said:

    I cannot install xpenology on my N54L...

     

    Get stuck with error 38... and no data write to my disk.

     

    The idea is to install itr on a SDD connected to the internal sata port (Bios identify it as primary slave)...

     

    N54L boot, OK

    Synology Assistant, finds the server

    But fails on first/second step... never writes data to disk.

     

    Any idea? Already tried sataport=1, sataport=42, sataport=5...

     

    Which BIOS are you using? Native? 

    If native then upgrade the BIOS - see this guide.

    http://www.nathanielperez.us/blog/hp-proliant-n40l-bios-modification-guide

    I know it's for a N40L, but the steps are equal for a N54L - and I've checked the BIOS file in the pakage, it's identical to the BIOS-file I've used on my N54Ls.

    Note that you have to flash twice according to the guide. Once with the original O41 BIOS and next with the MOD version of the O41 bios. The MOD bios activates a LOT of new settings in BIOS, so be careful! :grin:

     

    When you're running the new BIOS, do these settings to activate AHCI on all 5 SATA ports. 

    And remember to disable C1E also! :grin:

      

    
To enable AHCI on all ports, go to Southbridge Config, SATA 4/5 and disable sata 4/5 IDE mode. 


From the main screen go to ‘Chipset > Southbridge Configuration > SB SATA Configuration’ and make sure your settings are the same as below:
OnChip SATA Channel = Enabled
OnChip IDE Type = IDE
SATA IDE Combined Mode = Disabled
SATA EPS on all PORT = Enabled
SATA Power on all PORT = Enabled
Return to the main screen then go to ‘Advanced > IDE Configuration’ and again, make sure your settings are the same as below.
Embedded SATA Link Rate = 3.0Gbps MAX
are the settings for sata

    Then you should have no problems - I'm running two N54L servers with this BIOS and settings, both with five disks. :grin:

     

    Tutorial: Install/Migrate DSM 5.2 to 6.1.x (Jun's loader)

    in Tutorials and Guides

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    Upgraded 3 Xpenologys.

     

    2 DSM v5.2 (5565) XPEnoboot (XPEnoboot_DS3615xs_5.2-5565.2) running on ESXi v6.0 on HP Microserver Gen 8 with Intel Core i3-3240 - Juns loader v1.02b DS3615xs. Just changed serial, MAC and timeout in grub.cfg

     

    1 DSM v5.2 (5565) XPEnoboot (XPEnoboot_DS3615xs_5.2-5565.2) running bare-metal on HP Microserver N54L - Juns loader v1.02b DS3615xs. Just changed serial, MAC, VID, PID and timeout in grub.cfg.

     

    All upgraded from webpage (ip-adr-on-nas:5000). All went smooth.

     

    A few pakages needed upgrade after upgrading DSM to v6.1.3, but after that all is running.

     

    A note to others - ran into the problem, that upgrade stopped at 56% on my bare-metal server and returned to install page with error 13. Tried rewriting the USB stick several times, but same problem. Then  tried another USB stick - problem solved. :grin:

    HPN54L ESXI 6.0.0 Update 1a - Transfer Speeds drop

    in DSM 5.2 and earlier (Legacy)

    Posted

    different drivers ;

     

    [root@ESXI:~] esxcli software vib remove -n Hewlett-Packard:scsi-hpvsa

    [NoMatchError]

    No VIB matching VIB search specification 'Hewlett-Packard:scsi-hpvsa'.

    I've used this command to remove scsi-hpvsa from my HP Gen8: esxcli software vib remove -n scsi-hpvsa -f

    Notice that I don't have the driver prefixed with 'Hewlett-Packard:'.

    Don't know if that's the reason why you get the error when trying to remove scsi-hpvsa.

    get disk information, such as?

    in Archives

    Posted

    Hi - as far as I know, no. If you want to access data on an existing disk, you have to attach it to the USB-port.

    DSM wants to initialize the disks attached to the SATA ports, which means it wants to create 2 small partitions in the beginning of the disk to hold the DSM system. The rest of the disk is used as your data volume. If you allow it to initialize the disk, DSM will delete all existing partitions on the disk, and thereby delete your data on it.

    What configuration ?

    in Archives

    Posted

    Don't worry about RAID5-support - XPEnology does the RAID for you. :smile:

    I have the older N54L HP server, and it sure is fast enough for file-transfer using RAID5 by XPEnology - but it lacks CPU power for Plex video re-encoding of high bitrate videos.

    XP Enology Boot

    in Archives

    Posted

    No, XPEnology boots from the USB stick - the software on the stick emulates the original ROM in a real Synology unit.

    Though some have managed to install the boot software on a harddrive (don't know if anyone has done it with XPEnoboot), I really don't see the point. Why use an entire harddrive instead of a cheap USB stick?

     

    DSM is installed on all harddisks in the system. In that case no matter which harddrive fails, the system is able to start. This is by design by Synology.

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