I recently deployed an HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise) MSA (Modular Smart Array) 2040 SAN (Storage Area Network) Storage unit in my home lab. In this post, I will show you step-by-step how to set up the HPE MSA 2040 SAN Storage with iSCSI. The Process The default username is manage, and the default password is…
For the most part, PoE (Power over Ethernet) works perfectly with LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol). I recently ran into a bizarre issue with a UniFi AP and an HPE Aruba switch where the AP would reboot under load. In this post, I will cover how I fixed it and everything I learned in this…
HPE iLO (Hewlett Packard Enterprise Integrated Lights-Out) is a wonderful tool when your servers are remote. It’s important to keep it up to date as if not properly secured it could be a risk of compromise to your environment. In this post, I’ll show step-by-step how to update the HPE iLO firmware on your server.…
I’m a fan of doing as much as possible with CLI. It always feels more complete and can sometimes be automated. In this post, I will detail step-by-step how to upgrade the firmware image on an Aruba AP (Access Point) with CLI. ArubaOS is also called Aruba Instant and has nothing to do with Aruba…
