I got this  error while trying to login to HP ProBook laptop. Whenever I put password I got HRESULT error with 0x8007ffff code and on the bottom it just says 'OK' i press it and it goes back to the login screen. First option is to use HP recovery tools and try to use recovery/repair CD Using this option you are in risk to lose your data-Not Good. Other option is try using some other administrative account. I was able to login with local administrative account , also you can use domain Read more

When you try to to install x64 printer driver on 32bit server you may receive “selected driver must be installed remotely” error. To solve this go to your x64 machine. run and type \32bit machine servername In the list of shares open printers folder – in windows 7 or 2008 press on view remote printers Right click on empty place and select server properties. Navigate to Drivers and press on Add. Uncheck the x86 check box and select x64 one. After installation completes you can use the Read more

Sizing is the most important part before ESX implementation. I'm using the Hp Vmware solution sizer as first step before VMware infrastructure implementation. You can run it from here : http://g3w1656g-vip.houston.hp.com/SB/VMware/page_init.asp This is an automated tool that assists the user with the size and scope of a server environment supporting VMware. The sizing information and algorithms have been developed using testing and performance data on HP Servers running the VMware ESX Server. Read more

If you experience such problem . For example " Enclosure, "1", has detected that a power supply in bay 6 has changed from status OK to Unknown." Go to HP and download latest HP BladeSystem c-Class Onboard Administrator Firmware Note:Before updating enclosure firmware be shure to update all blades ILO to resent version. If you skip that step you may experience with disconnection problems when connecting to blades. Read more

This is Common problem in HP server blades default configuration. The default setting locks ILO and you see that message till you reset ILO.

To fix the problem go to Problematic Blade >ILO >Web administration

Remote console>Settings and change Remote Console Acquire to Enabled