Just install one of the old supported OSes on another drive, reboot and run the firmware update. It's a self extracting executable.

With HP and Dell, it's their intention to support you by providing an additional layer of management on top of the actual manufacturers product. But you have to be in warranty to be able to leverage that support. If you intend to run equipment longer than the 5 year warranty, don't use Dell or HP or live without any firmware upgrades or support. If you use Dell or HP, replace hardware when it's out of warranty.

HP Gen8 servers are from 2012-2013 so 7-8 years old and not the best candidates for new installations.

@jaredbusch said in Import a QCOW2 Into Proxmox:

@dashrender said in Import a QCOW2 Into Proxmox:

@scottalanmiller said in Import a QCOW2 Into Proxmox:

@jaredbusch good point, Linux doesn't "detect non-local" like Windows does.

ug.. what a pain that is!

ummm wut?

that windows detects SMB shares as remote.

@JaredBusch https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/ZFS_on_Linux

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@matteo-nunziati said in Calling Debian Stretch & Mellanox Experts:

@FATeknollogee rolling means they constantly upgrade sw when ready. The opposite is sw which sticks at a given version and is subject to security fixes only.

Exactly. In Windows terms, it would be like MS Office updating from 2013 to 2016 automatically on any given day. Tumbleweed tends to update a couple times a week, but the updates are tiny. Just whatever applications have a new release and have been tested get released as they are ready, not in blocks together.

The big difference is that it is updates to packages and releases of new packages as they are available, not just patches that are provided. All OSes release patches on a regular basis as needed, or weekly. But rolling releases actually update the software versions all the time.