Info
On an HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen11 or ProLiant ML30 Gen11 server with the LAN cable connected to the onboard NIC, the connection to PXE boot server may fail during the PXE Boot. When this occurs, the following screens will be displayed while the server is retrying repeatedly to boot:
1.
>> Booting Embedded LOM 1 Port 1: BCM 5719 1GBE 4p BASE-T LOM Adptr - NIC (HTTP(S) IPv4)
>>Start HTTP Boot over IPv4
2.
>> Booting Embedded LOM 1 Port 1: BCM 5719 1GBE 4p BASE-T LOM Adptr - NIC (HTTP(S) IPv6)
>> Start HTTP Boot over IPv6.
Error: Could not retrieve NBP file size from HTTP server.
Error: Unexpected network error.
No offers received matching the 'UEFI HTTP Boot' Policy.
3.
Set up your server
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No bootable devices were detected. Please attach a UEFI bootable device. System will automatically retry the UEFI Boot Order in 4 seconds.
Press F10 to boot Intelligent Provisioning
Scope
Any HPE ProLiant ML30 Gen11 or HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen11.
Resolution
This issue has been fixed with the software package combo image v20.30.41, included in the following firmware utility - select one depending on the operating system:
Broadcom NX1 Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for VMware version 1.39.0
Broadcom NX1 Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for Windows Server x64 Editions version 5.4.2.0
Broadcom NX1 Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for Linux x86_64 version 2.38.0
As a workaround for earlier versions, warm reset the system by either of the following methods:
Locally, press CTRL + ALT + DEL to reboot the system.
OR
Remotely, press Power > Reset in the iLO 6 web GUI.
Revision History
Document Version
Release Date
Details
2
December 9, 2024
Updated Resolution with permanent fix.
1
January 12, 2024
Original Document Release.
