Replace a dl360p g8 fan.
Proliant dl360p gen8 fan noise.
To provide sufficient airflow to the system if a fan rotor fails the server supports redundant fans.
Good thing is to clean the inside of the server for any dust that has accumulated.
Open the case and see if you can find which fan is making the noise.
The only way i found to downgrade the firmware for the p420i is by using the hp smart update manager.
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Skip to 3 30 to hear the fans start ramping down.
We have dl360p g8 server which has non hp memeory and non hp hdd drive with p420i controller this server located in datacenter and somehow found its running noisy and on ilo its showing fan running on 94 speed all i have download all firmware and upgraded my bios setting is optiomal cooling for fan.
This document provides information about hp proliant dl360e gen8 server fan configuration.
It can be downloaded by itself but works best as part of the spp service pack for proliant.
Follow the following guidelines for fan configuration.
Hp proliant dl380p gen8 fan noise demonstration duration.
Remove the noisy fan and clean it with some compressed air.
In a single processor nonredundant configuration fans 5 6 7 and 8 cool the server to enable the redundant fan mode install a new fan in.
Gently hold the fins of the fan while using the compressed air.
Dl360p gen8 fans noisy 94 speed after firmware update i was having the same issue.