HP iLO Technology

HP iLO Technology

1. What is HP iLO?

Reference a description in Wang chunhai's blog "using iLO to remotely manage HP Series servers:

ILO is short for Integrated Ligths-out, which is an Integrated Remote Management port on the HP Server. It is a group of chips Integrated with the vxworks embedded operating system, connect to the switching machine in the working environment through a standard RJ45 interface. As long as the server is connected to the network and the server power is not disconnected, regardless of the status of the HP Server (BOOT, shutdown, restart), users can be remotely managed through the network.

A brief description of iLO in the official HP iLO 4 User Guide:

HP iLO Management Engine is a set of embedded Management functions that support the entire lifecycle of servers, including initial deployment, daily Management, and service alerts and support. HP iLO is a feature of HP iLO ManagementE ngine.
The HP iLO subsystem is a standard component of the HP ProLiant server that simplifies initial server settings, server health monitoring, power supply and cooling optimization, and remote server management. The HP iLO subsystem includes smart microprocessor, secure memory, and dedicated network interfaces. This design makes HP iLO independent from host servers and their operating systems.

It can be seen that HP iLO is an operating system independent of the server network operating system and can be remotely controlled without any restrictions. After simple configuration, it can be used as long as the network cable and power cord are connected.

The HP iLO configuration is described below.

2. What devices does HP iLO support?

If you do not see the expected model in the list of supported models, you may not need to browse the following content.

From the official documentation HP iLO 4 release notes 1.50, we can see that the supported devices are basically octal models:

? HP ProLiant BL660c Gen8 Server

? HP ProLiant BL465c Gen8 Server

? HP ProLiant BL460c Gen8 Server

? HP ProLiant BL420c Gen8 Server

? HP Proliant DL3000 Server

? HP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 Server

? HP ProLiant DL560 Gen8 Server

? HP ProLiant dlw.p Gen8 Server

? HP ProLiant dlw.p Gen8 Server

? HP ProLiant dlw.e Gen8 Server

? HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8 Server

? HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8 SE Server

? HP ProLiant DL360e Gen8 Server

? HP ProLiant DL320e Gen8 v2 Server

? HP ProLiant DL320e Gen8 Server

? HP ProLiant DL160 Gen8 Server

? HP ProLiant ML350e Gen8 Server

? HP ProLiant ML350p Gen8 Server

? HP ProLiant ML310e Gen8 v2 Server

? HP ProLiant ML310e Gen8 Server

? HP ProLiant SL4540 Gen8 Server

? HP ProLiant SL210t Gen8 Server

? HP ProLiant SL270s Gen8 Server

? HP ProLiant SL270s Gen8 SE Server

? HP ProLiant SL250s Gen8 Server

? HP ProLiant SL230s Gen8 Server

? HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen8

? HP ProLiant WS460c Gen8 Graphics Server Blade

3. What can HP iLO do?

First, you need to know what tasks HP iLO can accomplish and decide whether to configure iLO.

Here is a reference to Wang chunhai's blog "using iLO to remotely manage HP Series servers:

· ILO is a high-level remote KVM system that displays server information locally.

· You can use a local keyboard and mouse to control and operate servers.

· You can map Local CD images and folders as virtual optical drives and load them to the server.

· Using iLO, you can complete underlying work such as low-level BIOS settings, disk RAID configuration, and operating system installation.

· Remote control and management of the system after system installation

For more detailed functional instructions, see the official documentation HP iLO 4 User Guide and HP iLO 4 release notes 1.50.

4. How to configure and use HP iLO?

ILO has its own processor, storage, and nic. The default Nic configuration is DHCP. The administrator can enter the iLO interface to modify the IP address, add or modify the management user name and password when the HP Server is started. The initial password of the HP Server is in a tag on the left of the front panel. Pulling it out will show the initial username (Administrator) and initial password.

During initial setup, press the F8 key to go to the iLO settings page, set the management address (a static IP address) for iLO, and add a new administrator user and password.

Specific operations:

On the iLO Management page, select "Administrator> Network" in the left-side pane, select the "IP & NIC Settings" tab in the right-side pane, and deselect "Enable DHCP, set the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway. You can also set the computer Name for the managed server after "iLO Subsystem Name.

Remote Operation:

Assume that the IP address assigned to the server is 192.168.1.234. log on to https: // 192.168.1.234 in the browser on any computer to view the iLO management interface, enter the initial user name and password.

Set the time zone and time server, add the management user name, implement the remote management function of the graphic interface, server power control, virtual optical drive and soft drive, remote KVM, view iLO logs, system information, etc. For more settings, see: http://wangchunhai.blog.51cto.com/225186/837529.

5. Obtain iLO and other attachments

Cloud disk sharing: sup. HP. iLO instructions and Applications

Including:

It is said that iLO can also deploy G7 servers, which remains to be verified: Using iLO to deploy HP Proliant DL360 G7 servers

6. Description

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