HP Integrated Lights-Out 2 User Guide
Table Of Contents
- HP Integrated Lights-Out 2 User Guide
- Contents
- 1 Overview
- 2 Setting up iLO 2
- 3 Configuring iLO 2
- iLO 2 configuration overview
- Upgrading iLO 2 firmware
- Licensing
- User administration
- Configuring iLO 2 access
- Security
- Network
- SNMP/Insight Manager settings
- ProLiant BL p-Class configuration
- 4 Using iLO 2
- System status and status summary information
- iLO 2 Remote Console
- Remote Console overview and licensing options
- Remote Console settings
- IRC Fullscreen
- Integrated Remote Console option
- Multi-user access to the Integrated Remote Console
- Using Console Capture
- Using HP iLO Video Player
- Acquiring the Remote Console
- Remote Console
- Text-based remote console overview
- Virtual media
- Power management
- ProLiant BL p-Class Advanced management
- ProLiant BladeSystem HP Onboard Administrator
- 5 Directory services
- Overview of directory integration
- Benefits of directory integration
- Advantages and disadvantages of schema-free directories and HP schema directory
- Setting up Schema-free directory integration
- Setting up HP schema directory integration
- Features supported by HP schema directory integration
- Setting up directory services
- Schema documentation
- Directory services support
- Schema required software
- Schema installer
- Management snap-in installer
- Directory services for Active Directory
- Active Directory installation prerequisites
- Installing Active Directory on Windows Server 2008
- Directory services preparation for Active Directory
- Snap-in installation and initialization for Active Directory
- Example: Creating and configuring directory objects for use with iLO 2 in Active Directory
- Directory services objects
- Active Directory Lights-Out management
- Directory services for eDirectory
- User login using directory services
- Directory-enabled remote management
- HPQLOMIG directory migration utility
- Introduction to HPQLOMIG utility
- Compatibility
- HP Lights-Out directory package
- Using HPQLOMIG
- Finding management processors
- Upgrading firmware on management processors
- Selecting a directory access method
- Naming management processors
- Configuring directories when HP Extended schema is selected
- Configuring directories when schema-free integration is selected
- Setting up management processors for directories
- Directory services schema
- 6 HP Systems Insight Manager integration
- 7 Troubleshooting iLO 2
- iLO 2 POST LED indicators
- Event log entries
- Hardware and software link-related issues
- JVM support
- Login issues
- Login name and password not accepted
- Directory user premature logout
- iLO 2 Management Port not accessible by name
- iLO 2 RBSU unavailable after iLO 2 and server reset
- Inability to access the login page
- Inability to access iLO 2 using Telnet
- Inability to access virtual media or graphical remote console
- Inability to connect to iLO 2 after changing network settings
- Inability to connect to the iLO 2 Diagnostic Port
- Inability to connect to the iLO 2 processor through the NIC
- Inability to log in to iLO 2 after installing the iLO 2 certificate
- Firewall issues
- Proxy server issues
- Two-factor authentication error
- Troubleshooting alert and trap issues
- Troubleshooting directory issues
- Troubleshooting Remote Console issues
- Remote Console applet has a red X when running Linux client browser
- Inability to navigate the single cursor of the Remote Console to corners of the Remote Console window
- Remote Console no longer opens on the existing browser session
- Remote console text window not updating properly
- Remote Console turns gray or black
- Remote Serial Console troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Integrated Remote Console issues
- Internet Explorer 7 and a flickering remote console screen
- Configuring Apache to accept exported capture buffers
- No console replay while server is powered down
- Skipping information during boot and fault buffer playback
- Out of Memory error starting Integrated Remote Console
- Session leader does not receive connection request when IRC is in replay mode
- Keyboard LED does not display correctly
- Inactive IRC
- IRC Failed to connect to server error message
- IRC toolbar icons do not update
- GNOME interface does not lock
- Repeating keys on the Remote Console
- Remote Console playback does not work when the host server is powered off
- Troubleshooting SSH and Telnet issues
- Troubleshooting terminal services issues
- Troubleshooting video and monitor issues
- Troubleshooting Virtual Media issues
- Troubleshooting iLO Video Player issues
- Troubleshooting Remote Text Console issues
- Troubleshooting miscellaneous issues
- Cookie sharing between browser instances and iLO 2
- Inability to access ActiveX downloads
- Inability to get SNMP information from HP SIM
- Incorrect time or date of the entries in the event log
- Inability to upgrade iLO 2 firmware
- iLO 2 network flash recovery
- Recovering from a bad iLO 2 flash image using network flash recovery
- Recovering from a bad iLO 2 flash image using the HP Smart Update Firmware DVD
- The iLO 2 firmware does not respond to SSL requests
- Testing SSL
- Resetting iLO 2
- Server name still present after ERASE utility is executed
- Troubleshooting a remote host
- 8 Technical support
- Acronyms and abbreviations
- Index
POST LED indicators, 182
power management
brown-out recovery, 119
Dynamic power capping for server blades, 127
HP Insight Control Software deployment, 12
Power, 77
Power enclosure information, 122
power management, 112
power monitoring, 77
power regulator, 112
power regulator settings
Dynamic power capping for server blades, 127
power management, 112
Server power settings, 113
power supply, status
Power, 77
power management, 112
power, monitoring, 115
powering down
Graceful shutdown, 118
power management, 112
powering up/down, 112
Practical Extraction and Report Language (Perl)
Inability to upgrade iLO 2 firmware, 201
Integrating iLO 2 with HP SIM, 178
preparing to set up iLO 2, 17
SSL certificate administration, 44
Upgrading iLO 2 firmware, 24
preinstallation, guidelines
Active Directory installation prerequisites, 140
Active Directory preparation, 132
Schema required software, 138
preinstallation, overview, 17
preparation procedures, 141
privilege levels
Adding a new user, 29
Group administration, 31
HP SIM single sign-on (SSO), 55
Viewing or modifying existing user settings, 30
processor information, 77
processor states, 116
ProLiant Support Pack (PSP)
Installing iLO 2 device drivers, 21
Microsoft device driver support, 22
Novell NetWare device driver support, 22
proxy settings, 190
PSP (ProLiant Support Pack)
Installing iLO 2 device drivers, 21
Microsoft device driver support, 22
Novell NetWare device driver support, 22
PuTTY utility
Initial PuTTY input slow, 197
PuTTY client unresponsive with Shared Network Port,
197
Q
quick setup, 17
R
rack resources
Enclosure information, 122
Network component information, 123
Power enclosure information, 122
Rack View, 120
rack settings, 119
Rack View, 120
RAID configuration, 72
Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP), 12
RBSU (ROM-Based Setup Utility)
Access options, 38
Adding a new user, 29
Configuring Remote Serial Console, 100
DHCP/DNS Settings, 63
Group administration, 31
Network Settings, 60
preparing to set up iLO 2, 17
Securing RBSU, 42
Setting up iLO 2 using iLO 2 RBSU, 20
RBSU Erase Option, 204
RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol)
Remote Console and Terminal Services clients, 37
Terminal Services client requirements, 35
Terminal Services Passthrough option, 34
Windows RDP passthrough service, 35
rear panel connectors, 119
recovering from a brown-out, 119
recovering from a failed firmware update, 26
Red Hat support
iLO 2 Remote Console, 80
iLO 2 Remote Console and Remote Serial Console
access, 40
Recommended server settings, 95
Remote Console, 93
Remote Console and Terminal Services clients, 37
Remote Console overview and licensing options, 81
Supported browsers and client operating systems, 15
Supported server operating system software, 15
Troubleshooting Remote Console issues, 192
remote console fullscreen, 85
remote console playback troubleshooting, 197
remote console, acquire, 92
remote console, computer lock, 58
remote console, enhanced features, 94
Remote Console, Integrated, 85
remote console, mouse settings
High Performance Mouse settings, 88
Optimizing mouse performance for Remote Console or
Integrated Remote Console, 88
remote console, optimizing, 88
remote console, recommended settings
Recommended client settings, 94
Recommended server settings, 95
remote console, repeating keys troubleshooting, 197
Remote Console, Shared, 89
remote console, sharing, 89
remote console, text-based
Customizing iLO 2 Text Console, 97
218 Index