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
1. Click the iLO 2 graphic.
2. Select Software and Drivers.
Microsoft device driver support
The device drivers that support the iLO 2 are part of the PSP that is located on the HP website at
http://www.hp.com/support or on the SmartStart CD. Before you install the Windows drivers,
obtain the Windows documentation and the latest Windows Service Pack.
iLO 2 prerequisite files:
• CPQCIDRV.SYS – Provides the iLO 2 Management Interface Driver support.
• CPQASM2.SYS, SYSMGMT.SYS, and SYSDOWN.SYS – Provide the iLO 2 Advanced Server
Management Controller Driver support.
PSP for Microsoft Windows products includes an installer that analyzes system requirements and
installs all drivers. The PSP is available on the HP website at http://www.hp.com/support or on
the SmartStart CD.
To install the drivers in the PSP:
1. Download the PSP from the HP website at http://www.hp.com/support.
2. Run the SETUP.EXE file included in the download, and then follow the installation instructions.
For additional information about the PSP installation, read the text file included in the PSP download.
Linux device driver support
You can download the LSP files containing the iLO 2 driver, the foundation agents, and health
agents from the HP website at http://www.hp.com/support. The instructions on how to install or
update the iLO 2 driver are available on the website. The HP Management Agents for Linux are:
• ASM package (hp-snmp-agents) combines the health driver, IML viewer, foundation agents,
health agent, and standard equipment agent into one package.
• RSM package (hp-iLO) combines the RIB driver, rack daemon, RIB agent, and rack agent
into one package.
To load the health and iLO 2 driver packages, enter the following commands:
rpm -ivh hp-snmp-agents-d.vv.v-pp.Linux_version.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh hp-iLO-d.vv.v-pp.Linux_version.i386.rpm
where:
d is the Linux distribution and version
vv.v-pp are version numbers
To remove the health and iLO 2 drivers, enter the following commands:
rpm -e hp-snmp-agents
rpm -e hp-iLO
For additional information, see the HP Software and Drivers website at http://www.hp.com/
support.
Novell NetWare device driver support
The device drivers required to support iLO 2 are part of the PSP that is located on the SmartStart
CD and the HP website at http://www.hp.com/support. The PSP for Novell NetWare includes an
installer that analyzes system requirements and installs all drivers.
iLO 2 requires the following files:
• The CPQHLTH.NLM file provides the Health Driver for Novell NetWare.
• The CPQCI.NLM file provides iLO 2 Management Interface Driver support.
22 Setting up iLO 2