HP Integrated Lights-Out 2 User Guide

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iLO 2 Shared Management Port features and restrictions
iLO 2 Shared Network Port and the iLO 2 Dedicated Management NIC port are used for iLO 2
server management. You can only use the iLO 2 Shared Network Port and the iLO 2 Dedicated
Management NIC port for iLO 2 server management. The iLO 2 Shared Network Port and the iLO
2 Dedicated Management NIC port cannot operate simultaneously. If you enable the dedicated
iLO 2 NIC, you will disable the iLO 2 Shared Network Port. If you enable the iLO 2 Shared Network
Port, you will disable the dedicated iLO 2 Dedicated Management NIC.
However, disabling the Shared Network Port does not completely disable the system NIC. Regular
network traffic still passes through the system NIC. When Shared Network Port network traffic is
disabled, any traffic going to or originating from iLO 2 will not pass on to iLO 2 through the Shared
Network Port because the Shared Network Port is no longer shared with iLO 2.
The Shared Network Port must not be considered an availability feature. The Shared Network Port
is intended to allow managed network port consolidation. The use of this feature can create a
single failure point, that is, if the port fails or is unplugged, both the host and iLO 2 become
unavailable to the network.
Enabling the iLO 2 Shared Network Port feature
The iLO 2 Shared Network Port feature is disabled by default. This feature can be enabled through
one of the following:
The iLO 2 RBSU
The iLO 2 web interface
XML scripting
Enabling the iLO 2 Shared Network Port feature through iLO 2 RBSU
1. Connect the server's NIC port 1 to a LAN.
2. When prompted during POST, press the F8 key to enter iLO 2 RBSU.
3. Select Network>NIC>TCP/IP, and press the Enter key.
4. In the Network Configuration menu, toggle the Network Interface Adapter Field to Shared
Network Port by pressing the space bar. The Shared Network Port option is only available
on supported servers.
5. Press the F10 key to save the configuration.
6. Select File>Exit, and press the Enter key.
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