iLO 2 Scripting and Command Line Guide

As of release iLO 2 version 1.50, the Virtual Serial Port supports automatically enabling and
disabling software flow control. By default, this behavior is disabled. You can enable this
configuration option using the RIBCL only. To enable this option, execute the following script:
Example 2:
<RIBCL VERSION="2.0">
<LOGIN USER_LOGIN="Administrator" PASSWORD="password">
<RIB_INFO MODE="write">
<MOD_GLOBAL_SETTINGS>
<VSP_SOFTWARE_FLOW_CONTROL value="Yes"/>
</MOD_GLOBAL_SETTINGS>
<RESET_RIB />
</RIB_INFO>
</LOGIN>
</RIBCL>
As of release iLO 2 version 2.06, the Virtual Media port can be enabled or disabled through
RIBCL. By default, this port is enabled. To disable the port, execute the following script:
Example 3:
<RIBCL VERSION="2.0">
<LOGIN USER_LOGIN="Administrator" PASSWORD="password">
<RIB_INFO MODE="write">
<MOD_GLOBAL_SETTINGS>
<VMEDIA_DISABLE VALUE = "Yes"/>
</MOD_GLOBAL_SETTINGS>
</RIB_INFO>
</LOGIN>
</RIBCL>
As of release iLO 2 version 2.09, SMASH CLP can be enhanced by including the server name in
the hpiLO prompt. This enhanced prompt is enabled or disabled through RIBCL. By default, this
feature is disabled. To enable the enhanced prompt, execute the following script.
Example 4:
<RIBCL VERSION="2.0">
<LOGIN USER_LOGIN="Administrator" PASSWORD="password">
<RIB_INFO MODE="write">
<MOD_GLOBAL_SETTINGS>
<ENHANCED_CLI_PROMPT_ENABLE VALUE = "Yes"/>
</MOD_GLOBAL_SETTINGS>
</RIB_INFO>
</LOGIN>
</RIBCL>
MOD_GLOBAL_SETTINGS parameters
The following parameters are optional. If you do not specify a parameter, then the parameter value
for the specified setting is preserved.
SESSION_TIMEOUT – Determines the maximum session timeout value in minutes. The accepted
values are 0, 15, 30, 60, and 120. A value of 0 specifies infinite timeout.
ILO_FUNCT_ENABLED – Determines if the Lights-Out functionality is enabled or disabled for iLO
2. The possible values are yes or No. This parameter is case insensitive.
F8_PROMPT_ENABLED – determines if the F8 prompt for ROM-based configuration is displayed
during POST. The possible values are Yes or No.
F8_LOGIN_REQUIRED – Determines if login credentials are required to access the RBSU for iLO
2. The possible values are Yes or No.
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