HP ProLiant Integrated Lights-Out 2 v 2.00 User Guide

Operational overview 10

proper server cooling. In addition to temperature monitoring, iLO 2 provides fan status monitoring

and monitoring of the status of the power supplies, voltage regulators, and the internal hard drives.

These examples are just a few ways iLO 2 is used to manage HP ProLiant servers from your office, home,

or travel location. As you begin using iLO 2 and defining your specific infrastructure requirements refer to

this guide for additional ways to simplify your remote server management needs.

For information about the features available in each version of iLO 2, see "Licensing (on page 25)."

Differences between iLO 2 and iLO

iLO 2 is based on the iLO and shares many common features. However, to use iLO 2 to access a pre-

operating system, text-based remote console, you must use the remote serial console. For more

information, see "Text-based remote console overview (on page 99)."

The following highlights the differences between iLO 2 and iLO:

Feature iLO 2 iLO

Standard features

Text console Pre-OS Pre-OS and OS

Remote Serial Console (virtual serial

port)

Pre-OS and OS Pre-OS and OS

Server health monitoring and

maintenance

Yes No

Advanced features

Text console Pre-OS and OS Pre-OS and OS

Remote console Yes (Virtual KVM

)

Yes

Integrated Remote Console Yes No

Support for Microsoft® JVM Yes No

Remote Console Acquire button Yes Yes

Terminal Services integration Yes Yes

HP schema directory integration Yes Yes

Schema-free directory integration Yes Yes

Two-factor authentication Yes Yes

Power Regulator reporting Yes Yes

Virtual Floppy and CD/DVD-ROM Yes Yes

USB key virtual media Yes Yes

Virtual folder Yes No