Integrated Lights-Out 3 technology

iLO 3 Advanced license for ProLiant ML-, DL-, and SL-systems, but the functionality is included with the iLO

3 Blade Standard package for ProLiant BL systems.

Refer to

“http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00263709/c00263709.pdf” for

more details about using the Virtual Serial Port.

Integrated Remote Console

The Integrated Remote Console (IRC) combines the remote control capabilities of iLO 3—virtual KVM,

server power control, and virtual media—into a single user interface. It uses the .Net Framework

3.5/Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and makes use of DirectX technologies.

You will experience remote console performance that is equal to the performance of KVM and software-

based remote management solutions and over 8x the performance of iLO 2. This removes the need to

have one remote management tool for everyday administration and one for server recovery—iLO 3 is the

only tool you need for remote administration.

iLO 3 uses the Microsoft ClickOnce Installer as a deployment technology, creating a Windows-based

application. This technology lets you launch the iLO 3 IRC from Internet Explorer or Firefox and run IRC

outside of a browser.

Unlike iLO 2, the Key-Up/Key-Down setting is always on. The Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock keys

are fully functional when using the IRC. The iLO 3 IRC provides inherent International keyboard support

and no need for hot keys.

IRC provides additional iLO 3 capabilities such as console capture/reply, shared remote console, and

virtual folders.

Console capture and replay

Using console capture, you can record and replay a video stream of events such as the last boot

sequence, ASR-2 events, and OS faults. Console capture and replay is always on so that iLO 3 records

any action you take using IRC.

iLO 3 stores captured video data in an internal buffer area for boot sequences and for ASR-2 and OS

faults. With additional configuration, iLO 3 can export the captured data to an external file after the

buffer fills. The external file is stored on a web server on the network. iLO 3 continues to export captured

files to the specified web server every time there is a reboot or an OS failure, as long as space is

available. These files, each typically 2- to 3-MB, include a time stamp and an indicator of which type of

data they contain. If you manually run the capture function, the data is stored on the client machine. Files

created in this manner can be of any size.

You can view the exported video capture files using the IRC application or a stand-alone tool for

Windows called the HP iLO Video Player. HP iLO Video Player lets you play back video capture files

without installing iLO on your client machine. iLO Video Player uses similar controls as a typical media

player. Typically, iLO Video Player resides on the client, but you could run it on a server.

Shared remote console

iLO 3 supports sharing a remote console session with up to six users. The administrator who initiates a

remote console session connects to the managed server normally and is designated the session leader.

When another administrator tries to connect to iLO 3 in a second remote console session, iLO 3 transmits

the IP address of the session leader’s computer back to the new client session. Thus, subsequent shared

remote console sessions become satellite clients to the session leader (Figure 4).