Compaq ProLiant DL360 Generation 2 Server Setup and Installation Guide

Integrated Lights Out 6-3

Compaq Confidential – Need to Know Required

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Virtual Media

With the Virtual Floppy Drive, an administrator can easily direct a

remote host server to boot and use a standard media from anywhere on

the network, thus saving time and increasing efficiency by eliminating

the need to visit a remote server to insert and use a diskette. This feature

allows administrators to carry out any of the following functions

remotely:

G Run Compaq User Diagnostics on remote host servers

G Apply ROMPaq™ upgrades to remote servers

GDeploy an operating system on remote servers from network drives

GPerform disaster recovery of failed operating systems

Virtual media is available as a separate option.

■ Remote Firmware Update

This feature ensures that iLO is always up-to-date with the latest

firmware available from Compaq. Updates to the ROM code on iLO is

accomplished through the browser interface.

■ Dedicated LAN network connectivity

A 10/100 Mbps Ethernet chip on the iLO provides administrators with a

dedicated network connection to iLO

. The iLO provides in-band

SNMP notification of server problems on a real-time basis without

separate telephone connections or modem sharing devices. The NIC can

autoselect speeds between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps.

Figure 6-1. Location of iLO Management Port on server rear panel