HP ProLiant Lights-Out 100 Remote Management User Guide for HP ProLiant ML110 G5 Servers

Operational overview 5
Operational overview
Server management
HP ProLiant Lights-Out 100 delivers basic remote control of vital server resources, supports IPMI 2.0, and
provides system administrators with access to the server at any time, even before an operating system is
installed on the server.
HP ProLiant Lights-Out 100 provides text mode console redirection, DMTF SMASH compliant command
line interface, and browser access to many of the same system management functions. You can access
LO100 through a dedicated Ethernet port or through the server serial port.
Server management features
With HP ProLiant Lights-Out 100, you can perform the following tasks:
• Access a remote graphic console (Virtual KVM)
• Access the serial console of the host operating system over the network using standards-based client
utilities
• Switch between serial console redirection or the LO100 command line interface
• Communicate securely using SSL and SSH
• Remotely control the power button of the server (power on and off the server), or perform warm or
cold server reboots
• Remotely monitor fan speed and system power state (S0 or S5)
• Access the system event log
• Access virtual media
• Configure TCP/IP settings for the LO100 NIC
• Control user access
• Discover, identify, and launch LO100 from HP SIM
• Access LO100 and server controls using a standard browser or new industry-standard SMASH CLP
command line interface
• Access command line help
• Manage the server with IPMI 2.0 compliant applications
• Access telnet
Not all of the features displayed and described in the guide are available on all systems. To verify which
features are supported on your system, see "LO100 standard features (on page 6)" and "LO100 optional
features (on page 6)" for more information.