Question & Answer
Question
How do I configure the system's iLO interface?
Answer
The remote access console provides the Integrated Lights Out (iLO) interface, a method to regain system access when the OS is down or having connectivity issues. It is advisable to test the iLO on a regular basis, to ensure system access (in non-hardware related system down situations) when it is needed. Sometimes, the iLO configuration can be lost or become outdated, preventing the system administrator from using this feature.
The iLO interface provides remote console access to the system though an authenticated web browser using HTTPS. Over an SSH connection to the NPS system, log in as root and execute the following commands:
# /sbin/hponcfg -w /tmp/ilo.txt
Firmware Revision = 1.89 Device type = iLO Driver name = cpqci
RILOE II/iLO configuration successfully written to file "/tmp/ilo.txt"
Note: the write function does not currently work on ProLiant -G2 hosts without the iLO Advanced license or firmware revision 1.42 or later.
Once the command above is completed, open the file /tmp/ilo.txt using a text editor (for example, vi) and look for the following lines:
<LOGIN USER_LOGIN="Administrator" PASSWORD="password">
...
<NIC_SPEED VALUE = "10"/>
<FULL_DUPLEX VALUE = "N"/>
<IP_ADDRESS VALUE = "192.168.26.3"/>
<SUBNET_MASK VALUE = "255.255.0.0"/>
<GATEWAY_IP_ADDRESS VALUE = "192.168.0.1"/>
From a different system, open a command line or DOS prompt and ping the IP_ADDRESS VALUE and GATEWAY_IP_ADDRESS VALUE addresses. If one or both are unreachable, contact your network administrator and, if necessary, get new network settings. You must then enter the new addresses into ilo.txt.
When you can ping both addresses, change the following line in ilo.txt:
<LOGIN USER_LOGIN="Administrator" PASSWORD="password">
to:
<LOGIN USER_LOGIN="Administrator" PASSWORD="netezza">
Save the changes and exit the text editor. Then, as root, execute the following command:
/sbin/hponcfg -f /tmp/ilo.txt
It should produce output like the following:
# /sbin/hponcfg -f /tmp/ilo.txt
Firmware Revision = 1.89 Device type = iLO Driver name = cpqci
Script succeeded
Open a browser, point it to https://ip_address_value, and login using the USER_LOGIN credentials you set above. Once inside the application, go to the remote console tab and verify that you can login either as root or nz.
Related Information
Historical Number
NZ382213
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Document Information
More support for:
IBM PureData System
Software version:
1.0.0
Document number:
461005
Modified date:
17 October 2019
UID
swg21568602