HP Integrity and HP 9000 iLO MP Operations Guide, Fifth Edition

Resetting Local User Accounts and Passwords to Default Values..................................................28
3 Setting Up and Connecting the Console...................................................................29
Setup Checklist......................................................................................................................................29
Setup Flowchart....................................................................................................................................30
Preparing to Set Up iLO MP.................................................................................................................31
Determining the Physical iLO MP Access Method.........................................................................31
Determining the iLO MP LAN Configuration Method..................................................................32
Configuring the iLO MP LAN Using DHCP and DNS........................................................................32
Configuring the iLO MP LAN Using ARP Ping...................................................................................33
Configuring the iLO MP LAN Using the Console Serial Port..............................................................34
Logging In to the iLO MP.....................................................................................................................35
Additional Setup...................................................................................................................................36
Modifying User Accounts and Default Password...........................................................................36
Setting Up Security..........................................................................................................................36
Setting Security Access...............................................................................................................37
4 Accessing the Host Console........................................................................................39
Accessing the iLO MP Using the Web GUI..........................................................................................39
Accessing Online Help....................................................................................................................40
Accessing the Host Console Using the TUI..........................................................................................40
Accessing the Graphic Console Using VGA ........................................................................................41
5 Configuring DHCP, DNS, LDAP, and LDAP Lite........................................................43
Configuring DHCP...............................................................................................................................43
Configuring DNS..................................................................................................................................44
Configuring LDAP Extended Schema..................................................................................................44
Login Process Using Directory Services with Extended LDAP......................................................46
Configuring LDAP Lite Default Schema..............................................................................................46
Setting up Directory Security Groups.............................................................................................47
Login Process Using Directory Services Without Schema Extensions............................................47
6 Using iLO......................................................................................................................49
Text User Interface................................................................................................................................49
MP Command Interfaces.................................................................................................................49
MP Main Menu ...............................................................................................................................49
MP Main Menu Commands.......................................................................................................49
CO (Console) Leave the MP Main Menu and enter console mode.......................................49
VFP (Virtual Front Panel) Displays the virtual front panel..................................................50
CM (Command Mode) Enter command mode......................................................................50
CL (Console Log) View the history of the console output....................................................50
SL (Show Logs) Display contents of the system status logs.................................................50
HE (Help) Display help for the menu or command..............................................................51
X: Exit iLO MP.......................................................................................................................51
Command Menu Commands..........................................................................................................51
Command Line Interface Scripting............................................................................................52
Expect Script Example..........................................................................................................53
Command Menu Commands and Standard Command Line Scripting Syntax........................54
BP: Reset BMC passwords....................................................................................................55
CA: Configure asynchronous local and remote serial port parameters................................55
DATE: Display the current date.............................................................................................56
DC (Default Configuration): Reset all parameters to default configurations.......................56
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