HP Integrity iLO 3 Operations Guide

• One console serial port
• Two Telnet
• One vMedia
System management homepage
The HP Insight Management Agents support a web interface for access to runtime management
data through the HP System Management Homepage. The HP System Management Homepage is
a secure web-based interface that consolidates and simplifies the management of individual servers
and operating systems. By aggregating data from HP Insight Management Agents and other
management tools, the System Management Homepage provides an intuitive interface to review
in-depth hardware configuration and status data, performance metrics, system thresholds, and
software version control information.
Firmware upgrades
Firmware upgrades enhance the functionality of iLO 3.
The iLO 3 MP firmware and system firmware is remotely upgradeable from an HTTP/HTTPS source.
Integrity iLO 3 has direct system firmware updating capability. To easily update system firmware
without OS assistance, even while the OS is running or the server power is off, use HP SUM, or
iLO 3 directly.
Internal subsystem information
Integrity iLO 3 displays information about the following internal subsystems:
• FRU information
• System power state and fan status
• Processor Status
DHCP and DNS support
Integrity iLO 3 supports the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and the Domain Name
System (DNS) configuration options for acquiring network information through the MP LAN port.
When iLO 3 starts, it acquires the port configuration stored on a DHCP server to assign an IP
address to the MP LAN port. If DNS is configured, then this information is updated on the DNS
server. The simplest method to connect for the first time to iLO 3 is with the default DNS name, for
example ilo0014c39c064f. You can find the default DNS name on the iLO Network Information
Tag.
NOTE:
• On server blades, the iLO Network Information Tag is located on the right side of the monarch
blade.
• On HP Integrity rx2800 i2/i4 servers, the iLO Network Information Tag is located on a pull-tab
the front panel.
Group actions
Group actions is not currently supported in Integrity iLO 3.
Group actions using HP SIM
HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) is a system-level management tool that supports running
commands from HP SIM using the SSH interface. HP SIM enables you to perform similar management
activities across multiple iLO 3s (group actions) without requiring you to access each iLO 3
individually. Group actions are launched from the HP SIM GUI and are supported at all times,
regardless of the server power state.
12 Introduction