Installation Guide, Third Edition - HP Integrity rx2620 (August 2006)

Console Connection and Setup

Configuring the iLO MP LAN Using DHCP and DNS

Chapter 6

Once you have determined how you will configure the iLO MP LAN in order to acquire an IP address, you

must configure the iLO MP LAN using the selected method.

Configuring the iLO MP LAN Using DHCP and DNS

DHCP automatically configures all DHCP-enabled servers with IP addresses, subnet masks, and gateway

addresses. All HP Integrity entry class servers with the iLO MP are shipped from the factory with DHCP

enabled.

HP recommends using the DHCP and DNS method to simplify access to the iLO MP.

When you use DHCP and DNS, you can connect to the iLO MP by typing the default host name in your

browser rather than an IP address only if the following applies:

• DHCP must be enabled (DHCP is enabled by default).

• You are using a DHCP server that provides the domain name and the primary DNS server IP address.

• The primary DNS server accepts dynamic DNS (DDNS) updates.

• The primary DNS server IP address has been configured through the DHCP server.

To configure the iLO MP using DHCP and DNS, follow these steps:

Step 1. Obtain the factory-set host name from the iLO MP Media Access Protocol (MAC) address label on

the rear of the server. The default host name is 14 characters long, consisting of the letters

followed by the 12 characters of the MAC address (example: mp0014c29c064f). This address is

assigned to the iLO MP iLO hardware. The iLO hardware has a unique MAC address that

identifies the hardware on the network.

IMPORTANT Make sure you obtain the MAC address to the iLO hardware and not the MAC

address to the server core LAN card.

Step 2. Connect the LAN cable from the server to an active network port.

Step 3. Apply AC power to the server.

No Yes No ARP Ping

No Yes Yes ARP Ping, RS-232 serial port, or remote/modem

port

Yes No Yes RS-232 serial port, or remote/modem port

No No Yes RS-232 serial port, remote/modem port, or ARP

Ping

Yes No No Cannot set up the LAN. Reconsider your criteria.

Table 6-3 LAN Configuration Methods (Continued)

DHCP DNS

RS-232 Serial Port

(MP LC command)

LAN Configuration Method