HP Integrity iLO 2 Operations Guide

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Figure 9 Connecting the SUV Cable To the Server Blade
Connecting the Server Blade To iLO 2 Using the Onboard Administrator
If the OA/iLO network port on the enclosure is connected to the local network that has a DHCP
server, your iLO 2 MP IP address is automatically generated by the DHCP server. The server blade
is factory set with DHCP enabled.
For complete OA information, the following guides can be found on the HP website:
For CLI, see the HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator Command Line Interface User Guide.
For web GUI, see the HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator User Guide.
To connect to iLO 2 using the OA:
1. Connect a standard LAN cable to the OA/iLO network port on the rear of the server blade.
2. Connect the LAN cable to a local network that has a DHCP server. The LCD display panel on
the front of the enclosure displays the Main Menu.
3. Select Blade or Port Info from the options and click OK.
4. Select the appropriate server blade from the options on the screen and click OK. The screen
displays the iLO 2 MP IP address.
5. Write down the iLO 2 MP IP address.
6. Access iLO 2 through Telnet, SSH, or the web using the assigned DHCP iLO 2 MP IP address.
NOTE: For the HP Integrity server blades, you can use the OA to set the IP addresses for all iLO
2s. You can also find the iLO 2 MP address so you can log in.
IMPORTANT: Integrity iLO 2 must have a reachable IP address as the default gateway address.
Since the OA is always reachable, HP recommends using the OA IP address as the gateway
address for Integrity iLO 2. If you use the Enclosure IP mode, this solution works during a failover.
In the Enclosure IP mode, a static IP address is assigned to the active OA, and during a failover,
the same IP address follows the active OA. If the OA IP address is assigned using DHCP, the
solution does not work. In such instances, HP recommends manually changing the iLO 2 gateway
address.
42 Getting Connected to iLO 2