Installation Manual

Enabling iLO NIC auto-selection
NIC auto-selection is disabled by default. Use the following procedure to enable NIC auto-selection:
1. Configure both iLO network ports.
Before enabling and using the NIC auto-selection feature, both iLO network ports must be
configured for their respective network environments.
2. Do one of the following:
• Use the CLI command oemhp_nicautosel to configure NIC auto-selection.
• To enable NIC auto-selection, add the ILO_NIC_AUTO_SELECT tag to your
MOD_NETWORK_SETTINGS script, and run the script.
Optional: To configure the optional NIC auto-selection features, add the
ILO_NIC_AUTO_SNP_SCAN and ILO_NIC_AUTO_DELAY tags to your
MOD_NETWORK_SETTINGS script.
For more information, see the iLO scripting and CLI guide.
3. Arrange server cabling as desired, and then reset iLO.
The change to NIC auto-selection does not take effect until iLO is reset.
Configuring NIC failover
1. Configure iLO NIC auto-selection.
2. Do one of the following:
• Use the CLI command oemhp_nicfailover to configure NIC failover.
• To configure the NIC failover features, add the ILO_NIC_FAIL_OVER tag to your
MOD_NETWORK_SETTINGS script, and run the script.
For more information, see the iLO scripting and CLI guide.
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Enabling iLO NIC auto-selection
Viewing iLO systems in the Windows Network folder
If UPnP is configured, iLO systems on the same network as a Windows system are displayed in
the Windows Network folder.
• To start the web interface for an iLO system, right-click the system in the Windows Network
folder, and then select View device webpage.
• To view the properties of an iLO system, right-click the icon in the Windows Network folder,
and then select Properties.
110 Configuring the iLO network settings