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iLO configuration tools
iLO supports various interfaces for configuration and operation. This guide discusses the following
interfaces:
• Use iLO RBSU or the iLO 4 Configuration Utility when the system environment does not
use DHCP, DNS, or WINS.
• Use the iLO web interface when you can connect to iLO on the network by using a web
browser. You can also use this method to reconfigure an iLO management processor.
Other configuration options not discussed in this guide follow:
• Intelligent Provisioning—Press F10 during POST to start Intelligent Provisioning. For
information about the iLO settings you can configure, see the Intelligent Provisioning
documentation at the following website: http://www.hpe.com/info/intelligentprovisioning/
docs/.
• HPE Scripting Toolkit—This toolkit is a server deployment product for IT experts that
provides unattended automated installation for high-volume server deployments. For more
information, see the Scripting Toolkit user guide for Windows or Linux.
• Scripting—You can use scripting for advanced setup of multiple iLO management
processors. Scripts are XML files written for a scripting language called RIBCL. You can
use RIBCL scripts to configure iLO on the network during initial deployment or from a deployed
host.
The following methods are available:
◦ HPQLOCFG—This utility replaces the previously used CPQLOCFG utility. It is a Windows
command-line utility that sends XML configuration and control scripts over the network
to iLO.
◦ HPONCFG—A local online scripted setup utility that runs on the host and passes RIBCL
scripts to the local iLO. HPONCFG requires the ProLiant iLO 3/4 Channel Interface
Driver.
◦ Custom scripting environments (LOCFG.PL)—The iLO scripting samples include a
Perl sample that can be used to send RIBCL scripts to iLO over the network.
◦ SMASH CLP—A command-line protocol that can be used when a command line is
accessible through SSH or the physical serial port.
For more information about these methods, see the iLO scripting and CLI guide.
iLO sample scripts are available at the following website: http://www.hpe.com/support/
ilo4.
• iLO RESTful API—A management interface that server management tools can use to
perform configuration, inventory, and monitoring of a supported server via iLO.
For more information, see http://www.hpe.com/info/restfulinterface/docs.
HPE OneView—A management tool that interacts with the iLO management processor to
configure, monitor, and manage ProLiant servers or Synergy compute modules. For more
information, see “Using iLO with HPE OneView” (page 274).
26 Setting up iLO