Installation Manual

5 Configuring iLO Federation
iLO Federation settings
iLO uses multicast discovery, peer-to-peer communication, and iLO Federation groups to
communicate with other iLO systems.
When an iLO Federation page loads, a data request is sent from the iLO system running the web
interface to its peers, and from those peers to other peers until all of the data for the selected
group is retrieved.
Configure the iLO Federation group and multicast settings on the Administration→iLO
Federation page.
Prerequisites for using the iLO Federation features
• The network configuration meets the iLO Federation requirements.
• The multicast options are configured for each iLO system that will be added to an iLO
Federation group.
If you use the default multicast option values, configuration is not required.
• iLO Federation group memberships are configured.
All iLO systems are automatically added to the DEFAULT group.
• Enclosure support for iLO Federation is configured in the Onboard Administrator software
(ProLiant server blades only).
This setting is enabled by default.
iLO Federation network requirements
• Servers that will be used with iLO Federation must use the iLO Dedicated Network Port
configuration. The iLO Federation features cannot be used with the iLO Shared Network
Port configuration.
• Optional: iLO Federation supports both IPv4 and IPv6. If both options have valid
configurations, you can configure iLO to use IPv4 instead of IPv6. To configure this setting,
clear the iLO Client Applications use IPv6 first check box on the Network→iLO Dedicated
Network Port→IPv6 page.
• Configure the network to forward multicast traffic if you want to manage iLO systems in
multiple locations.
• Ensure that multicast traffic is enabled if the switches in your network include the option to
enable or disable it. This configuration is required for iLO Federation and other Hewlett
Packard Enterprise products to discover the iLO systems on the network.
• For iLO systems that are separated by Layer 3 switches, configure the switches to forward
SSDP multicast traffic between networks.
• Configure the network to allow multicast traffic (UDP port 1900) and direct HTTP (TCP default
port 80) communication between iLO systems.
• For networks with multiple VLANs, configure the switches to allow multicast traffic between
the VLANs.
• For networks with Layer 3 switches:
For IPv4 networks: Enable PIM on the switch and configure it for PIM Dense Mode.◦
◦ For IPv6 networks: Configure the switch for MLD snooping.
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