HP ProLiant Gen8 Server with HP iLO Management Engine Setup Guide

• Component licenses for HP iLO 4— Your HP ProLiant Gen8 server has the standard version
of iLO installed, which does not need separate component licenses. You can upgrade to iLO
Advanced by acquiring the advanced license. Also note that iLO Advanced is included with
the purchase of HP Insight Control. For more information, see the HP iLO 4 User Guide: http://
www.hp.com/go/ilo.
• HP Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) — During initial setup, HP recommends that you update
the combined firmware, hardware, and OS drivers simultaneously using SPP. If you have a
properly configured network and Internet connection during setup, the latest SPP can be
downloaded and installed automatically (or loaded from a USB device) during initial setup.
Download the main SPP ISO or OS-based server pack subset from HP at http://www.hp.com/
go/spp/download.
• iLO administration plan — If you do not have DHCP enabled for iLO, you will need to have
an iLO IP address to assign, along with iLO subnet mask, gateway address, and DNS name.
Additionally, you might need to assign the domain name, DNS (secondary, and tertiary), and
WINS servers (if used). Finally, determine the settings needed for remote command line access
to the iLO configuration, including authentication, bit rate, and whether to enable SSH and
on what port.
• Documentation — Every HP ProLiant Gen8 server comes with the following:
◦ Documentation and instructions DVD
◦ Setup poster
◦ Warranty card (HP ProLiant ML and DL)
◦ Read This First sheet
◦ Rack server hardware installation kit and instructions (for rack servers)
◦ Two chassis labels that show the following:
– Motherboard schematic
– Processor, fans, and cabling installation procedures
8 Before you begin