HP ProLiant DL180 User Manual

HP ProLiant Lights-Out 100 Remote Management User Guide

For HP ProLiant ML110 G5, ML115 G5, DL120 G5, ML150 G5, DL160 G5, DL165 G5, DL180 G5, DL185 G5, and SL165z G6 Servers

Part Number 467996-007 December 2009 (Seventh Edition)

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Intended audience

This document is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers and storage systems. HP assumes you are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels.

Operational overview ................................................................................................................... 5

Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 5

New features ............................................................................................................................................... 5

Server management...................................................................................................................................... 5

Server management features ......................................................................................................................... 5

LO100 standard features .................................................................................................................... 6

LO100 optional features ..................................................................................................................... 6

Installation of the HP Lights-Out 100c Remote Management Card ....................................................... 8

Remote management card kit contents ............................................................................................................ 8

Preinstallation procedures ............................................................................................................................. 8

Installing the remote management card .......................................................................................................... 9

Post-installation procedures ............................................................................................................................ 9

Configuration ............................................................................................................................. 10

Configuring network access ........................................................................................................................ 10

Configuring user accounts ........................................................................................................................... 10

Accessing BIOS Setup Utility and using function keys ..................................................................................... 11

Using the serial port ................................................................................................................................... 11

Enabling serial access to LO100 ....................................................................................................... 11

Configuring LO100 serial port........................................................................................................... 12

Using TCP/IP over Ethernet management port ............................................................................................... 12

Selecting a shared Ethernet management port ..................................................................................... 12

Obtaining a DHCP IP address from the BIOS Setup Utility .................................................................... 13

Using the DNS naming feature .......................................................................................................... 14

Setting up a static IP address from the BIOS Setup Utility ...................................................................... 14

Enabling telnet and HTTP services ...................................................................................................... 15

TCP and UDP port numbers used by LO100 ........................................................................................ 16

Updating the firmware ................................................................................................................................ 16

Remotely updating the firmware ......................................................................................................... 16

Using LO100 ............................................................................................................................. 19

Using SSL .................................................................................................................................................. 19

Using SSH ................................................................................................................................................. 19

Using the SSH utility ......................................................................................................................... 19

Using the PuTTY utility ....................................................................................................................... 20

Using the OpenSSH utility ................................................................................................................. 20

Using CLP .................................................................................................................................................. 20

CLP syntax ....................................................................................................................................... 21

Base commands ............................................................................................................................... 22

Specific commands .......................................................................................................................... 25

IPMI 2.0 support ........................................................................................................................................ 26

Logging in to LO100 .................................................................................................................................. 26

Logging in through a web browser..................................................................................................... 26

Logging in through the CLP ................................................................................................................ 27

Browser main menu options ........................................................................................................................ 27

Controlling server power remotely ................................................................................................................

Controlling server power from a browser ............................................................................................ 28

Controlling server power through the CLP ........................................................................................... 29

Monitoring sensors ..................................................................................................................................... 29

Viewing sensors data from a web browser ......................................................................................... 30

Viewing sensor data from the BIOS Setup Utility .................................................................................. 30

Platform event filtering configuration................................................................................................... 31

Platform event trap configuration ....................................................................................................... 32

Using Virtual KVM ...................................................................................................................................... 33

Using the remote graphic console ...................................................................................................... 34

Using the system event log ................................................................................................................ 37

System buttons ................................................................................................................................. 39

Using Virtual Media ......................................................................................................................... 39

Accessing the remote console through telnet.................................................................................................. 41

Redirecting BIOS console text through telnet ........................................................................................ 42

Redirecting a Linux console ............................................................................................................... 44

Microsoft Windows EMS management ............................................................................................... 46

Hardware Inventory page ........................................................................................................................... 49

User administration .................................................................................................................................... 49

Changing user settings through a web browser ................................................................................... 50

Changing user settings through the CLP .............................................................................................. 50

Network settings ........................................................................................................................................ 51

Configuring network settings using a web browser .............................................................................. 52

Configuring network settings using the CLP ......................................................................................... 53

Configuring network settings using the BIOS Setup Utility ..................................................................... 53

Applying a license key ............................................................................................................................... 55

Importing a certificate ................................................................................................................................. 56

Creating a certificate ........................................................................................................................ 56

Installing a certificate or private key through a web browser ................................................................. 57

Installing a certificate or private key through the CLP ............................................................................ 58

Installing firmware through a web browser ......................................................................................... 59

HP SIM support .......................................................................................................................................... 59

Resolving character and line feed issues ....................................................................................................... 59

Technical support ........................................................................................................................ 62

Software technical support and update service .............................................................................................. 62

HP contact information ................................................................................................................................ 62

Before you contact HP ................................................................................................................................ 62

Acronyms and abbreviations ........................................................................................................ 64

Index ......................................................................................................................................... 67

Operational overview

Overview

This guide explains the standard and optional operational features of the Lights-Out 100 available for the following HP ProLiant server models:

• ML110 G5 server

• ML115 G5 server

• DL120 G5 server

• ML150 G5 server

• DL160 G5 server

• DL165 G5 server

• DL180 G5 server

• DL185 G5 server

• SL165z G6 server

New features

This release of LO100 adds support for HP ProLiant SL165z G6 Server.

Server management

HP ProLiant Lights-Out 100 delivers basic remote control of vital server resources, supports IPMI 2.0, and provides system administrators with access to the server at any time, even before an operating system is installed on the server.

HP ProLiant Lights-Out 100 provides text mode console redirection, DMTF SMASH compliant command line interface, and browser access to many of the same system management functions. You can access LO100 through a dedicated Ethernet port or through the server serial port.

Server management features

With HP ProLiant Lights-Out 100, you can perform the following tasks:

• Access a remote graphic console (Virtual KVM)

• Access the serial console of the host operating system over the network using standards-based client

utilities

• Switch between serial console redirection or the LO100 command line interface

• Communicate securely using SSL and SSH

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