HP ProLiant SL165z User Manual

HP ProLiant Lights Out-100 User Guide

For HP ProLiant ML110 G6, ML150 G6, DL120 G6, DL160 G6, DL160se G6, DL170h G6, DL180 G6, SL160z G6, SL170z G6, and SL2x170z G6, SL2x170z G6, DL165 G7, and SL165z G7 servers

Part Number 616302-001 March 2010 (First 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.

Contents

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

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

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

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

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

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

LO100 optional (licensed) features ....................................................................................................... 7

Configuration ............................................................................................................................... 8

Configuring LO100 with the LO100CFG utility .............................................................................................. 8

Configuring network access .......................................................................................................................... 8

Configuring user accounts ............................................................................................................................. 9

Accessing BIOS Setup Utility and using function keys ....................................................................................... 9

Using the serial port ..................................................................................................................................... 9

Enabling serial access ...................................................................................................................... 10

Configuring serial port ...................................................................................................................... 10

Using TCP/IP over Ethernet management port ............................................................................................... 11

Selecting a shared Ethernet management port ..................................................................................... 11

Obtaining a DHCP IP address from the BIOS Setup Utility .................................................................... 12

Using the DNS naming feature .......................................................................................................... 12

Setting up a static IP address from the BIOS Setup Utility ...................................................................... 13

Enabling or disabling Telnet and HTTP services from the BIOS Setup Utility ............................................ 14

TCP and UDP port numbers used by LO100 ........................................................................................ 15

Updating the firmware ................................................................................................................................ 15

Remotely updating the firmware ......................................................................................................... 15

Installing firmware through a web browser ......................................................................................... 17

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 ............................................................................................................................... 21

Specific commands .......................................................................................................................... 26

DCMI 1.0 support ...................................................................................................................................... 26

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

Logging in to LO100 .................................................................................................................................. 27

Logging in through a web browser..................................................................................................... 27

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

Browser main menu options ........................................................................................................................ 28

Controlling server power remotely ................................................................................................................ 29

Controlling server power from a browser ............................................................................................ 29

Controlling server power through the CLP ........................................................................................... 30

Monitoring sensors ..................................................................................................................................... 30

Viewing sensor data from a web browser ........................................................................................... 31

Viewing sensor data from the BIOS Setup Utility .................................................................................. 31

Platform event filtering configuration................................................................................................... 32

Platform event trap configuration ....................................................................................................... 33

Using the system event log .......................................................................................................................... 34

Accessing the system event log from a web browser ............................................................................ 34

Accessing the system event log from the CLP ....................................................................................... 35

Accessing the system event log from the BIOS Setup Utility ................................................................... 35

Using Virtual KVM ...................................................................................................................................... 36

Using the remote graphic console ...................................................................................................... 36

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

Using Virtual Media ......................................................................................................................... 40

Accessing the remote console through Telnet ................................................................................................. 42

Redirecting BIOS console text through Telnet ....................................................................................... 43

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

Microsoft Windows EMS management ............................................................................................... 45

Hardware Inventory page ........................................................................................................................... 47

User administration .................................................................................................................................... 47

Changing user settings through a web browser ................................................................................... 48

Changing user settings through the CLP .............................................................................................. 48

Network settings ........................................................................................................................................ 49

Configuring network settings using a web browser .............................................................................. 49

Configuring network settings using the BIOS Setup Utility ..................................................................... 51

Configuring network settings using the CLP ......................................................................................... 52

Applying a license key ............................................................................................................................... 52

Importing a certificate ................................................................................................................................. 53

Creating a certificate ........................................................................................................................ 53

Installing a certificate or private key through a web browser ................................................................. 54

Installing a certificate or private key through the CLP ............................................................................ 55

HP Systems Insight Manager support ............................................................................................................ 56

Resolving character and line feed issues ....................................................................................................... 56

Technical support ........................................................................................................................ 59

Software technical support and update service .............................................................................................. 59

HP contact information ................................................................................................................................ 59

Before you contact HP ................................................................................................................................ 59

Acronyms and abbreviations ........................................................................................................ 61

Index ......................................................................................................................................... 64

Operational overview

Overview

This guide explains the standard and optional operational features of the HP Onboard Administrator Powered by Lights-Out 100 (LO100) available for the following HP ProLiant server models:

• ML110 G6 server

• ML150 G6 server

• DL120 G6 server

• DL160 G6 server

• DL160se G6 server

• DL170h G6 server

• DL180 G6 server

• SL160z G6 server

• SL170z G6 server

• SL2x170z G6 server

• ML110 G6 server

• DL120 G6 server

New features

This release of LO100 adds support for the following:

• HP ProLiant DL165 G7 Server

• HP ProLiant SL165z G7 Server

Server management

LO100 delivers basic remote control of vital server resources, supports IPMI 2.0, DCMI 1.0, and provides system administrators with access to the server at any time, even before an operating system is installed on the server.

LO100 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 LO100, you can perform the following tasks:

Operational overview 5

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