topic Use SMS to gather iLo Key Data in Server Management - Remote Server Management

Use SMS to gather iLo Key Data

Graeme Bray — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:50:22 GMT

Does anyone know if its possible to use SMS to gather iLo and iLo2 License Key Data? That way if a server has a board replaced we don't have to go through the hassle of getting the key or a new key?

Re: Use SMS to gather iLo Key Data

KarloChacon — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:16:49 GMT

hi

sorry but what is SMS?

thanks

Re: Use SMS to gather iLo Key Data

Graeme Bray — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:42:03 GMT

Microsoft Systems Management Server.

Or can I pull it from SIM somehow? We'd like some way to get all the iLo Key's without doing it manually.

Does anyone have a way to do this...

Re: Use SMS to gather iLo Key Data

Derek_56 — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:37:53 GMT

Graeme,

SIM can do this. Go to Deploy -> License Manager... You can then click 'Collect License Info...' Select your Management Processor collection and run the tool. The only caveat that I found with this is that I had to enter credentials for SIM to log into my ILO's. This will give you the specific keys used to license the Advanced Features pack on each ILO. Afterwards, you should also be able to do some more limited reporting from the reports module in SIM as well.

Re: Use SMS to gather iLo Key Data

Graeme Bray — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:52:27 GMT

How can I enter blanket credentials to get all the servers to use the same username/password?

Re: Use SMS to gather iLo Key Data

Derek_56 — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:56:06 GMT

Greame,

You need to log into each one and set them the same. Now, you can automate that to an extent via the hponcfg or CPQLOCFG utility (use the HP for new ILO's and CPQ for old ones, firmware wise.) This can be found on the software download page per each server model on HP's site. Likewise, you can find examples on the xml input files on the same page. Your only bump in the road is that you'll have to modify the XML file to change the password for each current password in order to log in and change the credentials.

- Derek

Re: Use SMS to gather iLo Key Data

Graeme Bray — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:44:46 GMT

We've got all the passwords the same on the iLo/RILOE cards (I realize RILOE doesn't have keys). I need to know how to enter a blanket userID/PW in SIM to get it to read the keys.

Re: Use SMS to gather iLo Key Data

Rancher — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:07:31 GMT

This is how I did it for mine.

In SIM, go to Options, Protocol Settings, System Protocol Settings.
Select your iLOs and Apply, then Next. In the SSH settings area, check to Update the values, and key in the iLO administrator account name and password. You can either schedule it or Run now.