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12-07-2011 12:52 PM
12-07-2011 12:52 PM
Is iLO3 LAN bandwidth - 1GbE or 100 MbE?
Dan was looking to verify what network bandwidth was supported by iLO3:
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I for some reason I thought iLO3 was always 1 GbE capable.
But now I’m thinking that the dedicated port is still only 100 MbE and only in a Shared Mode does it support Gig.
Is this correct?
From the DL580 G7 Quickspec
Integrated Lights-Out 3 (iLO 3)
Architecture PCI Express based health and remote management ASIC
Processor PCI Express RISC processor core running at 250MHz
Upgradeability Option firmware upgradeable via Flash ROM.
Interfaces One Ethernet Sideband connection (10/100/1000 Mb/s)
One Ethernet network connection (10/100Mb/s)
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Ramu replied:
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Dedicated iLO3 port supports only 100 Mbps.
You can configure iLO3 in shared (sideband) mode operation. This works at 1Gbps. Find below excerpts from iLO3 user guide. Refer from page # 55 to 57 for more information on configuring iLO3 in shared network port.
http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02774507/c02774507.pdf
iLO 3 Shared Network Port
The iLO 3 Shared Network Port enables you to choose either the system NIC or dedicated iLO 3
Dedicated Management NIC for server management. When you enable the iLO 3 Shared Network
Port, both regular network traffic, and network traffic intended for iLO 3 pass through the system
NIC.
iLO 3 provides support for servers that might not have an iLO 3 Dedicated Management NIC. On
servers not using the iLO 3 Dedicated Management NIC, the standard hardware configuration
provides iLO 3 network connectivity only through the iLO 3 Shared Network Port connection. The
iLO 3 firmware detects the lack of an iLO 3 Dedicated Management NIC and automatically defaults
to the Shared Network Port. On some of these servers, an iLO 3 Dedicated Management NIC
might be available as a hardware option. If an iLO 3 Dedicated Management NIC is available
as a hardware option, iLO 3 defaults to the installed iLO 3 Dedicated Management NIC. On
servers using the iLO 3 Dedicated Management NIC, you can enable shared network port operation
through the iLO 3 interface.
The iLO 3 Shared Network Port uses the network port labeled NIC 1 on the rear panel of the
server. NIC numbering in the operating system can be different from system numbering. The iLO
3 Shared Network Port does not incur an iLO 3 performance penalty. Peak iLO 3 traffic is less
than 2 MB (on a NIC capable of 1000-Mb speeds), and average iLO 3 traffic is infrequent and
low.
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Any other comments on this? Which mode do you use?