HP Proliant ML 370 Server configuration

[Dean rayan]

I am using HP Proliant ML 370G3 Server and my os is fedora linux core 2. When i using ifconfig command it shows only one network card. How i will configure the ilo as a network card.

[Kodjo Agbenu]

Dean,

iLO is a remote management card. It cannot be used as a standard network card.

Good luck.

Kodjo

[Dean rayan]

Hi
thanks for ur Reply. What is the usage of remote management and how it's works. How will i configure remote management card in Fedora Linux core 2.

Thanx

dean

[Vitaly Karasik_1]

Basic iLO configuration is very easy - it should press "F8" during boot and configure IP/netmask/etc. for iLO interface. After this you'll be able to get remote console by telnet/https to iLO port via network.

Advanmced iLO provides you with graphic console, virtual CD/floppy and more.

See http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/ilo/index.html for more.

Rgds,
Vitaly

[Kodjo Agbenu]

Remote management card is not configured in Fedora. It is completely independent from Operating System.
To configure it, follow the instructions kindly provided by Vitaly in the previous post.
After configuration, you can take the control of the server via remote management network even if the system is off.

Under Linux, there is an agent named "hprsm" that can collect information from the remote management card (iLO) to be logged in system logs or transmitted via SNMP. However, this agent is available on selected distributions of Linux (Red Hat Enterprise and SuSE Enterprise).

Good luck.

Kodjo