Access ILO from hpux

[Torsten.]

Not tftp.

This tool provides a DHCP server too.

[uxbeginner22]

The problem is dhcp is disabled in ilo,otherwise will get address,because is connected to lan

[Torsten.]

I'm not 100% sure, but I think to remember if you press the MP reset button for more than 10 seconds it is getting the default values, which is DHCP for networking.

[uxbeginner22]

Let's try,i will press now for 16 seconds

[uxbeginner22]

No way.

[Bill Hassell]

Have you tried the arp/ping method described above?

[uxbeginner22]

Ip is 127.0.0.1 i think is impossible to get connection

[Bill Hassell]

The arp/ping method does not use the current IP address at all. As long as the iLO is not trying to use DHCP, arp/ping will set the desired address. The instructions are very simple:

1. Find the MAC address of the iLO.

2. Type the arp command using the MAC address and the new IP address you want to use.

   The command is: arp -s <MACaddr> <newIPaddr>

3. Ping the new IP address.

If the iLO obtains a DHCP address, you'll need to connect the iLO port directly to your laptop and repeat the 3 steps.

[uxbeginner22]

Nice solution,but i don't know how to get arp address.

On switch there is no arp address(report only arp with ip configured)

and ipmitoool doesn't want to  compile on hpux.

[Bill Hassell · Accepted solution]

There is no current IP address needed to use the arp -s command.

You need the MAC address for the iLO port.

This written on the pull-out card in the front of the server.

On your laptop, start a DOS (cmd) window and then:

arp -s <new_IP_address_to_use_for_this_iLO_port> <the_MAC_address_from_your_server_pull_out_card>

For example:

arp -s  192.168.2.10  00-00-0c-07-ac-00
ping 192.168.2.10

arp -s sets the new address using the MAC address for this iLO port.

Then use telnet to get to the new address for the iLO (the 192.168.2.10 address above).

NOTE: The earlier example for arp in this thread had the MAC and IP address reversed.