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07-21-2016 09:18 PM
07-21-2016 09:18 PM
Working NIC shows "UNKNOWN" in ILO!!
Guys !
Server is DL380G9
Both NIC Adapters are working fine - but are showing "UNKNOWN" in ILO console. Attaching the relevant screenshot.
What can be done in this case ?
( The iLO Firmware is on 2.30 Aug 19 2015 )
Please suggest!!
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07-22-2016 01:31 AM
07-22-2016 01:31 AM
Re: Working NIC shows "UNKNOWN" in ILO!!
If I were you I would seriously consider to upgrade your iLO4 2.30 Firmware to latest 2.40 release and see if the NIC(s) reporting fixes.
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07-22-2016 01:44 AM
07-22-2016 01:44 AM
Re: Working NIC shows "UNKNOWN" in ILO!!
Oh yes, I am thinking of following these steps in sequence -
1. Upgrade/Reinstall the following -
(Read it in one of the forums that this has fixed it for him )
HPE ProLiant Agentless Management Service for Windows X64 (American, International)
2. Second step that can be tried if above doesn’t work is to upgrade ILO Firmware from 2.30 to 2.40
3. Finally, you can suggest upgrading the SPP of the server depending on the OS compatibility. For Gen9, following is the latest SPP available –
2016.04.0
Anything else I can try ?!!
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07-22-2016 02:44 AM
07-22-2016 02:44 AM
Re: Working NIC shows "UNKNOWN" in ILO!!
I'll consider the iLO4 update the very first step do to since the latest 2.40 version fixed some issues NIC(s)-related (read the relevant Release Notes).
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07-26-2016 07:01 AM - edited 07-26-2016 07:03 AM
07-26-2016 07:01 AM - edited 07-26-2016 07:03 AM
Re: Working NIC shows "UNKNOWN" in ILO!!
The solution is shown as a warning on the same screenshot you've posted. Load the Agentless Management Service.
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09-04-2018 03:06 AM
09-04-2018 03:06 AM
Re: Working NIC shows "UNKNOWN" in ILO!!
Hi, currently, i am facing the same issue. any suggestions? i tried installing the agentless mgt service, it started showing the ports but later when i rebooted the server the AMS gone and port status went unknown once again. i did upgrade the firmware! how did you solve this or was it never resolved?
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09-04-2018 06:09 AM
09-04-2018 06:09 AM
Re: Working NIC shows "UNKNOWN" in ILO!!
>> i did upgrade the firmware!
What version?
Hope this helps!
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09-04-2018 07:47 PM
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Re: Working NIC shows "UNKNOWN" in ILO!!
@Amit_naive wrote:Hi, currently, i am facing the same issue. any suggestions? i tried installing the agentless mgt service, it started showing the ports but later when i rebooted the server the AMS gone and port status went unknown once again. i did upgrade the firmware! how did you solve this or was it never resolved?
What do you mean AMS gone? did the service not restart after the reboot? Is there anything in the OS logs with error information with AMS?
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02-21-2019 03:18 PM - edited 02-21-2019 04:57 PM
02-21-2019 03:18 PM - edited 02-21-2019 04:57 PM
Re: Working NIC shows "UNKNOWN" in ILO!!
We have an issue with 12 HP G9 Proliant servers with HPILO - 4
All 12 servers with same versions for firmware,drivers, etc. SPP runnig with SUSE LINUX 12 SP2.
all servers have the same configuration.
HP-AMS is not installed in any of the 12 servers.
Each server has two NIC Cards
- Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 331i Adapter
- Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 366T Adapter
All servers (even without HP-AMS) show the status of the ports in HP-ILO for the NIC card Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 331i Adapter
Only 2 out of 12 servers show the status for both cards Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 331i Adapter and Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 366T Adapter (without HP-AMS)
All servers have the latest SPP loaded, same firmware same card, same network configuration.
Why only two servers show status for all cards and the other 10 do not show the staust only the MAC Adress no status for Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 366T Adapter?
We do not what we should do?
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01-06-2025 07:09 AM
01-06-2025 07:09 AM
Re: Working NIC shows "UNKNOWN" in ILO!!
I faced to same issues on G9 and G10, HP has no Idea to solve it!
I upgraded the network cards firmwares, ILO firmwares, BIOS Fimwares.
but it didnt solve the issue,
i have 331T, qw972a, 562sfp which shown "unknow" in ILO even after i connected a network cable !
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01-09-2025 03:21 AM
01-09-2025 03:21 AM
Re: Working NIC shows "UNKNOWN" in ILO!!
Hello @Mahdian,
Thank you for writing to us.
You might want to consider creating a new topic by utilizing the "New Discussion" button, as this will not only enhance visibility compared to the old topic but also boost your chances of receiving responses from experts.
Thanks,
Sunitha G
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