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тАО10-22-2010 07:57 AM
тАО10-22-2010 07:57 AM
is it possible to perform an *initial* iLO 3 configuration on a *fresh* server via serial port *only* (ie. without a keyboard and monitor)?
I see no way to do this because of two reasons. The first one is, when I try to configure iLO from the CLI (after I type ESC ( on the serial terminal to access iLO CLI), when iLO is reset to defaults and no IP address has been assigned by DHCP, CLI hangs up when you try to "set" or even "show" ANY network-related parameter.
So I thought about using iLO RBSU from BIOS Serial Console, however there is a second problem: how to send the "F8" key to enter the RBSU during bootup from serial terminal? I tried various key combinations, none of them works.
Please help! It would be very important to us to be able to configure servers using serial terminal only, without the need to connect physical monitor and keyboard.
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тАО10-23-2010 07:05 AM
тАО10-23-2010 07:05 AM
Re: configure iLO via serial port?
Function Keys
Control Keys
Reset Key
CPQLOCFG.EXE utility for iLO3
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=18964&prodSeriesId=4154735&prodNameId=4154847&swEnvOID=4006&swLang=13&mode=2&taskId=135&swItem=MTX-36cecb9dd4554793a25db78e4a
Example XML scripts for use with CPQLOCFG.exe and LOCFG.pl for iLO3 (this package includes LOCFG.pl)
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=18964&prodSeriesId=4154735&prodNameId=4154847&swEnvOID=4006&swLang=13&mode=2&taskId=135&swItem=MTX-9ded60bd746942e18651211f51
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тАО10-24-2010 10:44 PM
тАО10-24-2010 10:44 PM
Re: configure iLO via serial port?
Also, ESC 8 doesn't work as a way to invoke iLO RBSU when machine boots up - I tried it in the first place.
So, this answer doesn't actually refer to my question.
Assume that there is no DHCP, no keyboard and monitor connected and the only way to access the machine is via serial port. How to configure iLO then?
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тАО10-25-2010 07:19 AM
тАО10-25-2010 07:19 AM
SolutionAnyway, I've tested this on a DL380 G7 with both minicom from a Linux system and using PuTTy in serial mode from a Windows 7 system.
The iLO prompt wait time is very short, hit the key sequence as soon as you see the word iLo appear on the screen during POST
Attached is a screen capture from a puTTY session
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тАО10-26-2010 05:32 AM
тАО10-26-2010 05:32 AM
Re: configure iLO via serial port?
It's not a perfect solution, but at least works somehow... Thanks.
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тАО10-26-2010 06:07 AM
тАО10-26-2010 06:07 AM
Re: configure iLO via serial port?
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тАО10-26-2010 06:10 AM
тАО10-26-2010 06:10 AM
Re: configure iLO via serial port?
If this would work OK, then one wouldn't have to bother with ESC 8 when rebooting the machine - we could just press ESC ( at any time to enter iLO CLI, and use appropriate commands to configure iLO.