Changing Server Name In ILO

[fluidville]

Does anybody know if there is any way of changing the server name field in the ILO enviroment, with out having to reset, or rebuild ILO or the server.

[Steven Clementi · Accepted solution]

The iLo takes the configured Server Name from the host OS. You can not change it unless you change it in the OS (usually).

The iLo also has it's own hostname. Which of the 2 do you want to change?


Steven

[fluidville]

It was the server name with in ILO that i was looking to change but i think you have pretty much answered my question, so far as where ILO get the server name from.

[Agedmcse]

I am puzzled since in my case the server host name within ILO(not the ILO subsystem name)is totally different to the server Netbios name. Is there any way of changing the name elseware.

[William Nyden]

I have the same question, but I have a Linux OS on my DL 585. The iLO apparently doesn't know where to find the system's hostname to apply to the "Server Name".

[NMory]

My understanding is that information is given by HP Insight Management Agents, who interact with your Hardware-OS, so whatever name you give to the server in Windows you will get in the iLO.

Regards,

LNassar

[William Nyden]

This doesn't solve my problem, unless you're saying I have to load Windows on the system to give it its name and then rebuild the system with Linux.

[Cory Sample]

I too have the same issue. I HAD a windows OS on a ProLiant DL380 G4 and it is now a ESX 3.0 server. iLO reports the name of the old Windows OS. How is it that i can get that changed?

[jozelo]

In my case in the ILO browser appears at the very top

Server Name: host is unnamed
iLO Name: servpesca2
Current User: Jose Maria Martin-Lunas

I don't know the way to cahnge the

Server Name: host is unnamed
to the correct server name

[David Claypool]

Communication between the host and the iLO is accomplished via the iLO driver. Without that in place, there is no way for the host to tell iLO the hostname.

[acartes]

iLO 2 supports multiple methods to set the server name, including host RBSU, browser, command-line, and XML/RIBCL scripting. I recommend first updating to current iLO 2 firmware for the best results.

As far as setting the server name:
- host RBSU
- iLO 2 via browser (Administration/Access/Options)
- command-line
A) login to the iLO CLP using SSH
B) hpiLO-> cd system1
C) hpiLO-> set oemhp_server_name = TestValue
D) hpiLO-> show oemhp_server_name
/system1
Properties
oemhp_server_name=TestValue
Verbs
cd version exit show set

- XML:

[Cory Sample]

so I see and understand that iLO2 is the recommended way - but due to sparse maintenance windows - how abou tthat procedure with:
iLO Firmware Version: 1.82
08/22/2005

[acartes]

The only way to do that on first-generation iLO is to reset iLO to defaults to clear the server name or to install the management agents to overwrite the current server name.

[Steven Bee]

Is there a way to get the servername from the ILO in firmware revision 1.92?

[qualaro]

Is there any posibility to reset the imported certificate via ssh to an ILO4? ( my current certificate is giving me when accessing via web is giving me "sec_error_pkcs11_device_error"  )

From the documentation i saw that by reseting to factory defaults or changing the hostname . ( I suppose the factory defaults will reset the ip address also )

Is there any posibility to change the hostname and reboot ilo without losing the network settings?

Thank you.

[Oscar A. Perez]

You can just rename iLO.  Once iLO reboots and notices that the name on certificate doesn't match the new iLO name, iLO will discard the old certificate and replace it with a new self-signed cert. 

[SoldierDK]

I got it to work by changing the "iLO Subsystem Name (Host Name)"

It's found under "Network" -> "iLo Dedicated Network Port" and the tab "General"

Type the name you want - submit and reset.

Hope this helps.

Best Regards

Stefan

[John Goutbeck]

The solution by acartes worked very well.

Have a good day

[uniqs]

This solution works like a charm. Thank you so much acartes.

iLO 2 supports multiple methods to set the server name, including host RBSU, browser, command-line, and XML/RIBCL scripting. I recommend first updating to current iLO 2 firmware for the best results.

As far as setting the server name:
- host RBSU
- iLO 2 via browser (Administration/Access/Options)
- command-line
A) login to the iLO CLP using SSH
B) hpiLO-> cd system1
C) hpiLO-> set oemhp_server_name = TestValue
D) hpiLO-> show oemhp_server_name
/system1
Properties
oemhp_server_name=TestValue
Verbs
cd version exit show set

- XML: