iLO 1.60 firmware is available with new features

[acartes]

iLO 1.60 firmware has just hit the web. Updated documentation will be available soon.

Also check out the ISS technology papers link. Remote management leads you to Lights-Out integration notes, security briefs and best practices that can help to make your life better.

http://www.hp.com/servers/lights-out

Updating to version 1.60 provides new features, some of particularly useful to Linux users:
- iLO Shared Network Port on the DL360 G4, ML370 G4, and DL380 G4
- Secure Shell (SSH) access
- Virtual Media Enhancements:
-- Scripted virtual media (XML/RIBCL)
-- ISO9660 CDROM image file support
-- Composite CDROM+Floppy mode support
- Command-Line Interface (CLI) from SSH, Telnet, Serial connections
- New and updated XML/RIBCL commands
- Mozilla 1.6

[Ed Cox]

Good heads up!
Thanks for posting the info.
Ed

[Donald J Wood]

I'm using the ILO Shared Network Port on a brand new DL380G4 with the updated version 1.60. It worked a few times on our test server but now when I use remcons I get Requested service is unavailable, it is already in use by a different client.

How do I reset it?

[acartes]

I believe that the Graphical Remote Console is not available over the Shared Network Port implementation in that particular host.

However, if you want to reset iLO, you can do that several ways:
1- update the firmware to the latest version
2- enter iLO RBSU, change a network setting, save it, restore the network setting, save it, and exit.
3- the RIBCL scripting interface
4- the HP management agent

[tjcolby13]

I have an issue that 1.60 breaks connectivity on share port.  The address doesn't ping after 1.60 is applied.  Downgrading to 1.59 fixes the issue.