HP DL3N0

• Lights Out Manager: HP iLO 4

• Model(s): HP DL3N0 series servers

• HP DL360
• HP DL380

Lights Out Management

Common Actions

Reboot and boot from network then console

These boxes take ages to boot, so it will look like it's hanging when you connect to the serial console. Give it a few minutes (it takes 4-5 minutes just to get some screen feedback).

   set /system1/bootconfig1/bootsource5 bootorder=1
   power reset
   VSP

(That will leave it netbooting forever. So at some point, return to ilo and

   set /system1/bootconfig1/bootsource5 bootorder=5

Get console

   vsp

or

   start /system1/oemhp_vsp1

Reset Virtual Serial port

Should the message

   Virtual Serial Port is currently in use by another session.

be returned and you know you are not killing someone's else working session, issue

   stop /system1/oemhp_vsp1

Connecting to mgmt interface

• Via SSH

• ssh root@servername.mgmt.datacenter.wmnet

• Example: ssh root@bast1001.mgmt.eqiad.wmnet

• Via Browser

• Sometimes userful in troubleshooting, but you must have set up some kind of http(s) proxy into the mgmt network, demonstrated here
• https://servername.mgmt.datacenter.wmnet

• Please note you will have to override an unknown (self signed) certificate, you won't want to save it permanently, as a few of these saved tends to result in errors connecting to other Dell DRAC interfaces via HTTPS.

Connecting to Serial Console

• Attach to the serial console: vsp
• Detach from serial console: esc+(
• BIOS Serial Console Boot Keys:

• ESC+9 for ROM
• ESC+0 for Intelligent Provisioning
• ESC+! for Default Boot Override Options
• ESC+@ for Network Boot

• Crash Cart Boot Keys:

• F9 for ROM-Based Setup Utility
• F10 for Intelligent Provisioning
• F11 for Default Boot Override Options
• F12 for Network Boot

Power cycling

• Login to the iLO command line interface.
• Power commands are as follows:

• power -- Displays the current server power state
• power on -- Turns the server on
• power off -- Turns the server off
• power off hard -- Force the server off using press and hold
• power reset -- Reset the server

Administrative Actions

Polling for MAC Address

• Login to iLO command line interface.
• Run: show system1/network1/Integrated_NICs

Get MAC address

   show /system1/network1/Integrated_NICs

Disable PCI device

 rbsu> SHOW PCI DEVICE ENABLE/DISABLE 
 rbsu> SET PCI DEVICE ENABLE/DISABLE <entrynum> 0

Enable/Disable Hyperthreading

 rbsu> SHOW CONFIG INTEL(R) HYPERTHREADING OPTIONS
 Intel(R) Hyperthreading Options
 1|Enabled <=
 2|Disabled
 
 rbsu> SET CONFIG INTEL(R) HYPERTHREADING OPTIONS 2
 Intel(R) Hyperthreading Options
 1|Enabled
 2|Disabled <=

Show system event log entries

While at the ILO console:

 # show all recorded entries
 show /system1/log1
 # show a particular entry
 show /system1/log1/record15

Initial System Setup

HP's require F9 to get to BIOS

System Options

• Serial Port Options: Set to COM1

• Processor Options Ensure Virtualization is OFF
• Enable or Disable Hyper-threading per request

• BIOS Serial Console & EMS

• change to COM2
• change baud rate to 115200
• EMS Console change to COM2;

• Boot options

• make sure boot mode is BIOS Legacy, not UEFI

• USB options

• make sure "Embedded User Partition" is disabled
• make sure "Internal SD Card Slot" is disabled

Setting Network Settings

During Post hit F8 to get to ILO (moves slow)

• Under Network

• DHCP/DNS Setting

• Disable DHCP by pressing space bar and ensuring it says OFF hit f10

• NIC and TCP/IP

• Enter IP/Subnet/Gateway

• Under User

• edit and change Administrator to root

        user name root
        login name root
        password  mgmt password

• Ensure all iLO privileges are marked yes

• File
• Exit and iLO will reset