Integrating HP console switches and HP Lights-Out
technology
HP console switches, Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition (RILOE), RILOE II, and Integrated Light-Out (iLO)
all support remote KVM console control of a managed server. HP Lights-Out technology uses an
autonomous management processor (in the server) running off auxiliary power to provide users with
remote KVM control of server functions, including system boot and power down. The HP IP Console
provides remote KVM access to all the servers, while iLO Standard provides virtual power to those
servers that support it. Table 4 indicates key differences between the HP IP Console Switch and HP
Lights-Out technology.
Table 4. KVM functionality of the HP IP Console Switch and of Lights-Out technology
Remote KVM console function HP IP console switch Lights-Out technology
Required software HP IP Console Viewer HP ProLiant Management Pack
Works with any server Yes Requires Lights-Out management
port
Server BIOS- and OS-level access Yes Yes
IP addresses required 1 per switch 1 per server
Virtual media functionality Yes Yes
Virtual power button functionality No Yes
Figure 15 illustrates a heterogeneous system using a mix of HP servers, some that support RILOE
II/iLO and some that do not.
Figure 15. Heterogeneous system with KVM and Lights-Out management network
HP IP Console Switch
Local KVM
Console
Management LAN
Remote
Workstation
Remote
Workstation
Lights Out
Management Network
Server with iLO
Server without iLO
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