Console Quick Start
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iLO MP LAN
Though there are several methods to configuring the LAN, DHCP with DNS is the preferred method. DHCP
with DNS comes preconfigured with default factory settings, including a default user account and password.
By default, the iLO 2 MP LAN uses DHCP to retrieve a new LAN address for itself if the firmware version on
the iLO 2 MP is E.03.15 or newer. When this occurs, the default hostname is set to “mp<MACADDRESS>”.
The MAC address for the iLO 2 MP LAN is found on a label on the server. If DDNS (Dynamic DNS) is enabled
in the datacenter, the DNS server automatically registers the new name and enables you to reach the iLO 2
MP through the Web browser by entering “https://mp<MACADDRESS>/”, or through telnet at hostname
“mp<MACADDRESS>”. For example, if the MAC address is 00306e22b403, you would enter the following
URL: https://mp00306e22b403/. For information on the iLO MP, see the HP Integrity and HP9000
Integrated Light-Out Management Processor Operations Guide at:
http://www.docs.hp.com/en/hw.html and search for your server product number.
Linux and Windows
The Linux® and Windows® operating systems can use the USB port for console connection; but this port does
not connect to the iLO MP. Ensure the proper graphics monitor path is specified in the
EFI Boot Manager
Console Configuration menu. If you want to have an ASCII console configured in Linux or Windows, you can
configure it in the
EFI Boot Manager Console Configuration menu.
For Linux information on changing the default console and using the
EFI Boot Manager Configuration Options,
see
Configuring Your Console in Installing Linux on HP Integrity Servers at:
http://www.docs.hp.com/en/linux.html under
HP Enablement Kit for Linux on HP Integrity Servers
Installation CD User's Guide.
For Windows information on the default console, see
Windows on HP Integrity Servers at:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/software/microsoft/Integrity-index.html; and at:
http://www.docs.hp.com/en/windows.html
HP-UX and Open VMS
The HP-UX and OVMS operating systems use the console connection of the iLO MP as the default console.
However, if the iLO MP console path is not selected in the
EFI Boot Manager Console Configuration menu,
HP-UX messages may not be presented to the console device. Also, HP-UX systems typically should only have
the iLO MP console path selected in the
EFI Boot Manager Console Configuration menu.
For information on changing the default console and using the
EFI Boot Manager Configuration Options, see
Selecting Your HP-UX Console in the HP-UX Installation and Update Guide at: http://www.docs.hp.com/en.
Choose your operating system version in
By OS Release and find the guide under Installing and Updating.
Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)
Prior to installing and booting an operating system, all console interaction is through system firmware.
System firmware communicates to the console connections specified in the
EFI Boot Manager Console
Configuration
options. These configuration options must match the physical console device connections.
Once an operating system is installed, the default system console output is determined and is also dependent
on the
EFI Boot Manager Console Configuration setting. For information on changing the default console and
using the
EFI Boot Manager Configuration Options, see the appropriate operating system documentation.
IMPORTANT Failure to properly configure the console device can result in the inability of the operating
system to interact with the server. This symptom may be misinterpreted as a system hang.
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