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1 Introduction The Integrated Lights-Out Management Processor (iLO MP) for Integrity servers is an autonomous management subsystem embedded directly on the server. The iLO MP is the foundation of High Availability (HA) embedded server and fault management. The iLO MP also provides system administrators with secure remote management capabilities regardless of server status or location. The iLO is available whenever the server is connected to a power source, even if the server main power switch is in the Off position Remote access is the key to maximizing efficiency of administration and troubleshooting for enterprise servers. Integrity servers are designed so that administrative functions that are performed locally, can also be performed remotely. The iLO enables remote access to the operating system console, control over the server power and hardware reset functionality, and works with the server to enable remote network booting through a variety of methods. With the release of Integrity iLO 3, Integrity servers introduce a new concept in remote management solutions which automatically scale with the size of your system. Integrity iLO 3 is an integral part of the management architecture inside new Integrity multi-bladed conjoined servers. Integrity iLO 3 management is included in all newer Integrity systems and ships with a full iLO Advanced license factory installed in every server. This document addresses HP Integrated Lights-Out 3 (iLO 3) for the HP Integrity BL860c i2, BL870c i2, and BL890c i2 Server Blades; and HP Integrity rx2800 i2 rack servers. To learn more about Integrity iLO, see www.hp.com/go/integrityilo. For information on iLO for ProLiant servers and ProLiant BladeSystem server blades, see the HP website at www.hp.com/go/iLO. Superdome 2 On HP Superdome 2 servers, every cell blade contains a physical iLO 3 chip. The Superdome 2 Onboard Administrator is the primary interface for managing a Superdome Complex collecting and centralizing all data from the iLOs. Because the Superdome 2 OA is the primary interface, you do not have to directly access the iLOs. Consequently on Superdome 2, the iLO 3 GUI interface is not available, and access to the CLI is restricted. The iLO 3 functions (such as assigning virtual media), which in a BladeSystem require a user "drill down" from the OA to an iLO, are now brought up into the Superdome 2 OA. The iLO 3 functions invisibly inside the server. User commands are directed to the iLO from the Superdome 2 OA. The iLO 3 user interfaces are not eliminated from HP Superdome 2 iLO 3, but login capability to iLO 3 command-line interface is limited to Auto Login from the Onboard Administrator. In addition, on HP Superdome 2 servers, iLO 3 firmware is updated as part of the HP Superdome 2 complex firmware update process, managed from the Onboard Administrator. For information on the HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator (OA) for HP Superdome 2 servers, see the HP Superdome 2 Onboard Administrator User Guide on the HP website at www.hp.com/ go/integrity_servers-docs. IMPORTANT: This guide addresses server-specific details that vary between server products. These details are frequently updated. For the latest server-specific product information, see the product-specific Quickspecs on the HP website at www.hp.com/go/integrityilo. Features Integrity iLO 3 features provide essential lights-out functionality on iLO 3-supported HP servers as well as: • System board management functions • Diagnostics and troubleshooting • Control of power, reset, and Transfer of Control (TOC)/INIT capabilities Features 9

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1 Introduction
The Integrated Lights-Out Management Processor (iLO MP) for Integrity servers is an autonomous
management subsystem embedded directly on the server. The iLO MP is the foundation of High
Availability (HA) embedded server and fault management. The iLO MP also provides system
administrators with secure remote management capabilities regardless of server status or location.
The iLO is available whenever the server is connected to a power source, even if the server main
power switch is in the Off position
Remote access is the key to maximizing efficiency of administration and troubleshooting for
enterprise servers. Integrity servers are designed so that administrative functions that are performed
locally, can also be performed remotely. The iLO enables remote access to the operating system
console, control over the server power and hardware reset functionality, and works with the server
to enable remote network booting through a variety of methods.
With the release of Integrity iLO 3, Integrity servers introduce a new concept in remote management
solutions which automatically scale with the size of your system. Integrity iLO 3 is an integral part
of the management architecture inside new Integrity multi-bladed conjoined servers. Integrity iLO
3 management is included in all newer Integrity systems and ships with a full iLO Advanced license
factory installed in every server.
This document addresses HP Integrated Lights-Out 3 (iLO 3) for the HP Integrity BL860c i2, BL870c
i2, and BL890c i2 Server Blades; and HP Integrity rx2800 i2 rack servers. To learn more about
Integrity iLO, see
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Superdome 2
On HP Superdome 2 servers, every cell blade contains a physical iLO 3 chip. The Superdome 2
Onboard Administrator is the primary interface for managing a Superdome Complex collecting
and centralizing all data from the iLOs. Because the Superdome 2 OA is the primary interface,
you do not have to directly access the iLOs. Consequently on Superdome 2, the iLO 3 GUI interface
is not available, and access to the CLI is restricted. The iLO 3 functions (such as assigning virtual
media), which in a BladeSystem require a user "drill down" from the OA to an iLO, are now
brought up into the Superdome 2 OA. The iLO 3 functions invisibly inside the server. User commands
are directed to the iLO from the Superdome 2 OA.
The iLO 3 user interfaces are not eliminated from HP Superdome 2 iLO 3, but login capability to
iLO 3 command-line interface is limited to Auto Login from the Onboard Administrator.
In addition, on HP Superdome 2 servers, iLO 3 firmware is updated as part of the HP Superdome
2 complex firmware update process, managed from the Onboard Administrator.
For information on the HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator (OA) for HP Superdome 2 servers,
see the
HP Superdome 2 Onboard Administrator User Guide
on the HP website at
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IMPORTANT:
This guide addresses server-specific details that vary between server products.
These details are frequently updated. For the latest server-specific product information, see the
product-specific Quickspecs on the HP website at
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w
w
.hp
.co
m/go/in
t
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it
y
ilo
.
Features
Integrity iLO 3 features provide essential lights-out functionality on iLO 3-supported HP servers as
well as:
•
System board management functions
•
Diagnostics and troubleshooting
•
Control of power, reset, and Transfer of Control (TOC)/INIT capabilities
Features
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