Procedure to assign a new ip to ilo without server restart. Ive tried three revisions of the hponcfg program and two set of ilo drivers for esx. To use hponcfg you need to have loaded at least the health driver and the ilo channel driver which ship in the psp. Hp lightsout online configuration utility by hewlettpackard. We have a great tool from hp, called hponcfg read hponcfg docs for more details by which you can automate most of your ilo configuration tasks. In short, this article will help you to reset the forgotten ilo administrator if your server is running windows operating system. The hp lightsout configuration utility hponcfg, which is part of. The utility u can download from hp site or you can install it from hp smart cd. Then copy files to the tmp folder of your server console. Microsoft, windows, windows server, windows vista, windows nt, and windows. This is the first industrystandard server that includes a silicon root of trust built directly into the hardware itself.
Ive rebooted the ilo as part of the firmware update process. The hponcfg tool will then use these credentials to connect to ilo and perform the commands. Enable ssh access to your host and log in using putty. If you dont want to load the psp, you can use the perl script linked in my 1st response to send the ilo xml commands over the network. Also make sure the operating system supports tlsv1. Fixed an issue where hponcfg failed to execute on windows pe x64 edition. Hpilo4userguide abstract thisguideprovidesinformationaboutconfiguring,updating,andoperatinghpproliantgen8andgen9serversbyusingthe. Remotely reset administrator password on ilo without. If a previous version of the hponcfg utility has been installed, it must be removed before this package can be installed. Also read about hprest download hponcfg package from here. Configuring the hpe ilo via hponcfg rhel justsomestuff. Version 5 and up will be addressed in another document.
The hpasmcli utility from the hphealth package can be tested by requesting some of the sensor readings of the server. Perform the command cd opthptools perform the command. Hponcfg provides a limited graphical interface for servers that use windows operating systems. In this article, we will discuss how to configure ilo using hponcfg gui. Use the directory migration utility, contained in the hpe directories support for management processors, the windows utility supports network discovery of lightsout processors, importexport, as well as bulk firmware.
Exe is a windowsbased utility that connects to riloeii, ilo, ilo 2, ilo 3 or ilo 4. First we need to download the hp lights out online configuration utility hponcfg from website. Hp lightsout online configuration utility hponcfg is a windows or linux operating system based utility available to configure ilo. If in doubt, just reboot your server and hit f8 when prompted in the bios to enter the lightsout configuration utility. Hponcfg is an online configuration tool used to set up and reconfigure ilo without requiring a reboot of the server operating system.
Download putty on the windows machine where the vsphere client runs. Sample xml scripts downloaded from the hp website contain commands for all ilo, ilo 2, and riloe ii firmware. By downloading, you agree to the terms and conditions of the hewlett packard. This tool is available in every hp esxi iso in the opthptools location. The following rpm must be installed, hponcfg available from hpe and on spps complete ilo configuration can be captured by running the following on the server. For esxi server check my earlier article reset hp ilo. Login as the system administrator root, download the rpm to a directory on your hard drive and change to that directory. When this occurs, one of the following messages may be displayed. First requirement to this is install hp lightsout online configuration utility, which can be downloaded from below links. To write the current ilo configuration simply open a cmd prompt and execute the following command.
Hp provides their utilities via software delivery repositories, or sdr for short. I configured hp ilo, now i get hponcfg errors server fault. Change hp ilo settings without server restart blog. If you have access to an hp server running windows but you dont have access to ilo information such as ip info, you can export it all to an xml file using a tool hp includes in the proliant support pack. Since this is a new system board, the default ilo password wont match the one listed on the chassis. Reconfigure ilo network settings using hponcfg 1 run. Sometimes all that is happening is that there is some hickup with the remote repository, cured by. The latest version of hponcfg will work on windows 2003, 2008, 2008 r2 and windows 2012.
The ilo update binary is put on the tftp server as well you should use the version applicable to the hardware youre updating. Exe is a windowsbased utility that connects to ilo 3 or ilo 4 using a secure. Install hp proliant management utilities tinnedsoftware blog. Hewlett packard enterprise offers support for the ilo features available on proliant servers with the hponcfg utility. Setup and configure ilo using hp lightsout configuration utility. Solved unable to install hponcfg for resetting ilo password. Reset hp ilo administrator password from microsoft windows. Hp smartstart scripting toolkit windows edition user guide. Hponcfg gui utility tool download link x32 x64 bit win 2003,2008. I have downloaded the hponcfg installation file as well as its prerequisites. It can be used to retrieve and change the ilo configuration of the local server from the linux command line.
Tutorial installing hp lightsout configuration utility on windows. Error while opening ilo configuration utility solutions. Hponcfg utility only supports hp proliant 300500700 and blade servers. Hp integrated lightsout management processor scripting. Setup and configure ilo using hp lightsout configuration.
This version of hpqlocfg supports ilo 4 firmware version 2. First we need to download the below three rpm files from hp site. How to get or set ilo details from linux and windows when you lost. Scripting with hponcfgdownload the hponcfg component to get the. Guide in the hp software and driver downloads website. Under windows there is a nice graphical interface but i am going to focus on linux command line. Hponcfg the hp ilo command utility posted by martin237 on aug 28, 2007 in servers 1 comment ive been playing more with the hp ilo configuration utility, it lets you configure the ilo using an xml script in windows without having to take the server down, i got asked the other day does the utility perform a reset of the board, and the. Here is the links that is been provided to download directly from the hp official website hponcfg gui utility tool download link x32 x64 bit win 2003,2008 operating system versions. The hponcfg utility is an online configuration tool used to set up and reconfigure the local ilo without requiring a reboot of the server operating system. The hp lightsout configuration utility hponcfg, which is part of latest hp smartstart cds or u can download from hp site.
Suggestion first reset the ilo to factory settingsthen, reset the password. To remove the previous version of the package, type the following. If you have any difficulties with posting online form, please feel free to send us request for quote by email. From time to time, the webgui will lockup and im looking for a way to reboot not reset the ilo so that i can get into the webgui. In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to download and install the hp lightsout configuration utility software on a computer running.
Hponcfg also ships in the proliant support pack psp. Then install it again should get the latest version, and try the full upgade again. If aesfips is enabled in ilo, you may need to upgrade to. Hp lightsout online configuration utility for windows server. Use the hpe online lightsout configuration utility, hponcfg, and ribclxml scripts to update ilo 4 from the supported host os.
Thegeekery updating ilo firmware using hponcfg and xml. By downloading, you agree to the terms and conditions of the hewlett packard enterprise software license. In this second part of my article i will be showing how to reset ilo password on windows server. The other way is installing hponcfg in the service console. The hponcfg utility is an online configuration tool used to set up and configure ilo from within windows and linux operating systems without requiring a reboot of the server operating system. However, this time we gonna have a look on only two files. If your server is running linux, then below provided steps will not apply. How to get or set ilo details from linux and windows when. Lightsout online configuration utility from your computer by downloading reasons. Learn about hpe gen10 server and its security features with this interactive brochure. The form has been submitted successfully and a representative will get in touch with you.
The hponcfg has an option to reset to factory default. To ensure the integrity of your download, hpe recommends verifying your results with this sha256 checksum value. How to reset ilo administrator password of hp server hponcfg. Using this new gui version, can change or reset the ilo password from the os, change the ip address, subnet and the gateway configurations.
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