HPONCFG utility

The HPONFCG utility only supports HP ProLiant 300/500/700/900 Server series, 100 Series Gen8 servers, and HP ProLiant BL Servers that are listed in the ESXi Server Support Matrix. To visit the ESXi Server Matrix page, go to www.hp.com/go/vmware and select Certified ProLiants under Tools/Resource section.

HP offers support for the iLO 2, iLO 3 and iLO 4 features available on ProLiant servers with the HPONCFG utility.

HPONCFG is an online configuration tool used to set up and reconfigure iLO 2, iLO3 and iLO 4 without requiring a reboot of the server operating system. The utility runs in a command-line mode and must be executed from an operating system command-line.

Observe the following requirements before using HPONCFG:

The iLO 2, iLO 3 or iLO 4 Management Interface Driver must be loaded on the server. HPONCFG displays a warning if the driver is not installed.

HPONCFG requires minimum iLO 2, iLO 3 and iLO 4 firmware versions. To determine the minimum firmware version required, see the HP SmartStart Scripting Toolkit Linux and Windows Editions Support Matrix.

For more information, see the Remote Management website:http://www.hp.com/servers/lights-out

HPONCFG command-line syntax

Use the following format at the command line:

hponcfg -f filename [-l filename] [-v] [-m minFw] -g [-m minFw] -w filename [-m minFw] -r [-m minFw ] -h -?

The HPONCFG utility can be accessed from the location: /opt/hp/tools.

IMPORTANT: Because the-wargument does not capture certain types of information, such as the administrator password, data files created with HPONCFG using the-wargument cannot then be used as input files for HPONCFG, unless they are modified first.

Table 1 hponcfg Command Line Arguments

Argument

Function

-a, --all

This argument captures complete Management Processor configuration to the

 

file. This option should be used along with the "-w"option.

-i --input

This argument Get/Set Management Processor Configuration from the XML

 

input received through the standard input stream.

-s,--substitute

This argument substitutes variables present in the input configuration file with

 

the values specified in "namevaluepairs".

-f, - -file=filename

This argument sets the iLO 2, iLO 3 or iLO 4 configuration based on the

 

information in the XML input file named filename.

-l, - -log=filename

This argument logs replies to the text log file named filename.

-v, - -xmlverbose

Writes all the responses from iLO 2, iLO 3 or iLO 4.

-g, - -get_hostinfo

This argument returns the host server name and serial number.

-m, - -minfwlevel

This argument indicates to HPONCFG the minimum firmware level that must be

 

present in the management device to execute the RIBCL script. If the minimum

 

level is not met, HPONCFG returns an error without performing any additional

 

actions.

-w, - -writeconfig=filename

This argument writes the iLO 2, iLO 3 or iLO 4 configuration obtained from the

 

device to the XML output file named filename.

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