HP Integrity iLO 2 MP 5991-6005 Ipmi over LAN, Firmware Upgrades, Internal Subsystem Information

IMPORTANT: Although the iLO 2 MP can support multiple simultaneous connections, to do so can impact performance. HP does not recommend running more than eight simultaneous connections.

The iLO 2 MP supports the following connections simultaneously:

•Four web (each web connection can have a remote serial console connection as well and not be counted as part of the total number of connections allowed)

•Eight SSH

•One local console serial port (RS-232)

•Four IPMI over LAN

•Four telnet

•One Integrated Remote Console (IRC)

•One vMedia

IPMI over LAN

The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) option provides direct access from the iLO 2 MP LAN port to the server Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) monitoring and controlling functions such as temperature, voltage, fans, and power supplies. IPMI defines a common interface for platform management hardware. With IPMI over LAN enabled, BMC functions are available to other management software applications. The iLO 2 MP supports up to four simultaneous IPMI over LAN connections.

Firmware Upgrades

Firmware upgrades enhance the functionality of the iLO 2 MP.

The MP firmware is packaged along with system, BMC, and FPGA/PSOC firmware. You can download and upgrade the firmware package from the HP website at: http://www.hp.com/go/bizsupport.

Internal Subsystem Information

The iLO 2 MP displays information about the following internal subsystems:

•FRU information

•System power state and fan status

•Processor Status

DHCP and DNS Support

The iLO 2 MP supports the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and the Domain Name System (DNS) configuration options for acquiring network information through the iLO 2 MP LAN port. When the iLO 2 MP starts, it acquires the port configuration stored on a DHCP server to assign an IP address to the iLO 2 MP LAN port. If DNS is configured, this information is updated on the DNS server. The simplest method to initially connect to the iLO 2 MP is with the default DNS name found on the toe-tag on the server, for example, mp0014c29c064f.

HP SIM Group Actions

HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) is a system-level management tool that supports executing commands from HP SIM using the SSH interface. HP SIM enables you to perform similar management activities across multiple iLO 2s (group actions) without requiring you to access each iLO 2 MP individually. Group actions can be taken regardless of the server power state. Fore more information about HP SIM, see:

http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim.

For the user guide, see the Information Library.

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