•DHCP must be enabled (DHCP is enabled by default).

•You are using a DHCP server that provides the domain name.

•The primary DNS server accepts dynamic DNS (DDNS) updates.

•The primary DNS server IP address has been configured through the DHCP server.

IMPORTANT: You must know the DNS domain name, which is served out by the DHCP server, unless it’s domain is local or the same domain.

To configure the iLO 2 MP using DHCP and DNS, follow these steps:

1.Obtain the factory-set host name from the iLO 2 MP Media Access Protocol (MAC) address label on the server. The default host name is 14 characters long, consisting of the letters mp followed by the 12 characters of the MAC address as in this example:

mp0014c29c064f

This address is assigned to the iLO 2 MP core IO board. The core IO board has a unique MAC address that identifies the hardware on the network.

IMPORTANT: Make sure you obtain the MAC address to the core IO board and not the MAC address to the server core LAN card.

2.Connect the LAN cable from the server to an active network port.

3.Apply ac power to the server.

4.Open a browser, telnet, or SSH client and enter the default host name. The default host name is the letters mp followed by the 12 characters of the MAC address. The iLO 2 MP Log In window opens.

5.Log in using the default user name and password.

CAUTION: When DHCP is enabled, the system is vulnerable to security risks because anyone can access the iLO 2 MP until you change the default user name and password.

HP strongly recommends you assign user groups and rights before proceeding.

Configuring the iLO 2 MP LAN Using ARP Ping

NOTE: You can use ARP Ping regardless of the status of DHCP unless an IP address has ever been acquired using DHCP. Once an IP address is assigned using DHCP, ARP Ping is permanently disabled. Some DHCP server options can cause the apparent issuance of ARP Ping to the iLO 2 MP which will negate the DHCP/DDNS method.

The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) and Packet Internet Grouper (Ping) utility uses ARP packets to ping, or discover, a device on the local network segment. The IP address you assign to the server must use the same network segment, or subnet, as the computer assigning the address. ARP does not work across routed or switched networks.

Use the ARP Ping utility to assign a static IP address when you do not have access to the RS-232 serial port or when DHCP is not available.

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INTEGRITY RX3600 specifications

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