See the HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator User Guide for illustrations of interconnect bay port mapping connections on half- and full-height server blades.

1.5 Supported Console Management Devices

Table 1-3lists the supported console management device for each hardware model within each cluster platform. The console management device provides remote access to the console of each node, enabling functions such as remote power management, remote console logging, and remote boot.

HP workstation models do not have console ports.

HP ProLiant servers provide remote management features through a baseboard management controller (BMC). The BMC enables functions such as remote power management and remote boot. HP ProLiant BMCs comply with a specified release of the industry-standard Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI). HP XC supports two IPMI-compliant BMCs: integrated lights out (iLO and iLO2) and Lights-Out 100i (LO-100i), depending on the server model.

Each HP ProLiant server blade has a built-in Integrated Lights Out (iLO2) device that provides full remote power control and serial console access. You can access the iLO2 device through the Onboard Administrator. On server blades, iLO2 advanced features are enabled by default and include the following:

•Full remote graphics console access including full keyboard, video, mouse (KVM) access through a Web browser

•Support for remote virtual media which enables you to mount a local CD or diskette and serve it to the server blade over the network

Each HP Integrity server blade has a built-in management processor (MP) device that provides full remote power control and serial console access. You can access the MP device by connecting a serial terminal or laptop serial port to the local IO cable that is connected to the server blade.

Hardware models that use iLO and iLO2 need certain settings that cannot be made until the iLO has an IP address. The HP XC System Software Installation Guide provides instructions for using a browser to connect to the iLO and iLO2 to enable telnet access.

Table 1-3 Supported Console Management Devices

Hardware Component

Firmware Dependency

CP3000

 

HP ProLiant DL140 G2

Lights-out 100i management (LO-100i), system BIOS

HP ProLiant DL140 G3

LO-100i, system BIOS

HP ProLiant DL160 G5

LO-100i, system BIOS

HP ProLiant DL360 G4

Integrated lights out (iLO), system BIOS

HP ProLiant DL360 G4p

iLO, system BIOS

HP ProLiant DL360 G5

iLO2, system BIOS

HP ProLiant DL380 G4

iLO, system BIOS

HP ProLiant DL380 G5

iLO2, system BIOS

HP ProLiant DL580 G4

iLO2, system BIOS

HP ProLiant DL580 G5

iLO2, system BIOS

 

 

CP3000BL

 

HP ProLiant BL2x220c G5

iLO2, system BIOS, Onboard Administrator (OA)

HP ProLiant BL260c G5

iLO2, system BIOS, Onboard Administrator (OA)

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