HP ILO Setup

How to configure iLO (Integrated Lights-Out) of your Server.

Here comes the most important part, here we will learn how to configure iLO on HP Servers. Here, we are going to disable DHCP  and will assign a static IP for the iLO. Once we set a static IP, you have to reboot the server for the changes to take effect.

1. Turn ON the Server, press F8 key at the Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) prompt.

2. If prompted to Enter user name and Password, use the information you found on iLO tag.
3. Once you login, you will be at below screen. This is the iLO RBSU screen.

4. From iLO RBSU, go to Network and select DNS/DHCP option from there.

5. Press Space bar and disable the DHCP as we are going to set a static IP for iLO.

6. Now under Network menu, select NIC and TCP/IP settings.

7. The Network Configuration window will open (as shown below)

8. Now enter an IP address and Subnet Mask for your iLO (Example: 16.180.237.8)

9. To Save the settings, please press F10 key.
10. Go to File menu and select Exit to close the iLO Configuration window.

11. You will receive a window as shown below, Press Enter key to restart Server.

12. Congratulation, you have successfully configured iLO of your Server.

How to Launch iLO Web Interface?

Well, I have configured iLO, now how to do I access the iLO Graphical User Interface?

1. Connect a Network cable to the iLO port of your Server.
2. Connect the other end of network cable to your Laptop/Computer.
3. Open Internet Explorer and type the IP address of iLO you have set (Example: 16.180.237.8)

4. It should open the iLO Login page of your Server 

Remember, you need to use the Login name and Password information which is available on your iLO tag to login. Once you login to iLO, go to the Administration tab and create a new user account. Next time onwards, you can use the newly created user account to login to iLO