Adding Advanced Features; Lights-Out Advanced Kvm Card For Sx2000 Servers - HP Integrity BL870c Operation Manual

5 Adding Advanced Features

Integrity iLO 2 advanced features are enabled on Integrity servers in one of two ways.
• For Integrity entry class and server blades, the advanced features are enabled with a license
key.
• For Integrity cell-based servers, the advanced features are enabled with a PCI-X accessory
card instead of a key.
For a description of the iLO 2 advanced features and information on how to add advanced
features, see

Lights-Out Advanced KVM Card for sx2000 Servers

The HP Lights-Out Advanced KVM card is a PCI-X card that you install into any sx2000-based
mid range or high end HP Integrity server such as rx7640, rx8640, and Superdome sx2000.
The card works in conjunction with the iLO 2 management processor built into your server and
enables the iLO 2 management processor and web GUI interface to access the IRC and vMedia
in each hard partition (nPar).
The iLO 2 communicates with the Lights-Out Advanced KVM card over an internal system bus.
The card has an external management LAN port which must be connected externally to the same
subnet as the iLO 2 MP LAN. The Lights-Out Advanced KVM card uses this LAN port to provide
IRC and vMedia communication with the remote user.
The card offers physical video functionality (VGA) for servers running Windows, and USB
functionality for servers running HP-UX, Windows, and OpenVMS.
This Lights-Out Advanced KVM card (AD307A) is a superset of the previous graphics/USB card
(A6869A or A6869B). The AD307A card should be used instead of A6869A or A6869B cards.
TIP: The AD307A is not "iLO on a card". It is not like the ProLiant Lights-Out 100 cards, or
RILO cards. The AD307A is a card that adds the logic and firmware to enable the Lights-Out
Advanced features of vMedia and the IRC. This card works by extending the features of the iLO2
of the main chassis. This card does not require any additional license keys (no "Advanced Pack
license").
You must install one card in each hard partition (nPar) where the Lights-Out Advanced features
are required. You can assign an IP number to the Lights-Out Advanced KVM card through the
iLO 2 web GUI or the MP command line interface. The Lights-Out Advanced KVM card features
are presented to you through the main iLO 2 interfaces.
IMPORTANT:
KVM card. You do not need to purchase an additional "advanced pack" license to access the
functionality.
The Lights-Out Advanced KVM card offers the following features:
• Provides extra features for flexibility and manageability of sx2000-based Integrity servers
for both remote management when being physically in the datacenter is inconvenient or
impractical; and management while in the datacenter.
• The Lights-Out Advanced KVM card enables the advanced IRC and virtual CD/DVD/ISO
image file (vMedia) features of iLO 2.
— Load software from a DVD using vMedia instead of making a trip to the datacenter.
— IRC enables full VGA graphical console support remotely.
— View the Windows console or Windows boot process with the IRC instead of a crash
cart (monitor, keyboard).
"Advanced Features" (page
Lights-Out Advanced features are fully enabled on the Lights-Out Advanced
25).
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