Configuring The Ilo 2 Mp Lan Using Arp Ping - HP Integrity rx2660 User's & Service Manual

1. Obtain the factory-set DNS name from the iLO 2 MP Media Access Protocol (MAC) address
on the Network Information Tag. The Network Information Tag is on the right side of the server,
above the rail. The DNS name is 14 characters long, consisting of the letters mp followed by
the 12 characters of the MAC address, for example: mp0017A499CD77. This address is
assigned to the iLO 2 MP hardware. The iLO 2 MP hardware has a unique MAC address
that identifies the hardware on the network.
IMPORTANT:
MAC address of the server core LAN card.
2. Connect the LAN cable into the iLO 2 MP port on the rear of the server.
shows the location of the iLO 2 MP port.
3. Connect the LAN cable from the server to an active network port.
4. Apply AC power to the server (if not already done).
5. Open a browser, telnet, or SSH client and enter the iLO 2 MP IP address. The iLO 2 MP Log
In window opens.

Configuring the iLO 2 MP LAN Using ARP Ping

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.
ARP Ping operational issues include the following:
You can use ARP Ping regardless of the status of DHCP, unless an IP address has ever been
acquired using DHCP
When ARP Ping is successful, DHCP status is 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 PC and the server must be on the same physical subnet
When a new server is first booted, DHCP is automatically available (the factory-set default),
but ARP Ping does not start until three minutes after the iLO 2 MP is booted. This applies to
every subsequent boot of the iLO 2 MP until an IP address is obtained by DHCP or has been
assigned using the LC command, or ARP Ping succeeds
There are two ways to use the ARP Ping utility:
Connect a PC to the network that is on the same physical subnet as the server and run the
ARP Ping commands from the PC.
Locate an existing server on the network, log into it, and run the ARP Ping commands from
the server.
70 Installing the Server
Make sure you obtain the MAC address of the iLO hardware and not the
Figure 32 (page 64)