Configuring The Ilo 2 Mp Lan Using Arp Ping - HP AB464-9003F Service Manual

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 (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:
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:
can access the iLO 2 MP until you change the default user name and password.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise 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.
NOTE: ARP Ping operational issues:
The PC and the server must be on the same physical subnet.
When a new server is first booted, DHCP is automatically available (factory-set default); but
ARP Ping does not start for 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 by using the LC command.
Upon successfully assigning an IP address using ARP Ping, DHCP is automatically disabled.
There are two methods to use the ARP Ping utility:
1. 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.
2. Locate an existing server on the network, log into it, and run the ARP Ping commands from
the server.
Table 32 lists the ARP Ping commands.
Make sure you obtain the MAC address to the core IO board and not the
When DHCP is enabled, the system is vulnerable to security risks because anyone
Console Setup 81