Ilo Federation; Ilo Service Port - HPE ProLiant XL170r Gen10 User Manual

For more information about iLO, see the iLO user guide on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website.

iLO Federation

iLO Federation enables you to manage multiple servers from one system using the iLO web interface.
When configured for iLO Federation, iLO uses multicast discovery and peer-to-peer communication to
enable communication between the systems in an iLO Federation group.
When an iLO Federation page loads, a data request is sent from the iLO system running the web
interface to its peers, and from those peers to other peers until all data for the selected iLO Federation
group is retrieved.
iLO supports the following features:
• Group health status—View server health and model information.
• Group Virtual Media—Connect scripted media for access by the servers in an iLO Federation group.
• Group power control—Manage the power status of the servers in an iLO Federation group.
• Group power capping—Set dynamic power caps for the servers in an iLO Federation group.
• Group firmware update—Update the firmware of the servers in an iLO Federation group.
• Group license installation—Enter a license key to activate iLO licensed features on the servers in an
iLO Federation group.
• Group configuration—Add iLO Federation group memberships for multiple iLO systems.
Any user can view information on iLO Federation pages, but a license is required for using the following
features: Group Virtual Media, Group power control, Group power capping, Group configuration, and
Group firmware update.
For more information about iLO Federation, see the iLO user guide on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise
website.

iLO Service Port

The Service Port is a USB port with the label iLO on ProLiant Gen10 servers and Synergy Gen10
compute modules.
When you have physical access to a server, you can use the Service Port to do the following:
• Download the Active Health System Log to a supported USB flash drive.
When you use this feature, the connected USB flash drive is not accessible by the host operating
system.
• Connect a client (such as a laptop) with a supported USB to Ethernet adapter to access the iLO web
interface, remote console, CLI, iLO RESTful API, or scripts.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends the HPE USB to Ethernet Adapter (part number Q7Y55A).
When you use the iLO Service Port:
• Actions are logged in the iLO Event Log.
• The server UID blinks to indicate the Service Port status.
You can also retrieve the Service Port status by using a REST client and the iLO RESTful API.
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