Multiple Users; Ipmi Over Lan; System Management Homepage - HP Integrity BL870c Operation Manual

MP Configuration Access
Virtual Media Access

Multiple Users

Multiple users can interact with iLO 2. However, iLO 2 command mode and console mode are
mirrored, allowing only one user at a time to have write access to the shared console. When a
command is completed, write access is released and any user can initiate another command.
IMPORTANT:
impact performance. HP does not recommend running more than eight simultaneous connections.
Integrity iLO 2 supports the following connections simultaneously:
• Four web (each web connection can have a remote serial console connection as well and not
be counted as part of the total number of connections allowed)
• Eight SSH
• One local console serial port (RS-232)
• Four IPMI over LAN
• Four Telnet
• One Integrated Remote Console
• One vMedia

IPMI over LAN

The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) option provides direct access from the
MP LAN port to the server Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) monitoring and controlling
functions such as temperature, voltage, fans, and power supplies. IPMI defines a common
interface for platform management hardware. With IPMI over LAN enabled, BMC functions are
available to other management software applications. This enables you to write your own
customizable management applications using IPMI v1.5. iLO 2 supports up to four simultaneous
IPMI over LAN connections.
Currently, there is no capability to manage the IPMI user name or password in the iLO 2 command
line or web interfaces. There is only the ability to enable or disable access with IPMI through the
SA command.
To set a user name or password using the IPMI over LAN interface, you can use an IPMI tool.
HP does not recommend any particular IPMI tools.
IMPORTANT:
enablement, there is no password, and the IPMI over LAN port is insecure.
For more information on IPMI, see the Intel website at:
http://developer.intel.com/design/servers/ipmi

System Management Homepage

The HP Insight Management Agents support a web interface for access to runtime management
data through the HP System Management Homepage. The HP System Management Homepage
is a secure web-based interface that consolidates and simplifies the management of individual
servers and operating systems. By aggregating data from HP Insight Management Agents and
other management tools, the System Management Homepage provides an intuitive interface to
review in-depth hardware configuration and status data, performance metrics, system thresholds,
and software version control information.
Although iLO 2 can support multiple simultaneous connections, to do so can
IPMI traffic is unencrypted, just like Telnet traffic is unencrypted. Also, at initial
Right to configure all iLO 2 MP settings and some system
settings, such as the power restore policy.
Enables Advanced Pack license users the right to use the
virtual media applet.
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