Server Blade Connection; Connecting To A Server Blade Ilo 2 Using The Console Serial Port - HP Integrity BL870c Operation Manual

NOTE: HP ProLiant servers allow you to assign a static IP address at boot time to iLO 2 using
a VGA monitor, keyboard, and mouse and HP ProLiant BIOS commands. This feature is not
available on HP Integrity servers.

Server Blade Connection

For a server blade, you can connect directly through the SUV cable to the serial console or you
can connect using the MP LAN internal connection in the blade enclosure.
NOTE: You do not cable up a separate MP LAN cable to each server blade.
In most circumstances, it is not necessary to physically connect to the iLO 2 on a Server Blade.
The iLO 2 on server blades typically use the MP LAN connection in the blade enclosure, and
typically get their LAN IP addresses assigned using the OA. In the rare cases where a physical
connection directly to a server blade iLO 2 is necessary, use one of the following methods:
• Connect to iLO 2 with DHCP enabled. Use the OA/iLO network port on the rear of the
enclosure. If the OA/iLO network port on the enclosure is connected to the local network
that has a DHCP server, your iLO 2 MP IP address is automatically generated by the DHCP
server. The server blade is factory set with DHCP enabled.
• Connect to iLO 2 with no network connection. Use the console serial port on the SUV cable.
If the enclosure is not connected to any network, you must configure your server through
the console serial port (RS-232) on the SUV cable.
NOTE: The local video port can be used to access the console at EFI or potentially the OS, but
is not a connection to iLO 2. The USB provides keyboard and mouse to the operating system on
HP Integrity server blades. Also, server blades do not support directly connecting a modem to
the MP (called the remote RS-232 port on servers), so there is no remote RS-232 connection on
the server blade. In addition, there is no LAN connection on the front of the server blade.

Connecting to a Server Blade iLO 2 Using the Console Serial Port

If the enclosure is not connected to any network, you must configure your server through the
console serial port (RS-232) on the SUV cable. Use this procedure to configure the console serial
port to enable iLO 2 access. To perform this procedure, you need a terminal emulator (for example,
a laptop using hyperterm) to connect to the server blade.
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