HP AB500A - Integrated Lights-Out Advanced User Manual page 64

After iLO 2 resets, the Shared Network Port feature is active. Any network traffic going to or originating
from iLO 2 is directed through the system's NIC port 1.
Enabling the iLO 2 Shared Network Port feature through the web interface
Connect iLO 2 NIC port 1 to a LAN.
1.
Open a browser, and browse to the iLO 2 IP address or DNS name.
2.
Select Administration>Network Settings.
3.
On the Network Settings page, select Shared Network Port. The Shared Network feature is available
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on supported servers only.
Click Apply at the bottom of the page.
5.
Click Yes in the warning dialog box, and click OK.
6.
After iLO 2 resets, the Shared Network Port feature is active. Any network traffic going to or originating
from iLO 2 is directed through the system's NIC port 1.
Only the Shared Network Port or the iLO 2 Dedicated Management NIC is active for server management.
They cannot be enabled at the same time.
Re-enabling the dedicated iLO 2 management port
The iLO 2 web interface, RBSU, or XML (described in the scripting and command line reference guide)
scripting must be used to re-enable the iLO 2 Dedicated Management NIC. Re-enabling iLO 2 through
RBSU requires that the system be rebooted.
To re-enable the iLO 2 Dedicated Management NIC using RBSU:
Connect the iLO 2 dedicated management NIC port to a LAN from which the server is managed.
1.
Reboot the server.
2.
When prompted during POST, press the F8 key to enter iLO 2 RBSU.
3.
Select Network>NIC>TCP/IP, and press the Enter key.
4.
In the Network Configuration menu, toggle the Network Interface Adapter Field to ON by pressing
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the space bar.
Press the F10 key to save the configuration.
6.
Select File>Exit, and press the Enter key.
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After iLO 2 resets, the iLO 2 Dedicated Management NIC port is active.
To re-enable the iLO 2 Dedicated Management NIC using iLO 2 interface:
Open a browser and navigate to the iLO 2 IP address or DNS name
1.
On the Network Settings page, select Enabled for the iLO 2 NIC.
2.
Click Apply. A warning dialog appears.
3.
Click Yes, and then OK.
4.
After iLO 2 resets, the iLO 2 Dedicated Management NIC is active. When using IRC through iLO 2
Dedicated Management NIC port and depending on the network traffic, you might not have sufficient
time to press the RBSU keys during POST.
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