iLO Configuration Procedure using hponcfg Utility in Redhat OS

1. INTRODUCTION

This document will serve as a guide to configure iLO using hponcfg utility from the command line of the Operating System without rebooting the server.

This document will cover the following key areas:

 Get and Modify Network Settings

 Add and Delete iLO User Account

 Get and Modify Global Settings

 iLO Console Redirection

2. PREREQUISITES

 The Redhat Linux Operating System should have been installed with hponcfg utility. This utility can be installed from HP Proliant Support Pack. 

 Super user account (root) and password for the OS

 iLO administrator’s username and password (but it is not mandatory)

 IP Address

 Subnet Mask

 Gateway

 DHCP_ENABLE Yes or No

 SSH Port Number

 SSH_STATUS Yes or No

 TTY Details to redirect the console of the iLO to SSH

3. GET AND MODIFY NETWORK SETTINGS

Step1: Get Network Settings

File Path: /tmp

File: Get-Network-Settings.xml (Optional File Name)

File Content:

<RIBCL VERSION="2.0">

  <LOGIN USER_LOGIN="adminname" PASSWORD="password">

    <RIB_INFO MODE="read">

<GET_NETWORK_SETTINGS/>

    </RIB_INFO>

  </LOGIN>

</RIBCL>

Command:

/sbin/hponcfg –f /tmp/Get-Network-Settings.xml -l /tmp/Get-Network-Settings.out 

Description:

This is to read only the networking settings from the iLO configuration and writing it to a file by specifying “l” which is /tmp/Get-Network-Settings.out in this case.

Step2: Modify Network Settings

File: Mod-Network-Settings.xml

File Content:

<RIBCL VERSION="2.0">

  <LOGIN USER_LOGIN="adminname" PASSWORD="password">

  <RIB_INFO MODE="write">

    <MOD_NETWORK_SETTINGS>    

      <DHCP_ENABLE value="No"/>

      <IP_ADDRESS value="172.16.17.18"/>

      <SUBNET_MASK value="255.255.255.0"/>

      <GATEWAY_IP_ADDRESS value="172.16.17.254"/>

   </MOD_NETWORK_SETTINGS>

  </RIB_INFO>

  </LOGIN>

</RIBCL>

Command:

/sbin/hponcfg -f /tmp/Mod-Network-Settings.xml -l /tmp/Mod-Network-Settings.out

Description:

This is to modify the Network Setting of the iLO Configuration with IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DHCP and writing the modified configuration to /tmp/Mod-Network-Settings.out file.

4. ADD AND DELETE ILO USER ACCOUNT AND PASSWORD

Step1: Add User Account and Password with Admin Privilege

File: Add-User.xml

File Content:

<RIBCL VERSION="2.0">

  <LOGIN USER_LOGIN="adminname" PASSWORD="password">

  <USER_INFO MODE="write">

    <ADD_USER 

      USER_NAME="user" 

      USER_LOGIN="user" 

      PASSWORD="12345678">

      <ADMIN_PRIV value ="Y"/>

      <REMOTE_CONS_PRIV value ="Y"/>

      <RESET_SERVER_PRIV value ="Y"/>

      <VIRTUAL_MEDIA_PRIV value ="Y"/>

      <CONFIG_ILO_PRIV value="Y"/>

    </ADD_USER>

  </USER_INFO>

  </LOGIN>

</RIBCL>

Command:

/sbin/hponcfg -f /tmp/Add-User.xml -l /tmp/Add-User.out

Description:

This is to Add New User Account (user) and Password (12345678) with Admin Privilege to the iLO Configuration and writing the configuration with the user account to /tmp/Add-User.out file.

Step2: Delete User Account

File: Del-User.xml

File Content:

<RIBCL VERSION="2.0">

  <LOGIN USER_LOGIN="adminname" PASSWORD="password">

  <USER_INFO MODE="write">

    <DELETE_USER USER_LOGIN="username"/>

  </USER_INFO>

  </LOGIN>

</RIBCL>

Command:

/sbin/hponcfg -f /tmp/Del-User.xml -l /tmp/Del-User.out

Description:

This is to Delete the specified User Account on the iLO Configuration and writing the configuration to the /tmp/Del-User.out file.

5. GET AND MODIFY GLOBAL SETTINGS

Step1: Get Global Settings

File: Get-Global-Settings.xml

File Content:

<RIBCL VERSION="2.0">

  <LOGIN USER_LOGIN="adminname" PASSWORD="password">

    <RIB_INFO MODE="read">

<GET_GLOBAL_SETTINGS/>

    </RIB_INFO>

  </LOGIN>

</RIBCL>

Command:

/sbin/hponcfg -f /tmp/Get-Global-Settings.xml -l /tmp/Get-Global-Settings.out

Description:

This is to read only the Global Settings from the iLO configuration and writing it to a file by specifying “l” which is /tmp/Get-Global-Settings.out in this case.

Step2: Modify Global Settings

File: Modify-Global-Settings.xml

File Content:

<RIBCL VERSION="2.0">

  <LOGIN USER_LOGIN="adminname" PASSWORD="password">

  <RIB_INFO MODE="write">

    <MOD_GLOBAL_SETTINGS>

   <SSH_PORT value="22"/>

     <SSH_STATUS value="Y"/>

    </MOD_GLOBAL_SETTINGS>

  </RIB_INFO>

  </LOGIN>

</RIBCL>

Command:

/sbin/hponcfg -f /tmp/Modify-Global-Settings.xml -l /tmp/Modify-Global-Settings.out

Description:

This is to Modify only the Global Settings of the iLO configuration and writing it to a file by specifying “l” which is /tmp/Modify-Global-Settings.out in this case.

6. ILO CONSOLE REDIRECTION

Step1: Configuring TTY

File: /etc/inittab

File Content to be added:

T0:23:respawn:/sbin/mingetty ttyS1 9600 vt100

Step2: Command to Re-Examine the /etc/inittab file

Command:

init q

7. TESTING ILO ACCESS

Method1: Command Line Access

Command:

ssh user@iLO-IP-Address

password: 12345678

You will get a prompt as below

</>hpiLO->

Type “VSP” and hit enter twice to get the Operating System Login Console:

</>hpiLO->VSP

server01 login:

Note: To exit from the Login Prompt, “ ESC + ( “ and to exit from hpiLO prompt, type exit. 

Method2: Browser Access

http://ilo-IP-Address/

Username: user

Password: 12345678