HP Integrity BL860c User manual

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Console Quick Start
HP Integrity BL c-Class Servers
UsethisconsolequickstartforanHPIntegrityBLc‐Classserverbladeinstalledintheenclosure,set
up,andreadytoconnecttoahostconsole.
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Thisconsolequickstartonlyprovidesbasicsteps.Fordetailedinformation,seetheHPIntegrity
InstallationGuideforyourserverbladeortheHPIntegrityIntegratedLights‐Out2OperationsGuide.
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Toconnecttoahostconsole,useoneofthefollowingmethods:
AccessingiLO2WithDHCPEnabled.UsetheOnboardAdministratoriLO(OA/iLO)
networkportontherearoftheenclosure.IftheOA/iLOnetworkportontheenclosureis
connectedtoa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.
AccessingiLO2WithNoNetworkConnection.UsetheRS‐232portontheSUVcable.If
theenclosureisnotconnectedtoanynetwork,youmustconfiguretheserverbladethrough
theRS‐232serialconsoleportontheSUVcable.
AccessingiLO2WithDHCPEnabled
1. ConnectaLANcabletotheiLO/OAnetworkportontherearoftheenclosure.The
followinggraphicshowsbothavailableenclosuresfortheBLc‐Classserverblades.
c7000Enclosurec3000Enclosure
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2. ConnecttheLANcabletoalocalnetworkthathasaDHCPserver.
3. SelectBladeorPortInfoontheLCDdisplaypanelonthefrontoftheenclosure.
4. SelectBladeInfo,selecttheappropriateserverblade,andwritedowntheiLO2MPIP
address.

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5. AccessiLO2throughtelnet,SSH,orthewebusingtheDHCP‐assignedIPaddress.
6. AccessvMediatobootorinstalltheoperatingsystem.SeeAccessvMediatoBootor
InstallanOperatingSystembelowforinstructions.
AccessingiLO2WithNoNetworkConnection
1. ConnecttheRS‐232portontheSUVcabletotheSUVcableportontheserverblade.Seethe
HPIntegrityInstallationGuideforyourserverbladeforthelocationoftheSUVcableport.
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2. ConnectaDB9ftoDB9fcabletotheRS‐232portontheSUVcable.
3. ConnecttheotherendoftheDB9ftoDB9fcabletoaterminalemulator.
Onceyouarephysicallyconnected,thenextstepistoconfiguretheconsole.Thefollowingsections
providehigh‐levelconsoleconfigurationinformation.Fordetailedinformationonconfiguringthe
console,seetheHPIntegrityInstallationGuideincludedwiththeserverbladedocumentation.
iLO2MPLAN
DHCPwithDNSistheHP‐recommendedmethodtoconfiguretheLAN.DHCPwithDNScomes
preconfiguredwithdefaultfactorysettings,includingadefaultuseraccountandpassword.By
default,theiLO2MPLANusesDHCPtoretrieveanewLANaddressforitself.Whenthisoccurs,
thedefaultDNSnameissettomp<MACADDRESS>.
TheMACaddressfortheiLO2MPLANisprintedonalabelontheserverblade.IfDynamicDNS
(DDNS)isenabledinthedatacenter,theDNSserverautomaticallyregistersthenewnameand
enablesyoutoaccessiLO2throughthewebbrowserbyenteringhttps://mp<MACADDRESS>/,or
throughtelnetatDNSnamemp<MACADDRESS>.Forexample,iftheMACaddressis00306e22b403,
enterthefollowingURL:https://mp00306e22b403/.
ForinformationoniLO2,seetheHPIntegrityIntegratedLights‐Out2OperationsGuideontheHP
websiteat:http://www.docs.hp.com/en/hw.htmlandsearchforyourserverbladeproductnumber.
AccessingvMediatoBootorInstallanOperatingSystem
vMediaprovidesyouwithvirtualdevicesthatmimicphysicalhardwaredevices,suchasavirtual
CD/DVDdrivethatconnectsthroughthenetworktothemanagedserverjustasifitwasphysically
connected.WithvMediayoucanbootandinstallanOSfromthenetworkdrives.
BootingfromtheiLO2virtualCD/DVDenablesyoutodeployanoperatingsystemfromnetwork
driveswithDVDorCDsthatcontaindataintheElToritoBootableCDformat.

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ToaccessiLO2vMediadevices,followthesesteps:
1. AfteryouaccessiLO2,clickWebAdministrationtoaccessthewebinterface.
2. EnterAdminintheUserNamefield,andenterAdmininthePasswordfield.
ImportantForsecuritypurposes,HPrecommendschangingthedefaultlogin.
3. ClicktheVirtualMediatab,andclickLaunchtoloadthevMediaappletandconnecttothe
availableUSBCD/DVDdevices.ThevMediaappletmustremainopenwhenusingavirtual
mediadevice.
4. SelectLocalMediaDriveandselectthedriveletterofthephysicalCD/DVDdriveonyour
clientsystemfromthemenu.
ClickConnect.TheconnecteddrivedisplaysasthelocalCDdriveonthehostserver.Use
thisdrivetobootorinstallanOS.Whenconnected,virtualdevicesareavailabletothehost
serveruntilyouclosethevMediaappletorsignoutofthewebsession.
5. WhenyoufinishusingthevirtualCD/DVDdrive,disconnectthedevicefromthehostserver
orclosetheapplet.
OnserverswithoutalocallyattachedCD/DVDdrive,suchastheBLc‐Classserverblades,the
virtualCD/DVDisthefirstCD/DVDaccessibleat/dev/cdrom.MountthevirtualCD/DVDasa
normalCD/DVDdeviceusingthefollowingcommand:mount /mnt/cdrom1.
IfthehostserveroperatingsystemsupportsUSBmassstoragedevices,theiLO2virtualCD/DVDis
alsoavailableafterthehostserveroperatingsystemloads.YoucanusetheiLO2virtualCD/DVD
whenthehostserveroperatingsystemisrunningtoupgradedevicedrivers,installsoftware,and
performothertasks.
FormoreinformationonvMedia,seetheHPIntegrityIntegratedLights‐Out2OperationsGuide.
LinuxandWindows
YoucanuseVGAtoconnectconsolesthatuseLinux®andWindows®operatingsystems,butthe
VGAportdoesnotconnecttoiLO2.Ensurethatthepropergraphicsmonitorpathisspecifiedin
theEFIBootManagerConsoleConfigurationmenu.ToconfigureanASCIIconsoleconfiguredin
LinuxorWindows,usetheEFIBootManagerConsoleConfigurationmenu.
ForLinuxinformationonchangingthedefaultconsoleandusingtheEFIBootManager
ConfigurationOptions,seeConfiguringYourConsoleinInstallingLinuxonHPIntegrityServers
ontheHPwebsiteat:http://www.docs.hp.com/en/linux.htmlunderHPEnablementKitforLinux
onHPIntegrityServersInstallationCDUserGuide.
ForWindowsinformationonthedefaultconsole,seeWindowsonHPIntegrity
ServersonthefollowingHPwebsitesat:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/software/microsoft/Integrity‐
index.html
http://www.docs.hp.com/en/windows.html.

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HP‐UXandOpenVMS
TheHP‐UXandOpenVMSoperatingsystemsusetheconsoleconnectionoftheiLO2MPasthe
defaultconsole.However,iftheiLO2MPconsolepathisnotselectedintheEFIBootManager
ConsoleConfigurationmenu,HP‐UXmessagesmaynotbepresentedtotheconsoledevice.Also,
HP‐UXsystemstypicallymustonlyhavetheiLO2MPconsolepathselectedintheEFIBoot
ManagerConsoleConfigurationmenu.
YoucanalsouseVGAtoconnectconsolesthatuseHP‐UXandOpenVMSoperatingsystems.On
thefrontoftheIntegrityserverblade,connecttheSUVcabletothelocalI/Oconnector.
ForinformationonchangingthedefaultconsoleandusingtheEFIBootManagerConfiguration
Options,seeSelectingYourHP‐UXConsoleintheHP‐UXInstallationandUpdateGuideontheHP
websiteat:http://www.docs.hp.com/en.
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SelectyouroperatingsystemversioninByOSReleaseandfindtheguideunderInstallingand
Updating.
ExtensibleFirmwareInterface
Priortoinstallingandbootinganoperatingsystem,allconsoleinteractiononaserverbladeis
throughsystemfirmware.Systemfirmwarecommunicatestotheconsoleconnectionsspecifiedin
theEFIBootManagerConsoleConfigurationoptions.Theseconfigurationoptionsmustmatchthe
physicalconsoledeviceconnections.
Onceanoperatingsystemisinstalled,thedefaultsystemconsoleoutputisdeterminedandis
dependentontheEFIBootManagerConsoleConfigurationsetting.Forinformationonchanging
thedefaultconsoleandusingtheEFIBootManagerConfigurationOptions,seeyouroperating
systemdocumentation.
IMPORTANTFailuretoproperlyconfiguretheconsoledevicecanresultintheinabilityofthe
operatingsystemtointeractwiththeserver.Thissymptomcanbemisinterpreted
asasystemhang.
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HP Part Number *5991-8054* March 2009