Best of all it is all out of band management so it is very secure and you are not using valuable data NIC bandwidth. This is but a sample of the power and control iLO gives you over your server.
You can even have the server boot from an ISO image on the network should you so wish. For example - you can power the server down and watch it reboot, jump in and configure the BIOS should you need to watch the OS load up (note iLO doesn't require an OS to be already installed) and then mount your local desktop USB or DVD to the remote server (it appears as a USB connected device on the remote server). How would you like complete secure remote management and control of your server? iLO provides this there is nothing and I mean nothing that cannot be done remotely bar physically touching the server of course. Almost all HP ProLiant servers from Generation 2 systems onwards have included the iLO management port as standard. iLO is an onboard management ASIC providing complete out of band remote managment of the server. A lot of ProLiant customers don't even know they have this on their server. ILO stands for Integrated Lights Out Remote Management. The Infocenter normally close off configuration questions within 4-6 hours! If you need help in verifying any of your configurations of have additional questions - please eMail the - if you have a configuration saved please include this in the eMail as an attachment. Note: You need to register with HP Active Answers to access this tool - this is a very simple, quick and easy process and gives you access to many more configuration tools and sizers inc. Tip: Select the BTO configuration option for Ireland. Click on the link below to access The BladeSystem Sizer.
a full bill of materials as well as very detailed power and cooling requirements.
It guides you through all the steps in building a BladeSystem configuration and the output provides you with detailed configuration data inc.
The tool is available as an online or offline version (simply click on the Download now> button in the main menu to download and run offline). We have built a specific configuration tool for BladeSystem configurations to make building your BladeSystem solution as easy as possible. Click on the link below to jump to the HP Enterprise Configurator. The tool validates your configuration, gives you a complete bill of materials, a rack view and lots of options for exporting the results. On the specific product page select the various options (CPU, RAM, Hard Disks etc.) from the drop down list when finished click configure at the bottom of the screen. Ireland - English, then click on configure under the HP ProLiant Servers menu option then scroll through the complete list of servers and click on the configure button opposite the server you would like to build a configuration for. The HP Enterprise Configurator is very useful in helping you put together a specific configuration for any HP server and storage products.
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