Here’s how we configure HP Integrated Lights-Out (HP iLO) in an HP Proliant servers. For this tutorial, i am using an HP DL585 G7 iLO 3, firmware version 1.28. The HP iLO allows you to perform remote management including starting up and shutting the server down. The iLO management processor is accessible and operational the moment power is passed on to the server.

There are 2 ways of configuring iLO in an HP Server.

1. Using the HP Integrated Lights-Out Online Configuration Utility (requires you to be physically with the server)
2. Using the HP Integrated Lights-Out BIOS (can configure from remote, but requires that NIC cable plugged into the iLO port)

Setup and configure iLO from Windows using the HP Lights-Out Online Configuration Utility 

Configure iLO using the HP Integrated Lights-Out BIOS (iLO bios/rbsu):

Fig: iLO BIOS main menu

Go to Network>DNS/DHCP:

Disable DHCP recommended so you can assign a fix IP address for ILO

Fig: Network- dns/dhcp

Next, got to Network>NIC and TCP/IP and assign the IP Address, Subnet Mask and the Gateway IP Address:

Fig: Network, NIC and tcp/ip for ilo 3 configuration

If you also want to assign a user, you may go to Users section:

Fig: add user in ilo3 bios

And just in case you wanted to disable iLO functionality for whatever reason, you may do so by going into Settings>Configure and choose DISABLED under iLO Functionality.

Fig: ilo3 bios settings.

Disabling iLO3 ROM Based Setup Utility will disable the iLO BIOS.

Require iLO 3 RBSU Login will prompt you for iLO Username and Password each time you log into iLO BIOS

Show iLO 3 IP address will display IP address on the screen during POST

Local User is for Users saved in the iLO management chipset

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Now press F10 to save and exit the iLO BIOS

To Access iLO Webpage

• Open a web browser (Firefox, IE) and on the URL bar type in the IP address of the iLO
• At the login prompt, put in the user name and password you created or the default is located on the tag tied to the server.