Assigning static iLO IP address to HPE ProLiant DL or HPE Synergy servers

Prerequisites

  • Ensure that you have retrieved the first available IP address, subnet mask, and gateway for the iLO-OOBM network details.

  • Ensure that you have retrieved the credentials of the DL or HPE Synergy server Administrator user from the serial label pull tag of the DL1 server.

Procedure
  1. Connect the server to your computer using the HPE USB to Ethernet Adapter cable to access iLO through the iLO service port.

    For more information about connecting to iLO, see Connecting a client to iLO through the iLO Service Port in the HPE iLO 5 1.20 User Guide.

  2. Open a browser and log in to the iLO console of the server as an Administrator.

    The password for the Administrator is available in the serial label pull tag of the DL server.

  3. Power on the server.
  4. In the First Time Set UP Wizard, set the Time zone.
  5. Click Next and accept the EULA.
  6. Set the Server Role and click Next.
  7. Disable ILO IP and the DHCP Auto-configuration options.
  8. Click Next and click Perform Maintenance.
  9. Reset the server.
  10. When the server is rebooting, press F9.
  11. In the System Utilities window, navigate to System Configuration > iLO 5 Configuration Utility > User Management. Add an additional user named admin with administrator privileges and create a unique password for this user.