Blade OnboardAdminGuide

HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator User Guide Version 2.20

Part Number 416216-007 April 2008 (Seventh Edition)

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Contents

Introduction.................................................................................................................................. 7 Overview ....................................................................................................................................................7 Access requirements .....................................................................................................................................7 Service ports................................................................................................................................................8 c7000 external management interfaces..........................................................................................................9 c3000 KVM Switch ....................................................................................................................................10 Running Onboard Administrator for the first time ...........................................................................................12 Signing in to the Onboard Administrator GUI ...............................................................................................13 Running the setup wizard............................................................................................................................14 Using online help .......................................................................................................................................15 Changing enclosure and device configurations .............................................................................................15 Recovering the administrator password ........................................................................................................15 Flash disaster recovery................................................................................................................................16

HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure hardware installation.................................................................. 17 Installing Onboard Administrator modules ....................................................................................................17 Onboard Administrator cabling ...................................................................................................................18

HP BladeSystem Insight Display .................................................................................................... 20 HP BladeSystem c7000 Insight Display components ......................................................................................20 HP BladeSystem c3000 Insight Display components ......................................................................................21 Insight Display overview .............................................................................................................................21 Accessing the HP BladeSystem c3000 Insight Display....................................................................................22 Running the Insight Display installation steps .................................................................................................23 Navigating the Insight Display.....................................................................................................................28

Health Summary screen ....................................................................................................................29 Enclosure Settings screen ..................................................................................................................30 Enclosure Info screen ........................................................................................................................31 Blade or Port Info screen ...................................................................................................................32 Turn Enclosure UID On/Off screen.....................................................................................................33 View User Note screen .....................................................................................................................35 Chat Mode screen............................................................................................................................35

Insight Display errors ..................................................................................................................................36 Power errors ....................................................................................................................................36 Cooling errors .................................................................................................................................36 Location errors .................................................................................................................................36 Configuration errors .........................................................................................................................37 Device failure errors .........................................................................................................................37

First Time Setup Wizard .............................................................................................................. 38 Before you begin........................................................................................................................................38 Enclosure Selection screen ..........................................................................................................................39 Configuration Management screen ..............................................................................................................41 Rack and Enclosure Settings screen ..............................................................................................................43 Administrator Account Setup screen .............................................................................................................45 Local User Accounts screen .........................................................................................................................46 Enclosure Bay IP addressing........................................................................................................................47

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Directory Groups Configuration screen.........................................................................................................49 Directory Settings screen .............................................................................................................................50 Onboard Administrator Network Settings screen ...........................................................................................51 Enclosure SNMP Settings screen ..................................................................................................................53 Power Management screen .........................................................................................................................54 Finish........................................................................................................................................................56

Navigating Onboard Administrator .............................................................................................. 57 Navigation overview ..................................................................................................................................57 Tree view ..................................................................................................................................................57 Graphical view navigation..........................................................................................................................60

Rack View.................................................................................................................................. 63 Rack View screen.......................................................................................................................................63 Topology modes ........................................................................................................................................64 Rack Topology tab .....................................................................................................................................65 Rack Power and Thermal tab.......................................................................................................................67 Rack Firmware Summary tab .......................................................................................................................68

Configuring the HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure and enclosure devices ......................................... 69 Viewing the status screens...........................................................................................................................69 Enclosure settings .......................................................................................................................................70

Selecting enclosures .........................................................................................................................70 Enclosure Settings screen ..................................................................................................................70 AlertMail .........................................................................................................................................73 Device Power Sequence Device Bays tabs ..........................................................................................76 Date and Time .................................................................................................................................77 TCP/IP enclosure settings ..................................................................................................................78 Link Loss Failover..............................................................................................................................79 Network Access ...............................................................................................................................79 SNMP Settings.................................................................................................................................81 Enclosure Virtual Buttons tab..............................................................................................................83 Configuration scripts.........................................................................................................................83 FRU Summary ..................................................................................................................................84 Active to Standby.............................................................................................................................86 DVD Drive .......................................................................................................................................87 Device Summary ..............................................................................................................................88 Reset Factory Defaults .......................................................................................................................88

Managing enclosures .................................................................................................................................89 Powering off the enclosure ................................................................................................................89 Linking enclosures ............................................................................................................................89 Managing multiple enclosures ...........................................................................................................89

Onboard Administrator Module...................................................................................................................91 Active Onboard Administrator screen.................................................................................................91 Active Onboard Administrator Virtual Buttons tab ................................................................................92 TCP/IP Settings screen ......................................................................................................................93 Information tab ................................................................................................................................95 Certificate Request tab......................................................................................................................96 Certificate Upload tab ......................................................................................................................98 Firmware update..............................................................................................................................99 System log.....................................................................................................................................100 Standby Onboard Administrator module ..........................................................................................103 TCP/IP Settings for Standby Onboard Administrator ..........................................................................104 Standby Onboard Administrator Virtual Buttons tab ...........................................................................104

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Standby Certificate Request tab .......................................................................................................105 Standby Certificate Upload tab .......................................................................................................106

Device bays.............................................................................................................................................107 Device Bay Overview screen ...........................................................................................................107 Device Bay Status tab .....................................................................................................................108 Server blade information tab ...........................................................................................................114 Boot Options tab............................................................................................................................116 Device Bay Status screen ................................................................................................................117 IML Log tab ...................................................................................................................................117 Storage blades ..............................................................................................................................118 I/O expansion blade information ....................................................................................................121 Management Console.....................................................................................................................123

Interconnect bays .....................................................................................................................................124 Interconnect Bay Summary screen ....................................................................................................124 Interconnect Bay screen ..................................................................................................................125 Interconnect Bay Virtual Buttons .......................................................................................................126 Interconnect Bay Port Mapping screen..............................................................................................127

Enclosure power management ...................................................................................................................128 Power Supplies ..............................................................................................................................128 Power Management settings............................................................................................................128 Setting power management options .................................................................................................130 Power management planning ..........................................................................................................132 Enclosure Power Meter ...................................................................................................................133 Enclosure Power Meter Table view...................................................................................................135

Enclosure DVD/CD-ROM Drive..................................................................................................................136 DVD/CD-ROM Drives .....................................................................................................................136 Interactive installation and configuration of DVD/CD-ROM drive.........................................................137 Unattended OS deployment ............................................................................................................144 Ad-hoc access to DVD-based media for application installation or data import .....................................149 Updating blade firmware with HP Smart Update Manager .................................................................149

Fans and cooling management..................................................................................................................150 Fan management and settings .........................................................................................................150 Fan zones .....................................................................................................................................153 Thermal monitoring ........................................................................................................................155 c7000 Fan location rules ................................................................................................................159 c3000 Fan location rules ................................................................................................................161

Managing users .......................................................................................................................................162 Users/Authentication ......................................................................................................................162 Signed-in users...............................................................................................................................162 User roles and privilege levels .........................................................................................................162 Role-based user accounts ................................................................................................................163 User accounts ................................................................................................................................164 Password Settings ..........................................................................................................................166 Directory Settings screen .................................................................................................................167 Directory Groups screen .................................................................................................................167 Uploading a Certificate ..................................................................................................................169 Directory Certificate Upload tab ......................................................................................................170 SSH Administration ........................................................................................................................170 HP SIM integration .........................................................................................................................170 Edit Local User Certificate Information tab.........................................................................................171

c3000 Fan location rules ..........................................................................................................................172 Two-Factor Authentication .........................................................................................................................172

Two-Factor Authentication Certificate Information tab.........................................................................173

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Two-Factor Authentication Certificate Upload tab ..............................................................................173 Virtual Connect Manager..........................................................................................................................173 iLO 2 Integration......................................................................................................................................174

Port mapping ........................................................................................................................... 175 Device Bay Port Mapping for c3000 enclosure ...........................................................................................175 Device Bay Port Mapping for c7000 enclosure ...........................................................................................175 Device Bay Port Mapping Graphical View for c3000 enclosure....................................................................177 Device Bay Port Mapping Graphical View for c7000 enclosure....................................................................180 Device Bay Port Mapping Table View ........................................................................................................181

Using the command line interface ............................................................................................... 182 Command line overview ...........................................................................................................................182

Using the serial connection ........................................................................................................ 183 Setting up Onboard Administrator using serial connection............................................................................183

Using configuration scripts ......................................................................................................... 184 Configuration scripts.................................................................................................................................184

Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................ 186 Onboard Administrator error messages ......................................................................................................186 Onboard Administrator factory default settings............................................................................................192

Enabling LDAP Directory Services Authentication to Microsoft Active Directory................................. 193 Certificate Services...................................................................................................................................193 Preparing the directory .............................................................................................................................193 Uploading the DC Certificate (optional) ......................................................................................................194 Creating directory groups .........................................................................................................................196 Testing the directory login solution .............................................................................................................198 Troubleshooting LDAP on Onboard Administrator ........................................................................................199

Time zone settings .................................................................................................................... 201 Africa time zone settings ...........................................................................................................................201 Americas time zone settings ......................................................................................................................201 Asia time zone settings .............................................................................................................................203 Universal time zone settings ......................................................................................................................203 Oceanic time zone settings .......................................................................................................................204 Europe time zone settings..........................................................................................................................205 Polar time zone settings ............................................................................................................................205

Technical support...................................................................................................................... 206 Before you contact HP ..............................................................................................................................206 HP contact information..............................................................................................................................206

Acronyms and abbreviations...................................................................................................... 207

Index....................................................................................................................................... 210

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Introduction

Overview HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator is the enclosure management processor, subsystem, and firmware base used to support the HP BladeSystem c7000 and all the managed devices contained within the enclosure.

Onboard Administrator provides a single point from which to perform basic management tasks on server blades or switches within the enclosure. Utilizing this hardwired knowledge, Onboard Administrator performs initial configuration steps for the enclosure, allow for run-time management and configuration of the enclosure components, and informs you of problems within the enclosure through email, SNMP, or the Insight Display.

HP recommends that you read the HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure User Guide before moving on to HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator setup. Reading this guide in order ensures that you will obtain an overall understanding of the HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator and that you properly complete the initial setup to facilitate proper functioning of the Onboard Administrator.

Access requirements To access HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator, you need the Onboard Administrator IP address and a compatible web browser. Access to the application must be through HTTPS (HTTP exchanged over an SSL-encrypted session).

The HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator web interface requires an XSLT enabled browser with support for JavaScript 1.3 or the equivalent.

The following browsers are officially supported. Other browsers can run the application, but are not supported.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0. Mozilla Firefox 1.5. Before running the application, you must enable the following browser settings:

ActiveX (for Microsoft Internet Explorer) Cookies JavaScript If you receive a notice that your browser does not have the required functionality, be sure that your browser settings meet the preceding requirements and see the "Recovering Lost Administrator Password" section in this guide.

To use the access, management and notification features of the Onboard Administrator, the following ports must be open on any router between the Onboard Administrator and any computers used to access or monitor the Onboard Administrator.

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Protocol Incoming port Outgoing port

SSH 22

Telnet 23

SMTP 25 25

Browser access 80 80

SNMP get/set 161

SNMP traps 162 162

Browser access encrypted 443 443

LDAP 636 636

Terminal services pass-through 3389

Virtual media 17988

Service ports Managing a c-Class enclosure involves multiple functions:

Detecting component insertion and removal Identifying components including required connectivity Managing power and cooling Controlling components including remote control and remote consoles

Detecting component insertion and removal Onboard Administrator provides component control in c-Class enclosures. Component management begins after the component is detected and identified. The Onboard Administrator detects components in BladeSystem c-Class enclosures through presence signals on each bay. When you insert a component into a bay, the Onboard Administrator immediately recognizes and identifies the component. If you remove a component from a bay, the Onboard Administrator deletes the information about that component.

Identifying components To identify a component, Onboard Administrator reads a FRU EEPROM that contains specific factory information about the component such as product name, part number, and serial number. All FRU EEPROMs in c Class enclosures are always powered up, even if the component is turned off, so Onboard Administrator can identify the component before granting power. For devices such as fans, power supplies, and Insight Display, Onboard Administrator reads the FRU EEPROMs directly. Onboard Administrator accesses server blade FRU EEPROMs through iLO 2 management processors.

The server blades contain several FRU EEPROMs: one on the server board, which contains server information and embedded NIC information, and one on each installed mezzanine option cards. Server blade control options include auto login to the iLO 2 web interface and remote server consoles, virtual power control, and boot order control.

Server blade control options also include extensive server hardware information including BIOS and iLO 2 firmware versions, server name, NIC and option card port IDs, and port mapping.

Onboard Administrator provides easy-to-understand port mapping information for each server blade and interconnect module in the enclosure.

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The NIC and mezzanine option FRU information informs Onboard Administrator of the type of interconnects each server requires. Before power is provided to a server blade, Onboard Administrator compares this information with the FRU EEPROMs on installed interconnect modules to check for electronic keying errors. For interconnect modules, Onboard Administrator provides virtual power control, dedicated serial consoles, and management Ethernet connections.

Managing power and cooling The most important Onboard Administrator tasks are power control and thermal management. Onboard Administrator can remotely control the power state of all components in BladeSystem c-Class enclosures. For components in device bays in the front of each enclosure, Onboard Administrator communicates with iLO 2 to control servers, and with a microcontroller to control options such as storage blades. A separate microcontroller controls power to the interconnect modules.

After components are powered, the Onboard Administrator begins thermal management with Thermal Logic. The Thermal Logic feature in BladeSystem c-Class minimizes power consumption by the enclosure fan subsystem by reading temperature sensors across the entire enclosure. Then, Thermal Logic changes fan speed in different zones in the enclosure to minimize power consumption and maximize cooling efficiency.

Controlling components Onboard Administrator uses embedded management interfaces to provide detailed information and health status for all bays in the enclosure (Figure 17). Onboard Administrator also offers information on firmware versions for most components in the enclosure and can be used to update those components.

c7000 external management interfaces c7000 enclosure internal management interfaces

For each bay in the c7000 enclosure, Onboard Administrator has several hardware interfaces that provide management communications between Onboard Administrator and all components in the enclosure. The management hardware interfaces include unique presence pins as well as I2C, serial, and Ethernet connections. These management interface connections are completely isolated from the server blade connections to the interconnect modules.

c7000 enclosure external management interfaces Each c7000 enclosure has several external management interfaces that connect the user to Onboard Administrator. The primary external management interface is the management port for each Onboard Administrator. The management port is an RJ-45 jack providing Ethernet communications not only to each Onboard Administrator, but to every device or interconnect bay with a management processor. This communication includes iLO 2 communication for the server blades and any interconnect module using the c-Class embedded Ethernet management network, such as Virtual Connect Manager. For redundant Onboard Administrators, both Onboard Administrator management ports are connected to the management network and provides redundant management network connections to each enclosure.

A serial port on each Onboard Administrator module provides full out-of-band CLI access to the Onboard Administrator and is used for Onboard Administrator firmware flash recovery. USB ports on the Onboard Administrator connect DVD drives to support the c7000 enclosure DVD feature. All c-Class enclosures

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support two enclosure link connectors that provide private communications between enclosures linked with CAT5 cable. In addition, the enclosure link-up connector provides an enclosure service port that enables users to temporarily connect a laptop PC to any linked enclosure Onboard Administrator for local diagnostics and debugging.

c3000 KVM Switch The c3000 enclosure KVM option plugs into the rear of the enclosure and provides a VGA connector and two additional USB 2.0 connectors. This option enables control of all blade servers contained within an enclosures. This option is compatible with rack KVMs, allowing control of up to eight enclosures.

To use the c3000 enclosure KVM option, choose one of the following options:

Connect the VGA connector directly to a monitor or to an HP KVM switch using a CAT5 KVM adapter.

Connect a keyboard and a mouse to the USB connecters Connect the HP rack monitor keyboard and mouse through the CAT5 KVM adapter to an HP KVM

switch.

To use the KVM menu, press either the PrntScrn or SysRq key to activate the c3000 KVM menu. If the c3000 KVM switch is being used in conjunction with rack KVM, the first press of the PrntScrn button brings up the rack KVM and a second pressing of the PrntScrn button displays the c3000 KVM screen. The Insight Display goes blank when the KVM menu is active. Press any Insight Display button to restore the Insight Display (a slight delay is normal). Exiting the KVM sends video back to the Insight Display on the enclosure last used.

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To navigate the KVM menu, use the keyboard arrow keys. To select a function, press Enter.

The following options are available from the KVM menu:

Server Name enables you to switch to a server video console. Power icon enables you to change the power state of the server. DVD icon enables you to to attach or detach the Enclosure DVD to a server. Health icon enables you to monitor the health LED state for each server. Insight Display enables you to use the Insight Display from the KVM monitor. OA CLI Console enables you to log in and use the OA CLI text session. Exit KVM to turn off the KVM menu and restore the Insight Display. You are in control regardless of which interface you are using. If you use the c3000 KVM switch and move to the Insight Display on the enclosure, pushing any button on the Insight Display takes the video output from the KVM/monitor and displays it on the Insight Display. Pressing a key on the keyboard connected to the KVM brings the video back to the KVM monitor. Mouse movement does not bring the video display back to the KVM.

When another person is connected to an enclosure using iLO and a local user attempts to connect using the c3000 KVM switch, a message appears stating that the console is in use by another client. It can take up to 60 seconds for this message to appear.

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There are three status icons to the left of each listed server: health, power, and DVD status. These icons can be selected to display detailed health information, power on or off options, and connecting DVD drives.

Running Onboard Administrator for the first time It is considered best practice to power up the enclosure and Onboard Administrator first and then add blades to the enclosure incrementally. Powering up the enclosure with server blades and storage blades already in the device bays can result in an increased startup time of 5 to 7 minutes.

In setting up an HP BladeSystem enclosure for the first time, ensure that you have done the following:

1. Power up the enclosure. The Enclosure Settings screen appears on the Insight Display. Use the Insight Display to configure the c7000 enclosure ("Configuring the HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure and enclosure devices" on page 69).

2. On this Enclosure Settings screen, you can configure several settings. However, at a minimum, an IP address for the active Onboard Administrator Ethernet port can be obtained automatically by using a DHCP service on your network or alternately by configuring a static IP address using the Insight Display keys.

If you are not using DHCP, you must configure each Onboard Administrator IP address and then all the individual device and interconnect module management IP addresses.

Preferred Method: Configure each Onboard Administrator static IP address using the Insight Display. Then Enable Enclosure Bay IP addresses for the Device Bays and Interconnect Bays using Onboard Administrator GUI First Time Setup Wizard.

Alternate method: If you do not want to use Enclosure Bay IP addressing, you must connect to each server blades front SUV port (using the SUV cable shipped with every enclosure) and configure the iLO IP address manually during BIOS POST. For the Interconnect Modules that contain management processors (typically switches), use a serial interface (through the Onboard Administrator CLI or external connection, depending on the individual switch design). After changing IP addresses and settings, all switches in the interconnect bay must be restarted using the Onboard Administrator GUI virtual power buttons. See the EBIPA section later in this guide for more information.

a. Complete Insight Display enclosure settings.

b. Record the user name and password from the tag attached to each HP Onboard Administrator, and note which Onboard Administrator bay contains the active Onboard Administrator.

3. Using the IP address for active Onboard Administrator that you configured in step 2, sign in to the active HP Onboard Administrator using a PC on your network with a browser.

4. Run the First Time Setup Wizard (on page 38).

An alternate method to setting up HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator for the first time is to use a serial connection ("Setting up Onboard Administrator using serial connection" on page 183).

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Signing in to the Onboard Administrator GUI

Signing in to Onboard Administrator

Enter the user name and initial administration password for your HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator account found on the tag attached to the Onboard Administrator.

If you have problems signing in, it could be for one of the following reasons:

You are not entering the information correctly. Passwords are case sensitive. The account information you are entering has not been set up for HP BladeSystem Onboard

Administrator.

The user name you are entering has been deleted, disabled, or locked out. The password for the account must be changed. You are attempting to sign in from an IP address that is not valid for the specified account. The password for the Administrator account has been forgotten or lost. To reset the Administrator

password, see Recovering the administrator password section later in this guide.

If you continue to have problems signing in, contact your administrator.

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Running the setup wizard To run the setup wizard, sign in to Onboard Administrator. The First Time Setup Wizard starts automatically when you sign into Onboard Administrator for the first time. This wizard assists you in setting up all of the functions of the Onboard Administrator. You can access the setup wizard at any time after initial setup by clicking the Wizards link on the top left of the center screen.

See First Time Setup wizard (on page 38) later in this guide for detailed information.

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Using online help To access online help, click the blue box with the white question mark located on the top right of the screen under the header bar. Online help displays information related to the section of HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator in which you are navigating.

Changing enclosure and device configurations After you have completed the First Time Setup Wizard, you can return to the Onboard Administrator GUI to make configuration changes at any time. See Configuring the HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure and enclosure devices (on page 69) for information that will help you make changes to enclosure and device configuration, user setup, and LDAP server settings and LDAP groups.

See Enclosure Power Management (on page 128) for information about enclosure power settings.

Recovering the administrator password In the event that the administrator password has been lost, misplaced, or forgotten, the following procedure allows for resetting the administrator password to the factory default that shipped on the tag with the Onboard Administrator module. The Onboard Administrator resets a lost password to Lost Password/Flash Disaster Recovery (LP/FDR) mode. To recover the password and reset the administrator password to the factory default:

Connect a computer to the serial port of the Active Onboard Administrator using a null-modem cable.

1. Open HyperTerminal (in Microsoft Windows) or a suitable terminal window (in Linux) and connect to the Active Onboard Administrator.

2. Press and hold in the Onboard Administrator reset button for 5 seconds.

3. Select LP from the serial console prompt.

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4. Press L to boot the system into Lost Password mode. The password appears on the screen as it reboots.

Flash disaster recovery If your Onboard Administrator encountered an error during a firmware update, you can use the following process to recover from such an error.

1. Connect locally to the Onboard Administrator with a null-modem cable (9600 N, 8, 1, VT100).

2. Press and hold both the Reset and the Onboard Administrator UID buttons for 5 seconds.

3. On the serial console, when you are prompted for Flash Recovery or Reset Password, select Flash Recovery. The Onboard Administrator obtains an IP address through DHCP.

4. At the prompt for the FTP server's IP address (where the Onboard Administrator image files are stored), enter the appropriate IP address.

You are prompted for the path to the Onboard Administrator firmware image. The Onboard Administrator downloads the image and flashes itself.

Upon successful completion of this process, the Onboard Administrator firmware is up to date and any error condition is repaired.

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HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure hardware installation

Installing Onboard Administrator modules The HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure is shipped with one HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator module installed and can support up to two Onboard Administrator modules. Install Onboard Administrator modules based on the total number ordered:

One Onboard Administrator module: Bay 1 Two Onboard Administrator modules: Bays 1 and 2 Install an Onboard Administrator blank in an unused Onboard Administrator bay.

NOTE: When two Onboard Administrator modules are installed, the module installed in Bay 1 is active and the module installed in Bay 2 is redundant.

To install an Onboard Administrator module:

1. Remove the Onboard Administrator blank, if present.

a. Press the button on the front of the blank to release the handle.

b. Pull the handle, and slide the Onboard Administrator blank out of the Onboard Administrator tray.


2. Slide the Onboard Administrator module into the Onboard Administrator tray, and close the handle. When the Onboard Administrator module is fully inserted, it locks into place.

Onboard Administrator cabling

Item Connector Description

1 OA/iLO Onboard Administrator Ethernet connection. Use a CAT5 patch cable to connect to the management network. This is the connector for the IP address of the Onboard Administrator and for the iLO ports on each server blade.

2 USB For future USB connections. Not currently supported.

3 Serial connector Used for command line interface (CLI). Connects to a laptop or computer with a null-modem serial cable (RS232).

4 Enclosure link-down port

Connects to the enclosure link-up port on the enclosure below with a CAT5 patch cable.


Item Connector Description

5 Enclosure link-up port and service port

Connects to the enclosure link-down port on the enclosure above with a CAT5 patch cable. On a stand-alone enclosure or the top enclosure in a series of linked enclosures, the top enclosure link-up port functions as a service port.

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HP BladeSystem Insight Display

HP BladeSystem c7000 Insight Display components

Item Description Function

1 Up arrow button Moves the menu selection up one position

2 Down arrow button Moves the menu selection down one position

3 OK button Accepts the highlighted selection and navigates to the selected menu

4 Left arrow button Moves the menu or navigation bar selection left one position

5 Right arrow button Moves the menu or navigation bar selection right one position

6 Insight Display screen Displays Main Menu error messages and instructions


HP BladeSystem c3000 Insight Display components

Item Description Function

1 Insight Display screen Displays Main Menu error messages and instructions

2 Left arrow button Moves the menu or navigation bar selection left one position

3 Right arrow button Moves the menu or navigation bar selection right one position

4 OK button Accepts the highlighted selection and navigates to the selected menu

5 Down arrow button Moves the menu selection down one position

6 Up arrow button Moves the menu selection up one position

Insight Display overview The Insight Display enables the rack technician to initially configure the enclosure. It also provides information about the health and operation of the enclosure. The color of the Insight Display varies with the condition of the enclosure health:

BlueThe Insight Display illuminates blue when the enclosure UID is active. The enclosure UID is automatically turned on when the enclosure is powered up for the first time, and can be turned by selecting Turn Enclosure UID On from the Main Menu or by pressing the enclosure UID button on the management interposer.

When the enclosure UID is on, the Insight Display flashes after two minutes of inactivity. Pressing any button on the Insight Display stops the blinking and reactivates the screen.

GreenThe Insight Display illuminates green when no error or alert conditions exist, and the enclosure is operating normally. After two minutes of inactivity, the Insight Display light turns off. Pressing any button on the Insight Display reactivates the screen.

AmberThe Insight Display illuminates amber when the Onboard Administrator detects an error or alert condition. The details of the condition display on the screen.


After two minutes of inactivity, the Insight Display flashes amber indicating an error or alert condition exists. If the enclosure UID is on and an error or alert condition exists, the Insight Display illuminates blue as the enclosure UID takes priority over the alert. Pressing any button on the Insight Display reactivates the screen.

Dark (no power)The Insight Display has a two-minute inactivity period. If no action is taken and no alert condition exists, the screen light turns off after two minutes. Hitting any button on the Insight Display will reactivate the screen.

The Enclosure Health icon is located on the bottom left corner of every screen, indicating the condition of the enclosure health. Navigate the cursor to the Enclosure Health icon and pressing OK to access the Health Summary screen from any Insight Display screen.

Accessing the HP BladeSystem c3000 Insight Display

1. Push on the exposed end of the Insight Display for display access.


2. Pull the Insight Display out of the chassis to lock it into place, then tilt it for viewing.

Running the Insight Display installation steps When the enclosure is powered up for the first time, the Insight Display launches an installation wizard to guide you through the configuration process. After configuring the enclosure, the Insight Display verifies that there are no installation or configuration errors.

To identify the enclosure, the rear enclosure UID light and the background of the Insight Display are illuminated blue when the enclosure is powered on initially.

The Installation Wizard automatically turns on the enclosure UID at the beginning of the installation and turns it off after the installation is complete.

The Enclosure Settings screen is the first screen to display. The background color is blue because the enclosure UID is active when this screen displays.

1. Review each setting on the Enclosure Settings screen for accuracy.

2. To change any value, navigate the cursor to the menu option to be edited, and press the OK button.


3. Change the setting to the appropriate value, navigate the cursor to Accept, and press the OK button to return to the Enclosure Settings menu. Repeat this step until all options on the Enclosure Settings menu are accurate.

TIP: Select the ? icon to access detailed help information about each setting or topic.

TIP: Within any menu option, navigate the cursor to What is This, and press the OK button to view additional information about each setting, option, or alert.

4. When all settings on the Enclosure Settings menu are accurate, navigate the cursor to Accept All, and press the OK button to accept the current settings.

You can change the following options in the Enclosure Settings screen:

Power ModeThe default setting is AC Redundant. The following selections are valid:

o AC Redundant

o Power Supply Redundant

o None

Power LimitThe default setting is Not Set. The Power Limit Watts AC setting can be changed in increments of 50 Watts.

IMPORTANT: When calculating the Power Limit Watts AC value, derate the circuit to 80% of the maximum to prevent tripping the circuit breaker (United States only).

IMPORTANT: If your facility cannot support the calculated peak Watts AC, set the Power Watts AC value to match the capability of your facility.

Dynamic PowerThe default setting is Enabled. The following selections are valid:

o EnabledSome of the power supplies can be automatically placed on standby to increase overall enclosure power subsystem efficiency.

o DisabledAll power supplies share the load; the power subsystem efficiency will vary based on load.

OA1 IP AddrThe default setting is DHCP; if no IP address is received, the IP address is 0.0.0.0. The IP address, mask, and gateway are set within this option.


OA2 IP AddrIf this module is present, the default setting is DHCP; if no IP address is received, the IP address is 0.0.0.0. If only one Onboard Administrator module is installed, the screen will display "Not Present."

Enclosure NameThe default setting is a unique factory-assigned name. The accepted character values are 09, AZ, az, -, _ and . is used to signal the end of the name.

NOTE: Do not use the symbol in the middle of a text field. Entries in text fields will be truncated to the last character before the symbol.

TIP: Select Clear from the navigation bar to quickly clear entries in text fields up to the symbol.

Rack NameThe default setting is UnnamedRack The accepted character values are 09, AZ, az, -, _ and . is used to signal the end of the name.

DVD DriveThe default setting is Detached on all server blades. To connect any server blade to a CD or DVD disk inserted into the enclosure DVD that is plugged into the Onboard Administrator or included in the enclosure, navigate to Connect and press OK. The following selections are valid on the DVD Connection Settings menu:

o Detach/AttachEach server can be individually attached to or detached from the enclosure DVD

drive by navigating to that bay and pressing the OK button.


o ChangeNavigates to the Attach:Enclosure DVD menu where you can attach, attach and reboot, or detach all bays from the DVD drive.

o AttachAttaches the enclosure DVD to all server blades.

o Attach and Reboot SvrAttaches the enclosure DVD to all server blades, then reboots all server blades.

o DetachDetaches the enclosure DVD from all server blades.

Insight Display PIN#The default setting is Not Set. HP recommends that you set a PIN to protect the enclosure configuration from unauthorized changes. You must enter the PIN after each inactivity period to change options in the Enclosure Settings menu. The accepted character values are 09, AZ, az, -, _ and . is used to signal the end of the name.

5. Navigate to the Accept All button at the bottom of the Enclosure Settings screen, and press the OK button to accept all the settings and continue.

6. In the Check: Linked Enclosures screen, the message "Linked enclosures detected" displays if the Onboard Administrator module detects other enclosures. Use the up and down arrow buttons to change Push Settings = to one of the following values:

o YesCopy the configured power settings, rack name, and LCD Lockout PIN (if set) from the Enclosure Settings screen to the detected enclosures.

o NoContinue configuring the current enclosure only. The Insight Display installation wizard must be run on each of the other detected enclosures. Select this option if each enclosure requires different power settings.

IMPORTANT: If your facility uses Static IP addressing for the Onboard Administrator modules, you must manually enter those IP addresses into the Insight Display for each Insight Display separately. You can enter those Onboard Administrator module IP addresses before you send the settings to adjacent enclosures. You can return to the Enclosure Settings menu after the Installation Wizard completes to change the Onboard Administrator module IP addresses, if necessary.


7. Navigate the cursor to Accept, and press the OK button.

The installation wizard displays the Check: Installation and Cables screen.

8. Verify all components are installed and cabled before continuing. Select Continue, and press the OK

button to begin checking for configuration and installation errors. When Continue is selected, the enclosure UID automatically turns off. If Push Settings = Yes:

o The enclosure settings are pushed to adjacent enclosures

o The installation wizards run on each adjacent enclosure

o The enclosure UID turns off on the adjacent enclosures


9. If no errors are detected, the rear enclosure UID turns off, and the Insight Display screen illuminates green. Press the OK button to return to the Main Menu. Enclosure and blade hardware setup and configuration is complete.

If errors are detected, the Insight Display screen illuminates amber, and the Health Summary screen displays. See Insight Display errors (on page 36) for more information on troubleshooting configuration and installation errors.

IMPORTANT: All configuration errors prevent the operation of the enclosure and should be corrected immediately.

10. Open a browser and connect to the active Onboard Administrator module using the Onboard Administrator IP address that was configured during the Insight Display installation wizard process.

11. Enter the user name and password from the tag supplied with the Onboard Administrator module to access the remote Onboard Administrator web interface and complete the Onboard Administrator first time installation wizard.

Navigating the Insight Display Navigate through the menus and selections by using the arrow buttons on the Insight Display panel.

The first menu seen is the Main Menu:


The Main Menu of the Insight Display has the following menu options:

Health Summary Enclosure Settings Enclosure Info Blade or Port Info Turn Enclosure UID On/Off View User Note Chat Mode For detailed information regarding the Main Menu of the Insight Display, see the HP BladeSystem Insight Display User Guide.

TIP: Within any menu option, navigate the cursor to What is This, and press the OK button to view additional information about each setting, option, or alert.

The navigation bar contains options to:

Navigate forward and backward through alert screens Return to the main menu Accept changes to current settings Cancel changes to current settings Access the Health Summary screen from any screen by selecting the Health Summary icon on the

navigation bar

Health Summary screen The Health Summary screen displays the current condition of the enclosure. The Health Summary screen can be accessed by:

Selecting Health Summary from the main menu Selecting the Health Summary icon from any Insight Display screen When an error or alert condition is detected, the Health Summary screen displays the total number of error conditions and the error locations.

Select Next Alert from the navigation bar, and press the OK button to view each individual error condition. The Insight Display displays each error condition in the order of severity. Critical alerts display first (if one exists), followed by caution alerts.

When the enclosure is operating normally, the Health Summary screen displays green. The bright green rectangles are components that are installed and on. A light green rectangle represents a component that is installed but powered off with no errors.

The Health Summary screen displays the current condition of the enclosure. The Health Summary screen can be accessed by:

Selecting Health Summary from the main menu Selecting the Health Summary icon from any Insight Display screen


When an error or alert condition is detected, the Health Summary screen displays the total number of error conditions and the error locations.

Select Next Alert from the navigation bar, and press the OK button to view each individual error condition. The Insight Display displays each error condition in the order of severity. Critical alerts display first (if one exists), followed by caution alerts.

When the enclosure is operating normally, the Health Summary screen displays green. The bright green rectangles are components that are installed and on. A dark green rectangle represents a component that is installed but powered off with no errors. A black rectangle represents an empty bay.

Note: For the c-Class Enclosure DVD feature, a black DVD rectangle indicates no DVD drive is connected to the Onboard Administrator while a dark gray rectangle indicates the DVD drive is present but that no media is present. A dark green rectangle indicates media is present but not actively connected to any server or all connected servers have issued a disk eject command, so the disk can be removed from the drive. A bright green rectangle indicates the media is present in the drive and actively connected to at least one server in the enclosure, and the drive tray is locked.

If there is an error, the Health Summary screen background color changes from green to amber and the error is highlighted with yellow rectangles for caution and red rectangles for failures. Overall enclosure health icons in the bottom left corner of all Insight Display screens indicate the overall enclosure health.

Select View Alert and press the OK button to display the errors.

Select Details to view the details of the error.

Enclosure Settings screen The Enclosure Settings screen displays the following setting information about the enclosure:

Power Mode setting Power Limit setting Dynamic Power setting Active and Standby OA IP addresses Enclosure Name Rack Name DVD Drive


Insight Display PIN#

NOTE: The DVD Drive setting can attach or detach a CD or DVD loaded in the optional c3000 enclosure DVD drive to any or all server blades in the enclosure. This feature can be used to install an operating system or software on the server blade(s). If the optional DVD drive is not present, an external HP USB DVD drive can be used with this feature instead.

TIP: Set a PIN to protect the enclosure settings from changes.

Navigate the cursor to a setting or to the ?, and press OK to change the setting or get help on that setting.

Enclosure Info screen The Enclosure Info screen displays information about the enclosure, including:

Active OA IP address Active OA Service IP address Current health status of the enclosure Current enclosure ambient temperature Current AC input power to the enclosure Enclosure name


Rack name

Blade or Port Info screen The Blade or Port Info screen displays information about a specific server blade. On the first screen, select the server blade number, then press the OK button. Select Blade Info or Port Info, and press the OK button.


To view information about the server blade, select Blade Info and press the OK button.

To view the ports used by a specific server blade, select Port Info and press the OK button.

On the full-height server blade shown below, there are two embedded NICs. The other interconnect bays are empty. The two embedded NICs are connected to particular port numbers on the interconnect modules.

Turn Enclosure UID On/Off screen The main menu option displays "Turn Enclosure UID Off" when the enclosure UID is active, and displays "Turn Enclosure UID on" when the enclosure UID is off.


Selecting Turn Enclosure UID On from the main menu turns on the rear enclosure UID LED and changes the color of the Insight Display screen to blue.

Selecting Turn Enclosure UID Off from the main menu turns off the rear enclosure UID LED and changes the color of the Insight Display screen to the current condition.


View User Note screen The View User Note screen displays six lines of text, each containing a maximum of 16 characters. Use this screen to display helpful information such as contact phone numbers or other important information. Change this screen using the remote Onboard Administrator user web interface. Both the background bitmap and the text can be changed.

Chat Mode screen The Chat Mode screen is used by the remote administrator who uses the web interface to send a message to an enclosure Insight Display. The technician uses the Insight Display buttons to select from a set of prepared responses, or dials in a custom response message on the ? line. To send a response back to the Administrator, navigate the cursor to Send, then press the OK button.

The Chat Mode screen has top priority in the Insight Display and will remain on the screen until Send is selected. The technician can leave this chat screen temporarily and use the other Insight Display screens, then return to the Chat Mode screen from the Main Menu to send a response. After the response, the Chat Mode screen is cleared. Both the A and ? responses are then displayed to the remote Administrator on the web interface for LCD Chat.


Insight Display errors The enclosure installation is successful when all errors are corrected. The errors in the following sections are specific to installation and initial configuration of the enclosure. To clear errors that occur after initial powerup and configuration, see the HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator User Guide for information.

The following types of errors can occur when installing and configuring the enclosure:

Power errors Cooling errors Location errors Configuration errors Device failure errors When the enclosure UID LED is off, the Insight Display is illuminated amber when any error condition exists. The navigation bar displays the following selections when an error condition exists:

Health summary iconDisplays the Health Summary screen. Fix THISSuggests corrective action to clear the current error. Next AlertDisplays the next alert, or if none exist, displays the Health Summary screen. Previous AlertDisplays the previous alert.

Power errors Power errors can occur because of insufficient power to bring up an enclosure. Power errors can occur on server blades, storage blades, or interconnect modules.

To correct a power error:

1. Use the arrow buttons to navigate to Fix This, and press OK.

2. Review and complete the corrective action suggested by the Insight Display. In most cases, you must either add power supplies to the enclosure or remove the indicated components.

Cooling errors Cooling errors occur when too few fans are installed in the enclosure or when the existing fans are not installed in an effective configuration. Cooling errors can occur on server blades, storage blades, or interconnect modules.

To correct a cooling error:


2. Review and complete the corrective action suggested by the Insight Display. In most cases, you must either add fans to the enclosure, correct the fan configuration, or remove the indicated components.

Location errors Location (installation) errors occur when the component is not installed in the appropriate bay. Location errors can occur on server blades, storage blades, power supplies, and fans.

To correct a location error:



2. Review and complete the corrective action suggested by the Insight Display. Remove the indicated component, and install it into the correct bay. The Insight Display will indicate the correct bay number.

Configuration errors Configuration errors can occur if the interconnect modules are installed in the wrong bays or if mezzanine cards are installed in the wrong connectors in the server blade. Configuration errors can occur on server blades and interconnect modules.

To correct a configuration error:


2. Review and complete the corrective action suggested by the Insight Display. Depending on the error received, do one of the following:

o Remove the indicated interconnect module and install it into the correct bay (the Insight Display indicates the correct bay).

o Remove the server blade to correct the mezzanine card installation (the Insight Display will indicate the correct bay). For information on installing the mezzanine card, see the server-specific user guide on the Documentation CD.

Device failure errors Device failure errors occur when a component has failed. Device failure errors can occur on all components, including:

Server blades Storage blades Power supplies Interconnect modules Onboard Administrator modules Fans AC power inputs To correct a device failure error:


2. Review and complete the corrective action suggested by the Insight Display. In most cases, you must remove the failed component to clear the error.

3. Replace the failed component with a spare, if applicable.

NOTE: If the device failure error is an AC power input failure error, you must have the failed AC input repaired to clear the error.

First Time Setup Wizard 38

First Time Setup Wizard

Before you begin Before running the First Time Setup Wizard, complete the following tasks:

Install the Onboard Administrator modules. Connect the Onboard Administrator modules to the network. Run the Insight Display installation.

Signing in to Onboard Administrator 1. Open a browser and connect to the active HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator using the IP

address that was configured during the Insight Display installation wizard process.

2. Enter the user name and initial administration password for your HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator account found on the tag attached to the Onboard Administrator.

If you have problems signing in, it could be for one of the following reasons. Contact the administrator if you continue to have problems.

You are not entering the information correctly. Passwords are case sensitive. The account information you are entering has not been set up for HP BladeSystem Onboard

Administrator.

The user name you are entering has been deleted, disabled, or locked out. The password for the account must be changed. You are attempting to sign in from an IP address that is not valid for the specified account. If you continue to have problems signing in, contact your administrator. The first time you sign in, the Onboard Administrator automatically runs the First Time Setup Wizard.

To navigate through the setup wizard, click Next to save your changes and go to the next step. Click Skip if you want to leave the step without saving changes.

You can return to previous wizard steps by selecting them in the left tree view. You can also run the wizard again at any time by selecting it from the Wizards menu.


The following sections describe each step of the First Time Setup Wizard and provide you with detailed information about each step in the process.

Enclosure Selection screen The Enclosure Selection screen displays all discovered enclosures and selects the active enclosure, the enclosure you are signed in to by default. The checkbox beside each enclosure enables you to select or clear that enclosure. Selecting the checkbox beside All Enclosures toggles the checkbox for all enclosures.


Click Refresh Topology to update the rack topology information. When you select Refresh Topology, the Enclosure Selection screen switches to the Linked Mode and all linked enclosures appear

Linked enclosures have one of the following states:

LinkedNot Signed In. Select the enclosure and enter the Administrator password in the password text box. To authenticate the enclosure, click Next.

LinkedNot Signed In with a card reader icon. This state indicates the linked enclosure is Two-Factor Authentication enabled but is not authenticated. This state occurs under two conditions:

o If the configuration is not supported. The primary enclosure must be enabled for Two-Factor Authentication and both the primary and linked enclosures must have the same credentials for the linked enclosure to authenticate using Two-Factor Authentication. If the primary enclosure does not have Two-Factor Authentication enabled, you cannot select the linked enclosure with Two-Factor Authentication enabled.

o If you click the Sign Out link on a Two-Factor Authenticated enabled enclosure that is already authenticated, this state is displayed. If you select this enclosure, authentication is attempted when the Next button is clicked.

LinkedSigned In with or without a card reader icon. This state indicates the linked enclosure is authenticated. If the enclosure information has not been loaded already, it is loaded when you click Next.

If more than one enclosure is listed on the Enclosure Selection screen, select the enclosure you want to set up and select Next.

See Enclosure Settings screen for possible values and descriptions of each field.


Configuration Management screen The Configuration Management screen enables you to set up the selected enclosures using a configuration file saved from a previous setup. You can run scripts for multiple Onboard Administrators before leaving the current screen.

To set up selected enclosures using a configuration file:

On the Configuration Management screen, select one of the following options:

Local fileBrowse for the configuration file, or enter the path of the script file into the textbox. The maximum number of characters in the file path is 256. Click Upload after entering the script file path.

URLEnter an http:// path to the configuration file if it is located on a web server. The maximum number of characters in the file path is 256. Click Upload after entering the URL. After clicking the Upload button, a window appears and displays the results.


If more than one enclosure was selected during the enclosure selection, select the enclosure to upload or apply the configuration file to use from the dropdown menu that appears. If multiple enclosures were selected, repeat this process for each additional enclosure. You cannot select more than one enclosure at a time for configuration management.


Rack and Enclosure Settings screen Use this form to assign time settings and a common name to your rack and to assign unique names and asset tags to your enclosures.

Field Possible value Description

Rack Name 1 to 32 characters including all alphanumeric characters, the dash (-), and the underscore (_)

The name of the rack in which the enclosure is installed

Date yyyy-mm-dd, where:

mm is an integer from 1 to 12

dd is an integer from 1 to 31

The current date assigned to the enclosure



Time hh:mm:ss (24-hour time)

hh is an integer from 0 to 23

mm is an integer from 0 to 59

ss is an integer from 0 to 59

The current time assigned to the enclosure

Time Zone Time zone settings

Africa time zone settings (on page 201)

Americas time zone settings (on page 201)

Asia time zone settings (on page 203)

Universal time zone settings (on page 203)

Oceanic time zone settings (on page 204)

Europe time zone settings (on page 205)

Polar time zone settings (on page 205)

The time zone assigned to the enclosure

Enclosure Name 1 to 32 characters including all alphanumeric characters, the dash (-), and the underscore (_)

The name of the selected enclosure

Asset Tag 0 to 32 characters including all alphanumeric characters, the dash (-), and the underscore (_)

The asset tag is used for inventory control

The default asset tag is blank

See the HP BladeSystem c7000 User Guide for more information on connecting enclosures.


Administrator Account Setup screen The Administrator Account Setup screen initially displays the name of the active enclosure and its current settings. If multiple enclosures were selected on the Enclosure Selection screen, a button is activated that enables you to expose separate inputs for each selected Onboard Administrator.


Full Name 0 to 20 characters including all alphanumeric characters, the dash (-), the underscore (_), and the space

The full name of the user

Contact 0 to 20 characters including all alphanumeric characters, the dash (-), the underscore (_), and the space

Contact information for the user account. The contact information can be the name of an individual, a telephone number, or other useful information.

Administrator Password 3 to 8 characters including all printable characters

The password for the user account

Administrator Password Confirm

3 to 8 characters including all printable characters

Must match the Administrator Password value

PIN Code 1 to 6 characters from the character sets 0 to 9, a to z, and A to Z

The PIN code for the enclosure Insight Display

PIN Code Confirm 1 to 6 characters from the character sets 0 to 9, a to z, and A to Z

Must match the Insight Display PIN value


Local User Accounts screen The Local User Accounts screen displays the user accounts assigned to the Active Onboard Administrator and provides choices for adding, editing and deleting accounts.

NewClick New to add a new user to the selected enclosure. A maximum of 30 user accounts can be added including the reserved accounts. The Add Local User screen appears.

EditSelect a user (only one can be selected) by selecting the checkbox next to the name of the user. Click Edit to change the settings on the Edit Local User screen.

DeleteSelect a user or users to be deleted by selecting the checkbox next to the name of the user. Click Delete to remove the accounts. If an attempt is made to delete the last remaining Administrator account, you will receive an alert warning that one Administrator account must remain and the delete action will be canceled.

User Settings screen


The User Settings screen displays configurable user information. Enter user information in the User Information and User Permissions sections. When you are finished, click Add User or Update User to save the information. To return to the Local User Accounts screen, click Cancel.

For each user added, select the appropriate boxes to grant access to servers and interconnect bays.

See User accounts in this guide for possible values and descriptions of each field.

Enclosure Bay IP addressing The server blade iLO 2 ports and interconnect module management ports can obtain IP addresses on the management network in three ways: DHCP address, static IP address or EBIPA. If your network has an external DHCP service or if you want to manually assign static IP addresses one by one to the server blades and interconnect modules, click Skip to bypass this step.

DHCP addressesThe server blade iLO 2 defaults to DHCP addressing, obtained through the network connector of the active Onboard Administrator. Interconnect modules that have an internal management network connection to the Onboard Administrator may also default to DHCP address.

The Onboard Administrator GUI lists the IP address for the server blade iLO 2 port and interconnect module management port

Static IP o ManualIf your facility prefers static IP address assignment, you can individually change each

of the server blade iLO 2 ports and interconnect module management ports to unique static addresses or use EBIPA to assign a range of static IP addresses to individual server blade and interconnect module bays.

o EBIPAWhen a server blade or interconnect module is inserted into a bay that has EBIPA enabled, that management port will get the specific static IP address from the Onboard Administrator if that device is configured for DHCP.

The administrator sets an independent range for server blade bays and interconnect module bays using the Onboard Administrator EBIPA setup wizard. The first address in a range is assigned to the first bay and then consecutive bays through the range.


For example, if you set the server bay EBIPA range to 16.100.226.21 to 16.100.226.36, the iLO 2 in device bay #1 will be assigned 16.100.226.21 and the iLO 2 in device bay #12 is assigned 16.100.226.32. If you set the interconnect bay EBIPA range to 16.200.139.51 to 16.209.139.58, the interconnect module management port in interconnect bay #1 will be assigned 16.200.139.51 and the interconnect module management port in interconnect bay #7 will be assigned 16.200.139.57.


Knowing your network configuration before setting up EBIPA ensures an easy setup and enables you to install your HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator on your network quickly. Record the information requested in the fields on the EBIPA screen, and verify before entering the data. Use only the values discussed in the following table.


Beginning Address ###.###.###.### where ### ranges from 0 to 255

Beginning IP address for the device or interconnect bays. Click the arrow next to the Beginning Address field, and click Update List to update the Device List or Interconnect List.

Subnet Mask ###.###.###.### where ### ranges from 0 to 255

Subnet mask for the device or interconnect bays

Gateway ###.###.###.### where ### ranges from 0 to 255

Gateway address for the device or interconnect bays

Domain A character string, including all alphanumeric characters and the dash (-)

The domain name for the device or interconnect bays

DNS Server 1 ###.###.###.### where ### ranges from 0 to 255

The IP address for the primary DNS server


The IP address for the secondary DNS server


The IP address for the tertiary DNS server

NTP Server 1 ###.###.###.### where ### ranges from 0 to 255

The IP address of the primary server used to synchronize time and date using the NTP protocol

NTP Server 2 ###.###.###.### where ### ranges from 0 to 255

The IP address of the secondary server used to synchronize time and date using the NTP protocol

Enable Enclosure Bay IP Addressing for Server Bay iLO ProcessorsSelect this checkbox to enable EBIPA settings for the server bays in this enclosure.

Directory Groups Configuration screen LDAP is an open protocol for accessing information directories. While LDAP is based on the X.500 standard, it is significantly simpler. LDAP supports TCP/IP which enables applications to work independently of the server hosting the directory.


Use the LDAP Group Configuration screen to set directory access for the currently selected enclosures.

On this screen, you can configure directory groups.

See "Directory Groups ("Directory Groups screen" on page 167)" later in this guide for possible values and descriptions of each field.

Directory Settings screen Use the Directory Settings screen to set directory access for the currently selected enclosures.

On this screen, you can configure the following settings:


Enable LDAP AuthenticationEnables a directory server to authenticate a user login. Enable Local UsersEnables a user to sign in using a local user account instead of a directory

account.


Directory Server Address ###.###.###.### where ### ranges from 0 to 255 or DNS name of the directory server or the name of the domain

The IP address or the DNS name or the name of the domain of the directory service.

Directory Server SSL Port 0 to xxxx The port used for LDAP communications. The default port is port 636.

Search Context 1 All characters except " (quotes), not to exceed 128 characters

First searchable path used to locate the user when the user is trying to authenticate using directory services.


Second searchable path used to locate the user when the user is trying to authenticate using directory services.


Third searchable path used to locate the user when the user is trying to authenticate using directory services.

Use NT Account Name Mapping (DOMAIN\username)Enables NT name mapping so that you can enter the NT domain and user name.

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