Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:24:27 +0100 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Johan_Str=F6m?= <johan@stromnet.se> To: Joe Koberg <joe@osoft.us> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HP ProLiant DL360 G5 success stories? Message-ID: <D30BD4BD-A697-4DF3-B520-526D7CAE20C8@stromnet.se> In-Reply-To: <47D85B27.1000006@osoft.us> References: <E1JZPFI-000Diz-Ml@dilbert.ticketswitch.com> <89A232E0-CB36-4EE0-B66D-DCA4AB6F20DD@stromnet.se> <47D85B27.1000006@osoft.us>
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On Mar 12, 2008, at 11:37 PM, Joe Koberg wrote: > The iLO is a completely separate management processor with its own =20 > network port. It runs its own OS and has its own IP address. It runs =20= > an SSL webserver for access. The iLO is accessible over the network =20= > any time the machine is plugged into power. I am not sure about =20 > IPMI access to it. Okay, kind of what I "expected" (havent read up very much on it yet). > > > The "normal" iLO option will give you exact textual console screen =20 > output and keyboard control from the moment of power-on. It will =20 > also let you toggle power and hit the reset button. I believe it =20 > uses a java applet in the browser. > > The "advanced" iLO option, which is license-key-unlocked, also =20 > provides graphical remote console, and virtual media. You can upload =20= > a CD or floppy image and then boot the server from it. I suspect =20 > the compatibility issue appears here - the virtual media probably =20 > emulates USB mass storage, and the OS must be able to boot from it. I see... So for a box that is going to run fbsd in console mode, and =20 hopefully never need to boot from CD after install, it sounds like the =20= normal mode will work splendid. But.. = http://bizsupport.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00553302/c0= 0553302.pdf=20 seems to tell me that in basic mode I can only access BIOS (pre-OS) =20= using the Remote Console feature, and that after POST I have to have =20 the advanced licensed option? "iLO 2 displays this information through the remote console applet =20 while in the server pre-operating system state, enabling a non-licensed iLO 2 to observe and interact with the =20= server during POST activities. A non- licensed iLO 2 cannot use remote console access after the server =20 completes POST and begins to load the operating system. The iLO 2 Advanced License enables access to the =20 remote console at all times." So.. Then what? I have to configure FreeBSD to use a serial console =20 and continue with using serial console instead? Later in the same doc: =95 iLO 2 Standard (unlicensed:) NOTE: The features annotated with an asterisk (*) are not supported =20 on all systems. o Virtual Power and Reset control o Remote serial console through POST only ... o Serial access* Am i missing something here or will I only be able to access the =20 console during post, unless i configure the box to use a serial =20 console? Hope you can shed some light here :) > > > It has full reporting of hardware state and management log details, =20= > and the "home page" is a big summary with any faults outlined in red. Yes, that was what I expected. But can i retreive the data some other =20= way? IPMI, SNMP or something? Would like to gather the stats to a =20 central management site. Further investigation in the manual seems to =20= indicate that no SNMP access is available, but there is some XML =20 "RIBCL" interface I can use (yes this is in standard mode too :)) Thank you! -- Johan=
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