Integrated Lights-Out (iLO)

Setup iLO using HP Lights-Out Online Configuration utility

Posted by SiRu on June 1, 2012 · 2 Comments

HP Lights-Out Online Configuration utility (HPONCFG) is a Windows or Linux operating system based utility available to configure iLO (Integrated Lights-Out) of your server from within the host operating system. The HPONFCG utility basically supports HP ProLiant 300/500/700 and HP Blade servers, Or in another words, it supports iLO, iLO 2, iLO 3 and iLO4. HP Lights-Out Online Configuration utility [...]

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How to find HP Hard drive Backplane Firmware Version

Posted by SiRu on April 8, 2012 · 0 Comment

Whenever you install a Hard drive to your server, it gets connected to a device called Hard Drive Backplane. Hard Drive Backplane is a single device in which all the hard drives of your server will be connected (See the photo below). Hard drive Backplane will have SATA, SAS or SCSI Hard drive compatible slots. Though in very rare instances, you may need to figure out the firmware version of Hard Drive [...]

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How to Configure iLO on your HP Proliant Server

Posted by SiRu on February 3, 2012 · 72 Comments

HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) is one of the bright feature available on all HP Proliant and Blade Servers (hope you are not using Antique HP/Compaq Servers). iLO allow us to manage server remotely and it works at the hardware level. So you will have access to the server even when the Operating system is crashed/not installed/Server is in Powered Off state! OK, now comes the configuration part [...]

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How to solve CMOS battery voltage low error on HP DL140 G3 Server

Posted by SiRu on December 28, 2010 · 2 Comments

Do you receive “Voltage 3V CMOS Sense Lower Critical” error on your HP DL140 G3 Server? Ever wondered what is this message all about? Relax, you are at the right place now The critical error “Voltage 3V CMOS Sense Lower Critical” will be shown in Light-Out 100 (iLO). Under ‘Summary‘ page of iLO, system status might be shown as ‘Critical Attention’ as shown [...]

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Error “RCwindowRef3 is null or not an object” when using HP iLO 2 with IE 8

Posted by SiRu on December 12, 2010 · 2 Comments

HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) is a hardware component installed on the HP server. This is a card or chip which is usually integrated to the system board which allows you to connect to the server remotely. HP iLO will work even if Windows or Linux does not boot/work. It means it is independent of OS installed on your Server. When you use Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) with Internet Explorer 8 and [...]

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