Published on Tuesday, January 20, 2009
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People working with HP RDP or the Smartstart Scripting toolkit probably know hponcfg. The HP Online Configuration utility. It can be used to configure the iLO interface of a server by means of XML files.
Mostly you can use it just from withing the OS running on the server. Lately I found out it is also provided as an option on the Onboard Administrator.
When opening a ssh (or telnet) session to the Onboard Administrator (the management interface of a c-class enclosure), the same tool is available. The advantage is that you can target all iLO interfaces at once.
It could be quit usefull when you forgot the password and want to reset it or just when you have no clue about the IP which was set either manually or by dhcp. It might be used to upgrade the firmware of all iLO's at once.
After setting up a ssh session, type help to receive an overview of the possible commands.
hponcfg ALL << * (press enter)
(paste iLO xml script)
* (press enter)
The "*" is actually a marker which should not be used in the pasted xml script. It's a way to show the command where the script begins and ends.
Sample scripts:
Delete HP SIM trust
<RIBCL VERSION="2.0">
<LOGIN USER_LOGIN="adminname" PASSWORD="password">
<SSO_INFO MODE="write">
<DELETE_SERVER INDEX="0" />
</SSO_INFO>
</LOGIN>
</RIBCL>
Configure Active Directory integration
<RIBCL version = "2.0">
<LOGIN USER_LOGIN="Administrator" PASSWORD=" ">
<DIR_INFO MODE="write">
<MOD_DIR_CONFIG>
<DIR_AUTHENTICATION_ENABLED VALUE = "Y"/>
<DIR_LOCAL_USER_ACCT VALUE = "Y"/>
<DIR_SERVER_ADDRESS VALUE = "domain.local"/>
<DIR_SERVER_PORT VALUE = "636"/>
<DIR_OBJECT_DN VALUE = ""/>
<DIR_OBJECT_PASSWORD VALUE = ""/>
<DIR_USER_CONTEXT_1 VALUE = "@domain.local"/>
<DIR_USER_CONTEXT_2 VALUE = "OU=Server Admins,OU=Users,OU=site,DC=domain,DC=local"/>
<DIR_USER_CONTEXT_3 VALUE = ""/>
<DIR_ENABLE_GRP_ACCT value = "yes"/>
<DIR_GRPACCT1_NAME value = "CN=IloAdmins,OU=Security,OU=Groups,OU=site,DC=domain,DC=local"/>
<DIR_GRPACCT1_PRIV value = "1,2,3,4,5"/>
</MOD_DIR_CONFIG>
</DIR_INFO>
</LOGIN>
</RIBCL>
Configure HP SIM and trust by certificate to enable SSO
<RIBCL version = "2.0">
<LOGIN USER_LOGIN="Administrator" PASSWORD=" ">
<SSO_INFO MODE="write">
<MOD_SSO_SETTINGS>
<TRUST_MODE VALUE="CERTIFICATE" />
</MOD_SSO_SETTINGS>
<!-- Add an SSO server record using indirect iLO import from -->
<!-- the network name. -->
<SSO_SERVER IMPORT_FROM="192.168.10.11" />
</SSO_INFO>
</LOGIN>
</RIBCL>
Other iLO XML sample scripts can be found at:
HP.com
Another usefull command available at the Onboard Administrator is the "reset" command. You can use it like this
reset server 4. In this case the command would
temporary remove all power from blade 4. This can be usefull when the iLO is all locked up. It saves you a walk to the datacenter.
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