Integrated Lights-Out
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Integrated Lights-Out, or iLo, is the Lights out management offering from Hewlett Packard.
The current version for Proliant servers is version 1.88, released 4 October 2006.
iLO makes it possible to perform activities on an HP server from a remote location. The iLO card has a separate network connection (and its own IP address) to which one can connect via HTTPS. Possible options are:
- reset the server (very useful in case the server doesn't respond anymore via the normal network card, and no one is physically around to do this)
- power-up the server (so it's possible to do this from a remote location, even if the server is shut down)
- take over the screen
- mount remote physical CD/DVD drive or image.
Version 1.60 introduced the "iLO Shared Network Port" that allows remote system management to take place over the system NIC instead of the dedicated management port. This saves valuable ports in high density areas but it is limited to some specific servers. According to the Revision History for iLO version 1.60 A, "iLO Shared Network Port" is available on DL360 G4, ML370 G4, and DL380 G4.
The similar offering from Sun is known as RSC, LOM, ALOM or ILOM.
[edit] See also
- Lights-out management (LOM)
