Enabling iLO NIC auto-selection
Procedure
1.
Configure both iLO network ports.
Before enabling and using the NIC auto-selection feature, both iLO network ports must be configured
for their respective network environments.
2.
Do one of the following:
• Use the CLI command
oemhp_nicautosel
to configure NIC auto-selection.
• To enable NIC auto-selection, add the ILO_NIC_AUTO_SELECT tag to your
MOD_NETWORK_SETTINGS script, and run the script.
Optional: To configure the optional NIC auto-selection features, add the
ILO_NIC_AUTO_SNP_SCAN and ILO_NIC_AUTO_DELAY tags to your
MOD_NETWORK_SETTINGS script.
For more information, see the iLO scripting and command-line guide.
3.
Arrange server cabling as desired, and then reset iLO.
The change to NIC auto-selection does not take effect until iLO is reset.
Configuring NIC failover
Procedure
1.
Configure iLO NIC auto-selection.
2.
Do one of the following:
a.
Use the CLI command
oemhp_nicfailover
to configure NIC failover.
b.
To configure the NIC failover features, add the ILO_NIC_FAIL_OVER tag to your
MOD_NETWORK_SETTINGS script, and run the script.
For more information, see the iLO scripting and CLI guide.
Viewing iLO systems in the Windows Network folder
If UPnP is configured, iLO systems on the same network as a Windows system are displayed in the
Windows
Network
folder.
Procedure
• To start the web interface for an iLO system, right-click the icon in the Windows
Network
folder, and
then select
View device webpage
.
• To view the properties of an iLO system, right-click the icon in the Windows
Network
folder, and then
select
Properties
.
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