iLO Federation network requirements
• Servers that will be used with iLO Federation must use the iLO Dedicated Network Port configuration.
The iLO Federation features cannot be used with the iLO Shared Network Port configuration.
• Optional: iLO Federation supports both IPv4 and IPv6. If both options have valid configurations, you
can configure iLO to use IPv4 instead of IPv6. To configure this setting, clear the
iLO Client
Applications use IPv6 first
check box on the
iLO Dedicated Network Port - IPv6 Settings
page.
• Configure the network to forward multicast traffic if you want to manage iLO systems in multiple
locations.
• Ensure that multicast traffic is enabled if the switches in your network include the option to enable or
disable it. This configuration is required for iLO Federation and other Hewlett Packard Enterprise
products to discover the iLO systems on the network.
• For iLO systems that are separated by Layer 3 switches, configure the switches to forward SSDP
multicast traffic between networks.
• Configure the network to allow multicast traffic (UDP port 1900) and direct HTTP (TCP default port 80)
communication between iLO systems.
• For networks with multiple VLANs, configure the switches to allow multicast traffic between the
VLANs.
• For networks with Layer 3 switches:
◦ For IPv4 networks: Enable PIM on the switch and configure it for PIM Dense Mode.
◦ For IPv6 networks: Configure the switch for MLD snooping.
Configuring the multicast options for one iLO system at a time
Use the following procedure to configure the multicast options for each iLO system that will be added to
an iLO Federation group. If you use the default values, configuration is not required.
You can use the iLO RESTful API or RIBCL scripts to view and configure multicast options for multiple
iLO systems.
Prerequisites
Configure iLO Settings privilege
Procedure
1.
Click
iLO Federation
in the navigation tree.
The
Setup
tab is displayed.
2.
For
iLO Federation Management
, select
Enabled
or
Disabled
.
3.
For
Multicast Discovery
, select
Enabled
or
Disabled
.
4.
Enter a value for
Multicast Announcement Interval (seconds/minutes)
.
5.
Select a value for
IPv6 Multicast Scope
.
To ensure that multicast discovery works correctly, make sure that all iLO systems in the same group
use the same value for
IPv6 Multicast Scope
.
6.
Enter a value for
Multicast Time To Live (TTL)
.
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iLO Federation network requirements