For the settings of “Require Host Authentication”, please refer to the other descriptions of
Caution for the case where
Admin Password is set from System Utilities(*1), or the case where the setting “Require Host Authentication” is
enabled from iLO Web interface(*2)
.
The matching condition is different by iLO5 Firmware version.
iLO5 Firmware
matching condition(s)
Version 1.40
(*1), and (*2)
Version 1.43 and later
(*2)
The iLO security icon on the right upper portion of Web interface may be transparent even if “Overall Security Status” of
[Security Dashboard] is “Risk”.
"Overall Security Status" of [Security Dashboard] indicates the current security status.
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Caution for the case where Admin Password is set from system utility (*1), or the case where the
setting “Require Host Authentication” is enabled from iLO web interface (*2).
(*1) This caution is for iLO firmware version lower than 1.43.
“System Configuration > BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) > Server Security“
Set password by “Set Admin Password option”
(*2) This caution is for iLO firmware version 1.40 and higher.
Set “Require Host Authentication” Enabled in “Security > Access setting > iLO”
When the setting described above is executed, the following symptoms are expected
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Many messages “Remote Insight/Integrated Lights-Out Unauthorized Login Attempts” are displayed in alert viewer.
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Error occurs, when Starter Pack (Standard Program package) is applied.
The following services and functions are not supported
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Report services for hardware faults in Express Report Service
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RAID Report Service
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Function to display Device information and configuration collected by iLO
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Function to collect event logs collected by iLO
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Caution about iLO time function
This caution is for iLO firmware version lower than 1.45.
In case that SNTP setting is disabled, and if the iLO is reset, iLO time may be slipped.
It is recommended that SNTP is set enabled at iLO Web interface.
For the details of iLO SNTP setting, please refer to iLO5 User’s Guide.
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About the corrupted screen display of UUID in iLO Web interface
If the iLO is reset during POST execution, the display of UUID and UUID logic in iLO Web interface
：
[Information] -
[Overview] page may be corrupted.
When any corrupted texts are displayed, please turn off and on the system.
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Caution about Virtual NIC settings on iLO Web interface
The default value of “Virtual NIC” in [iLO] of [Security] depends on the version of the iLO 5 firmware.
If "Set to factory default" is executed in the BMC configuration utility, check the following:
(1) If you use iLO 5 firmware version between 2.10 and 2.18, the default value of “Virtual NIC” is “Enabled”.
A warning may be displayed for “Virtual NIC” on the device manager of Windows Server 2012 R2 which does not
support virtual NIC or Windows Server 2016/2019 where USB CDC-EEM driver is not installed.
If you do not use the iLO virtual NIC functionality, go to [Security] > [iLO], and set “Virtual NIC” to “Disabled”.
(2) If you use iLO 5 firmware version between 1.40 and 1.47, or 2.31 or later, the default value of “Virtual NIC” is “Disabled”.
