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Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) is a proprietary embedded server management technology from Hewlett-Packard (HP) that provides out-of-band management facilities for HP ProLiant servers. HP integrates iLO into HP ProLiant servers to enable administrators to perform activities on the HP servers from a remote location.
Cisco UCS Director provides the capability to access and manage HP ProLiant servers remotely using HP iLO. Cisco UCS Director provides workflows to automate the server administration tasks and monitor the state of the servers. For more information about pod licenses, see Cisco UCS Director Orchestration Guide.
Using Cisco UCS Director, you can perform the following operations on the HP ProLiant servers that support HP iLO:
Power on
Power off
Set power saver mode
Auto power on configuration
View the HP server inventory details
View the HP server NICs
View the HP server slots
View the HP server memory
View the HP server processors
Boot PXE
For more information on how to perform these operations on the servers, see Cisco UCS Director Orchestration Guide.
Hewlett-Packard (HP) Onboard Administrator (OA) is the enclosure management processor, subsystem, and firmware base that supports the HP Blade System c-Class enclosure and all the managed devices that are contained within the enclosure. Using OA, you can perform the basic management tasks on server blades or switches within the enclosure.
Note | For supported HP OA versions, see Cisco UCS Director Compatibility Matrix for this release. |
Cisco UCS Director communicates with HP OA through secure shell (SSH) to manage HP c7000 servers. At one time, you can manage up to eight servers. To manage servers, you must have two HP OAs in an enclosure: one HP OA in the active state and the other HP OA in the standby state.
With Cisco UCS Director, you can perform the following tasks on an HP server:
The following table provides the mapping between the HP OA buttons and Cisco UCS Director actions.
HP OA Button | Cisco UCS Director Action | Description | ||
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Momentary Press |
Power on and Power off (the Force check box needs to be unchecked)
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Mimics a physical momentary press of the power button on the server blade. This action powers the server blade on or off gracefully. For more information about managing the blade power, see Managing the Power in a Blade. |
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Press and Hold |
Power off (the Force check box needs to be checked) |
Mimics a physical press and hold of the power button on the server blade. This action forces the server blade to shut power off without first shutting down the OS. For more information about managing the blade power, see Managing the Power in a Blade.
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Cold Boot |
Reboot (the Force check box needs to be checked) |
Removes power from the system immediately. This action is not available when the server blade is off. For more information, see Rebooting a Blade Server. |
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Reset |
Reboot (the Force check box needs to be unchecked) |
Resets the system. This action is not available when the server blade is off. |