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#HOW TO BACKUP ILO CONFIGURATION HP ILO 4 ON DL380 G9 INSTALL#
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#HOW TO BACKUP ILO CONFIGURATION HP ILO 4 ON DL380 G9 WINDOWS#

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Gateway changed for the VLAN but missed to update in iLO network detailsĪll above cases we need to access and configure this iLO network details from operating system as we dont have iLO connection in hand.

Someone accedently changed iLO network details and iLO is not reachable any more.

VLAN migration or VLAN changes and iLO is not reachable any more.

Here I am explaining simple method to get HP iLO information or set iLO information from your operating system (you might found this already in another portals but adding in my own collection) And because of that its mandatory to keep remote console connection up and accessible all the time.

#HOW TO BACKUP ILO CONFIGURATION HP ILO 4 ON DL380 G9 ISO#

As this time the ISO file is in the same network as the new server, the network latency would be eliminated and access speed would be greatly enhanced.As an sysadmin, its always headache to deal with remote systems as rely on remote consoles (HP iLO, Dell iDRAC etc) for servers to access in case there is an issue on server access. We then have to browse to ISO file stored locally on temporary server and mount it. And select VIrtual Drives Option as Image File CD/DVD-ROM. From this temporary server, we should access the ILO of new server. So we come down to our next option -> Image File CD/DVD-ROM –įor this option we first need to copy the ISO file to a temporary server in the network where we are installing the new physical server. Changes to the client folder are not replicated in the mounted folder.Īpart from this virtual folders also have a size limit of 2 GB. Using iLO Virtual Media The Virtual Folder is nonbootable and read-only the mounted folder is static. After you create a virtual image of a folder or directory, the server connects to the image as a USB storage device, enabling you to browse to the server and transfer the files from the virtual image to the server. You can mount and dismount a local or networked directory that is accessible through the client. Virtual folders enable you to access, browse to, and transfer files from a client to a managed server. Attempting to boot from the Virtual Folder might prevent the server from starting. You can use the folder the same way that you use a locally attached device.

#HOW TO BACKUP ILO CONFIGURATION HP ILO 4 ON DL380 G9 WINDOWS#

Windows-A Virtual Folder appears automatically after Windows recognizes the mounting of the virtual USB device.

Operating system considerations: Virtual Folder Lets read below two paragraphs taken from the user guide. Now the problem with this approach is network latency, especially when the infrastructure is globally spread. Path will resemble “ or IP/folder/filename.ISO”

Click connect and it will mount the drive. Input the HTTP path to the image file, including the file name. At the top of the window, click on Virtual Drives, and then select URL DVD ROMĨ. Login to the ILO target server, and open the remote consoleħ. In Server 2008 IIS, you can do this from the HTTP Headers selection in IIS Manager.Ħ. You must add a MIME type for the ISO extension.

If you created a custom folder for the files, enable directory browsing on that folder.ĥ. You can do this with the IIS manager if its a Windows web server. Enable directory browsing in Web Services.

#HOW TO BACKUP ILO CONFIGURATION HP ILO 4 ON DL380 G9 INSTALL#

Use an existing web server, or install a new web server for the purpose of delivering the ISO filesĢ.

The virtual drive activity LED does not show drive activity for URL-mounted virtual media.įollowing is the process flow which has been mentioned in the HP blog ILO 4 Scripted Media URL

Enter the URL for the image file that you want to mount as a virtual drive, and then click Connect.

Depending on the image type you will use, select Virtual Drives→URL Removable Media (.img) or Virtual Drives→URL CD-ROM/DVD (.iso).

The image must be on a web server on the same network as iLO. Scripted media supports only 1.44 MB floppy disk images (.img) and CD/DVD-ROM images (.iso). Using an image file through a URL (IIS/Apache) You can connect scripted media by using the. In page number: 237 of the ILO 4 user guide available at HPE iLO 4 User Guide, I found below paragraph, which can be an option to access the ISO image from new physical server.

#HOW TO BACKUP ILO CONFIGURATION HP ILO 4 ON DL380 G9 MANUAL#

Accessing an ISO file for new OS installation a new HP Proliant server can be tricky if we don’t have manual access to the server or if we intend to do this remotely.