Update Bios firmware of HP ProLiant DL380 G8/G9 Servers from ILO: In this quick and simple tutorial I will guide you through how to update BIOS of HP ProLiant DL380 Gen8 / Gen9 from ILO in simple. HP Smart Update Manager (SUM) locates the latest versions of Windows Server 2012 drivers. (Click to enlarge) To run HP-SUM, download the SPP software at hp.com; the current release at this writing. Hi, we run hundreds of HP-Servers, some of them older ones. Now we want to install Win2008 using virtual media mapping. ILO Firmware DL380 G4 (where to download. HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 Server - Review information, technical specifications as well as product data sheets to help you choose the right HPE product for your business. Server Options; All Servers. ILO Firmware DL380 G4 (where to download) Hi, From Version: 1.91 (B) 'Added DVD-ROM support for Virtual Media'. The opinions expressed above are the personal opinions of the authors, not of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. By using this site. HP Integrated Lights-Out 2 User Guide for Firmware 1.75 and 1.77 Part Number 394326-009 April 2009 (Ninth Edition).
Integrated Lights-Out, or iLO, is a proprietary embedded server management technology by Hewlett-Packard which provides out-of-band management facilities. The physical connection is an Ethernet port that can be found on most Proliant servers and microservers[1] of the 300 and above series.
iLO has similar functionality to the lights out management (LOM) technology offered by other vendors, for example Sun/Oracle's LOM port, Dell DRAC, the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter and Cisco CIMC.
Features[edit]
iLO makes it possible to perform activities on an HP server from a remote location. The iLO card has a separate network connection (and its own IP address) to which one can connect via HTTPS. Possible options are:
- Reset the server (in case the server doesn't respond anymore via the normal network card)
- Power-up the server (possible to do this from a remote location, even if the server is shut down)
- Remote system console (in some cases however an 'Advanced license' may be required for some of the utilities to work)
- Mount remote physical CD/DVD drive or image
- Access the server's Integrated Management Log (IML)
- Can be manipulated remotely through XML-based Remote Insight Board Command Language (RIBCL)
- Full command-line interface support through RS-232 port (shared with system), though the inability to enter function keys prevents certain operations
iLO provides some other utilities like virtual media (CD, floppy), virtual power and a remote console. iLO is either embedded on the system board, or available as a PCI card.
Availability[edit]
iLO is embedded or available on some HP ProLiant and Integrity servers.
Prior to iLO, Compaq created several other lights out management products. The original was the Remote Insight Board (RIB), which was available as an EISA or PCIexpansion card. RIB was replaced with RILOE (Remote Insight Light-Out Edition), which was only available for PCI. The original RILOE was replaced with RILOE II. HP stopped manufacturing RILOE II in 2006. The final firmware version for RILOE is 2.53(A) dated 9 Mar 2004 and for RILOE II is 1.21 dated 5 July 2006.
For some ProLiant 100 series servers there is a 'Lights Out 100' option, which has more limited functionality. The LO100 is a traditional IPMIBMC, and does not share hardware or firmware with iLO.
There is also a version of iLO for HP Moonshot systems referred to as iLO Chassis Management which is often abbreviated as iLO CM. The Chassis Management version of iLO was derived from iLO 4.[2] As of June 2018 the most recent Chassis Manager Firmware available is version 1.56 which was released as part of the Moonshot Component Pack 2018.02.0.[3]
Versions[edit]
There have been multiple generations of iLO, each generation noted by a single digit number ('iLO 2'). Some generations of iLO are segmented into different editions, based on what features are licensed.[4] iLO includes updatable firmware, for which HP periodically releases new versions.
| Name | Servers | SW & FW | Latest Firmware | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iLO | ProLiant G2, G3, G4, and G6 servers, model numbers under 300 | support | 1.96 released 30 April 2014 | |
| iLO 2 | ProLiant G5 and G6 servers, model numbers 300 and higher | support | 2.33 released 30 March 2018 | |
| iLO 3 | ProLiant G7 servers | support | 1.91 released 20 November 2018 | |
| iLO 4 | ProLiant Gen8 and Gen9 servers | support | 2.70 released 14 May 2019 | |
| iLO 5 | ProLiant Gen10 servers[5] | support | 1.46 released 16 August 2019 |
Programming Interfaces[edit]
Several APIs exist for interacting with HP iLO:
- Perl: Net::ILO
- Python: python-hpilo
- Ruby: ILOrb
- Powershell: HPE Scripting Tools for Windows Powershell
See also[edit]
- Intel Active Management Technology (iAMT)
References[edit]
- ^'HPE ProLiant MicroServer Generation 8 (Gen8)'. Hewlett Packard Enterprise. 23 October 2017. Archived from the original(pdf) on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^http://h17007.www1.hpe.com/docs/enterprise/servers/moonshot/webhelp/content/s_The_difference_between_iLO_CM_and_HP_iLO_201303191456.html
- ^https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=a00044906en_us
- ^'HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) features comparison'. HP ProLiant Servers. Hewlett Packard Enterprise. 26 April 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^New iLO 5 for ProLiant Gen10 demo on YouTube
- Remote management, Integrated Lights-Out products at hp.com
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HP ProLiant servers and blades are a mainstay in the data center. The market leader for some years with good reason, ProLiant technology represents a remarkably stable continuum of server hardware management tools. HP SmartStart CDs and DVDs have been used countless times since Compaq ProLiant days to accelerate and standardize server deployments by integrating the right HP drivers and utilities into the OS installation process.
No SmartStart for HP Gen8 ProLiant, Windows Server 2012
A hardware migration to the Gen8 ProLiant platform prompted HP to end the SmartStart legacy with version 8.70b (12/2011) being the last media version. HP stated that SmartStart will not be updated beyond version 8.70. SmartStart will still be available on the web for supported ProLiant G7 and earlier servers through their supported end of life. Since Windows Server 2012 was not an operating system choice in SmartStart 8.70, it won't be possible to use SmartStart to install Windows Server 2012.
New Gen8 and later ProLiant servers use a different technique for assisted installation. There is no media kit included with ProLiant Gen8 products. Intelligent Provisioning replaces SmartStart CDs for ProLiant Gen8 servers. The software that came on SmartStart media is now embedded on a flash chip on ProLiant Gen8 servers and Gen8 server blades. The pre-loaded flash chip is bootable when a user presses the F10 key during server boot (POST). The server will then boot to the pre-loaded flash chip and show the Intelligent Provisioning software.
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New way to provision HP ProLiant: Smart Update Manager (HP-SUM)
For everyone that does not have ProLiant Gen8 servers, use the Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) at http://www.hp.com/go/spp to get firmware and software updates, since only Gen8 can use Intelligent Provisioning. You will also need to use the SPP if you are installing Windows Server 2012 on any HP hardware prior to Gen8. There is also a Windows Server 2012 Supplement for Service Pack for ProLiant that includes drivers and software for all ProLiant servers.
A common scenario is that you will install Windows Server 2012 on a pre-Gen8 ProLiant manually, that is, without HP software-assisted installation. Then afterwards you will run the SPP and/or Windows Server 2012 Supplement to install the HP hardware integration features. HP published a 13-page Technical white paper in September 2012 on Windows Server 2012 implementation recommendations, which makes clear that HP supports Windows Server 2012 installation on G7 and Gen8 ProLiant hardware, and also advises which drivers to use and where they are located (SPP or Supplement). Not all ProLiant hardware previous to G7 and Gen8 may be supported by HP drivers and software on Windows Server 2012.
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shows the HP Smart Update Manager (HP-SUM) interface running on a freshly installed Windows Server 2012 computer, an older ProLiant G5. HP-SUM will detect the latest editions of the appropriate software and drivers and show whether they are available on the DVD, to download, or in a local repository. This older G5 ended having no driver support for the HP management module, but all other drivers and software installed and worked as expected.Figure A
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