[Info-vax] Integrity iLO Configuration?

[Phil Howell]

On Sunday, 27 June 2021 at 1:41:32 pm UTC+10, Dave Froble wrote:
> On 6/26/2021 10:33 PM, Stephen Hoffman wrote: 
> > On 2021-06-27 01:42:04 +0000, Dave Froble said: 
> > 
> >> Ok, back to the iLO.... 
> >> 
> >> My next question is "what good methods are there for learning to talk 
> >> to the iLO?" If I got to play with this beast, at least I can try to 
> >> do it correctly. 
> > 
> > Setup and general info for using iLO 2: 
> > http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c00553302.pdf 
> > 
> > Connect the iLO port to the network, configure the iLO for a static IP 
> > address either outside of your DHCP address pool or coordinated with 
> > your DHCP by MAC address, disable IMPI access on the iLO, and then use 
> > ssh to access the iLO. If your ssh is new enough, you'll have to 
> > downgrade the connection. If your ssh is outdated, it'll probably also 
> > not notice the ssh problems with the iLO. Probably want to reset the 
> > default passwords and/or add your own iLO admin user, too. 
> > 
> > From a semi-recent Unix or Linux or macOS system: ssh -o 
> > HostKeyAlgorithms=ssh-rsa,ssh-dss -o 
> > KexAlgorithms=diffie-hellman-group1-sha1 -o Ciphers=aes128-cbc,3des-cbc 
> > -o MACs=hmac-md5,hmac-sha1 Us... at Server.Example.Com 
> > 
> > telnet access is also possible, with all the issues incumbent in that path. 
> > 
> > How to disable IPMI access from the management processor command menu: 
> > MP:CM> sa -lanipmi d 
> > 
> > Remote access monitoring tools can or do require IPMI be enabled, 
> > unfortunately. 
> > 
> > iLO 2 scripting: http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c02237707.pdf 
> > 
> > Some of the iLO docs around are for ProLiant, so you might have to 
> > ignore some parts of the doc related to that. 

> Thanks ... 
> 
> My intentions are to change the iLO IP address to be accessable from my 
> internal network, then after looking at what is there, get VMS V8l.4 2L3 
> and the latest TCP/IP, install on system disk, and clear the other 
> disks. Currently has a RAID set-up, but I will do away with that. 
> Perhaps remove most of the disk drives, unless I can shut them off while 
> still installed in the box. 
> 
> One system disk, one disk for backup of system, and one disk with VMS 
> distribution image. Should be all I need.
> -- 
> David Froble Tel: 724-529-0450 
> Dave Froble Enterprises, Inc. E-Mail: da... at tsoft-inc.com 
> DFE Ultralights, Inc. 
> 170 Grimplin Road 
> Vanderbilt, PA 15486

Dave - one of the benefits of using ilo is that you can set it up to boot from an iso file stored elsewhere on your network.
Search for ilo virtual DVD-rom
PHil