Software and configuration utilities, Server blade deployment tools, Software drivers and additional components – HP PROLIANT 580554-001 User Manual
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Software and configuration utilities
Server blade deployment tools
Software drivers and additional components
HP offers the following additional software components for server blades:
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Health and Wellness driver and IML viewer
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iLO 2 Management interface driver
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Rack infrastructure interface service
For Microsoft® Windows® OS users, these items are included in the HP ProLiant iLO 2 Standard Blade
Edition, available from the HP websitLinux OS users can download these components from the HP website
For information on how to use these components with a Linux OS, see the HP website
HP BladeSystem c-Class Advanced management
iLO 2 is a standard component of ProLiant c-Class server blades that provides server health and remote
server blade manageability. Its features are accessed from a network client device using a supported web
browser. In addition to other features, iLO 2 provides keyboard, mouse, and video (text and graphics)
capability for a server blade, regardless of the state of the host OS or host server blade.
iLO 2 includes an intelligent microprocessor, secure memory, and a dedicated network interface. This
design makes iLO 2 independent of the host server blade and its OS. iLO 2 provides remote access to
any authorized network client, sends alerts, and provides other server blade management functions.
Using a supported web browser, you can:
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Remotely access the console of the host server blade, including all text mode and graphics mode
screens with full keyboard and mouse controls.
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Remotely power up, power down, or reboot the host server blade.
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Remotely boot a host server blade to a virtual media image to perform a ROM upgrade or install an
OS.
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Send alerts from iLO 2 regardless of the state of the host server blade.
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Access advanced troubleshooting features provided by iLO 2.
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Launch a web browser, use SNMP alerting, and diagnose the server blade with HP SIM.
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Configure static IP bay settings for the dedicated iLO 2 management NICs on each server blade in
an enclosure for faster deployment.