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    							4.ClickUpgradeFirmware.
Theselectedmanagementprocessorsareupgraded.Althoughthisutilityenablesyouto
upgradehundredsofmanagementprocessors,only25managementprocessorsareupgraded
simultaneously.Networkactivityisconsiderableduringthisprocess.
5.Aftertheupgradeiscomplete,clickNext.
Duringthefirmwareupgradeprocess,allbuttonsaredeactivatedtopreventnavigation.Youcan
stillclosetheapplicationbyclickingtheXatthetoprightofthepage.IftheGUIisclosedduring
programmingoffirmware,theapplicationcontinuestoruninthebackgroundandcompletesthe
firmwareupgradeonallselecteddevices.
Selectingadirectoryaccessmethod
AfteryouclickNextintheUpgradeFirmwareonManagementProcessorswindow,theSelectthe
DesiredConfigurationwindowappears(Figure112).Youcanselectwhichmanagementprocessors
toconfigure(withrespecttoschemausage)andhowtoconfigurethem.TheSelecttheDesired
ConfigurationwindowhelpstopreventanaccidentaloverwriteofiLOsalreadyconfiguredforHP
schema,oriLOsthathavedirectoriesturnedoff.
Theselectionsyoumakeinthiswindowdeterminethewindowsthataredisplayedwhenyouclick
Next.
Figure112SelecttheDesiredConfigurationwindow
Toconfigurethemanagementprocessorfordirectoryservices,see“Configuringdirectorieswhen
HPextendedschemaisselected”(page202).ToconfigurethemanagementprocessorforSchema-free
(defaultschema)directoriessupport,see“Configuringdirectorieswhenschema-freeintegrationis
selected”(page206).
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    							Namingmanagementprocessors
TheNamethemanagementprocessorswindow(Figure113)enablesyoutonameiLOmanagement
deviceobjectsinthedirectoryandcreatecorrespondingdeviceobjectsforallmanagement
processorstobemanaged.Youcancreatenamesbyusingoneormoreofthefollowing:
•Thenetworkaddress
•TheDNSname
•Anindex
•Manualcreationofthename
•Theadditionofaprefixtoall
•Theadditionofasuffixtoall
Tonamethemanagementprocessors,clicktheObjectNamecolumnandenterthename,ordo
thefollowing:
1.SelectUseiLONames,CreateNameUsingIndex,orUseNetworkAddress.
2.Optional:Enterthetexttoadd(suffixorprefix)toallnames.
3.ClickCreateNames.
ThenamesappearintheObjectNamecolumnastheyaregenerated.Atthispoint,names
arenotwrittentothedirectoryorthemanagementprocessors.Thenamesarestoreduntilthe
nextHPDirectoriesSupportforProLiantManagementProcessorswindowisdisplayed.
4.Optional:Tochangethenames,clickClearNames,andrenamethemanagementprocessors.
5.Whenthenamesarecorrect,clickNext.
Figure113Namethemanagementprocessorswindow
ConfiguringdirectorieswhenHPextendedschemaisselected
TheConfigureDirectorywindow(Figure114)enablesyoutocreateadeviceobjectforeach
discoveredmanagementprocessorandtoassociatethenewdeviceobjectwithapreviouslydefined
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    							role.Forexample,thedirectorydefinesauserasamemberofarole(suchasadministrator)who
hasacollectionofprivilegesonaspecificdeviceobject,asshowninFigure114(page203).
TheboxesontheConfigureDirectorywindowfollow:
•NetworkAddress—Thenetworkaddressofthedirectoryserver,whichcanbeavalidDNS
nameorIPaddress.
•Port—TheSSLporttothedirectory.Thedefaultportis636.Managementprocessorscan
communicatewiththedirectoryonlybyusingSSL.
•LoginNameandPassword—Entertheloginnameandpasswordforanaccountthathas
domainadministratoraccesstothedirectory.
•ContainerDN—Afteryouhavethenetworkaddress,port,andlogininformation,youcanclick
BrowsetosearchforthecontainerDN.Thecontaineriswherethemigrationutilitywillcreate
themanagementprocessorobjectsinthedirectory.
•RoleDN—Afteryouhavethenetworkaddress,port,andlogininformation,youcanclick
BrowsetosearchfortheroleDN.Theroleiswheretheroletobeassociatedwiththedevice
objectsresides.Therolemustbecreatedbeforeyourunthisutility.
Figure114ConfigureDirectorywindow
Toconfigurethedeviceobjectstobeassociatedwitharole:
1.Enterthenetworkaddress,loginname,andpasswordforthedesignateddirectoryserver.
2.EnterthecontainerDNintheContainerDNbox,orclickBrowse,asshowninFigure115
(page204).
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    							Figure115Enteringthecontainerdistinguishedname
3.AssociatedeviceobjectswithamemberofarolebyenteringtheroleDNintheRole(s)DN
box,orclickBrowse,asshowninFigure116(page204).
Figure116Enteringtheroledistinguishedname
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    							4.ClickUpdateDirectory.
Theutilityconnectstothedirectory,createsthemanagementprocessorobjects,andadds
themtotheselectedroles.
5.Afterthedeviceobjectshavebeenassociatedwitharole,clickNext.
ThevaluesyouenteredaredisplayedintheConfigureDirectorywindow(Figure117).
Figure117ConfigureDirectorywindow
6.Definetheusercontexts.
TheusercontextsdefinewheretheuserswhowilllogintoiLOarelocatedintheLDAPstructure.
YoucanentertheorganizationalunitDNorclickBrowse.
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    							Figure118Definingtheusercontexts
7.ClickConfigure,andthenclickDonewhenbuttonisavailable.
Configuringdirectorieswhenschema-freeintegrationisselected
TheboxesontheConfigureManagementProcessorswindow(Figure119)follow:
•NetworkAddress—Thenetworkaddressofthedirectoryserver,whichcanbeavalidDNS
nameorIPaddress.
•LoginNameandPassword—Entertheloginnameandpasswordforanaccountthathas
domainadministratoraccesstothedirectory.
•SecurityGroupDistinguishedName—TheDNofthegroupinthedirectorythatcontainsaset
ofiLOuserswithacommonsetofprivileges.Ifthedirectoryname,loginname,andpassword
arecorrect,youcanclickBrowsetonavigatetoandselectthegroup.
•Privileges—TheiLOprivilegesassociatedwiththeselectedgroup.Theloginprivilegeisimplied
iftheuserisamemberofthegroup.
ConfigureManagementProcessorssettingsarestoreduntilthenextwindowinthewizardis
displayed.
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    							Figure119ConfigureManagementProcessorswindow
Settingupmanagementprocessorsfordirectories
Thelaststepinthemigrationprocessistoconfigurethemanagementprocessorstocommunicate
withthedirectory.TheSetupManagementProcessorsforDirectorieswindow(Figure120)enables
youtocreateusercontexts.
Usercontextsenabletheusertouseshortnamesoruserobjectnamestologin,ratherthanthe
fullDN.Forexample,havingausercontextsuchasCN=Users,DC=iLOTEST2,DC=HPenables
userElizabethBennetttologinusingElizabeth BennettratherthanCN=Elizabeth
Bennett,CN=Users, DC=iLOTEST2,[email protected],
@iLOTEST2.HPinacontextboxenablestheusertologinusingebennett(assumingthat
ebennettistheusershortname).
Toconfigurethemanagementprocessorstocommunicatewiththedirectory:
1.Entertheusercontexts,orclickBrowse.
2.ClickConfigure.
Themigrationutilityconnectstoallselectedmanagementprocessorsandupdatestheir
configurationsasspecified.Theutilitysupportsconfiguring15usercontexts.Toaccessthe
usercontextboxes,usethescrollbar.
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    							Figure120SetupManagementProcessorsforDirectorieswindow
WhenyouclickConfigure,theutilitymightdisplayamessagesimilartothefollowing:
3.ClickOKtocontinue.
4.Whentheprocessiscomplete,clickDone.
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    							7Troubleshooting
iLO3POSTLEDindicators
DuringtheinitialbootofiLO,thePOSTLEDindicatorsflashtodisplaytheprogressthroughthe
iLObootprocess.Afterthebootprocessiscomplete,theHBLEDflashesinonesecondintervals.
LEDindicators(1through6)lightupafterthesystemhasbootedtoindicateahardwarefailure.
Ifahardwarefailureisdetected,resetiLO.ForthelocationoftheLEDindicators,refertotheserver
documentation.
AruntimefailureofiLOisindicatedbyHBremainingineithertheOnorOffstateconstantly.A
runtimefailureofiLOcanalsobeindicatedbyarepeatedflashingpatternonalleightLEDs.Ifa
runtimeerroroccurs,resetiLO.
TheLEDindicatorshavethefollowingassignments:
1234567HB
FailureindicatedDescriptionPOSTcode(activity
completed)
LEDindicator
Setupchipselects00None
Scrubdone02–Normaloperation2
Subsystemstartupfailedif
thisstatusremainsfor
Kernellaunch82HBand2
extendedperiodoftime
(~60seconds)
Themainpayloadiscorrupt,
thekernelisrunningflash
recovery.
MainError-Recovery0F5,4,3,2,1blinking
Failuretofindandloada
kernel
KernelErrorE0HB,7,and6steady
5,4,3,2,1blinking
FlashesastheiLOprocessor
executesfirmwarecode.It
HB
doesnotchangethevalue
ofthelowersevenLEDs.
Kerneldebugging
UsetheWindowsWindbgkerneldebuggerfromalocaltestsystem(usuallyalaptop)forahost
serverthatyouwanttodebug.ThismethodusestheiLOVirtualSerialPortfeature.
NOTE:YoumusthavePuTTYinstalledonyourtestsystem.YoucandownloadPuTTYfromhttp://
www.putty.org/.
1.UsingtheiLOwebinterfaceonthehostserverwithkernelissues,navigatetothe
Administration→AccessSettingspageandconfiguretheSerialCommandLineInterfaceSpeed
setting.
2.ConfigurethedebugoptionsinWindows(theboot.iniparametersfortheserialconnection).
Usedebugport=com2,andsetthebaudratetomatchthesettingsintheiLOwebinterface.
3.DuringPOST,pressF9toenterthesystemRBSU.
4.Fromthemainmenu,disableEMSandBIOSSerialConsole.
Fordetailedinstructions,seetheHPROM-BasedSetupUtilityUserGuide.
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    							5.SettheVirtualSerialPorttoCOM 2.
Fordetailedinstructions,seetheHPROM-BasedSetupUtilityUserGuide.
6.RebootthehostservertoaccesstheselectionmenufortheWindowsdebugbootoption.
7.Fromthelocaltestsystem,usePuTTYtoconnecttoiLOandlogin.
ThisisaCLIconnectiontoiLO.
8.EntertheIPaddressforthesessionhostname.UsethedefaultsettingsforanSSHsession.
WhenthePuTTYiLOCLIsessionopens,auserloginwindowopens,unlessthePuTTYsession
isconfiguredtouseprivatekeys.Formoreinformation,see“ConfiguringiLOsecurity”
(page43)and“AdministeringSSHkeys”(page46).
Itmighttakeaminutefortheprompttoappear.
9.AtthehpiLO->prompt,enterthefollowingcommand:
windbg_enable
ThisopensasockettotheVirtualSerialPortonport3002.
10.EnterthefollowingcommandtostarttheWindowsdebugger:
windbg -k com:port=,ipport=3002
istheiLOIPaddress,and3002isthesockettoconnectto(therawserial
datasocketforiLO).
NOTE:Youcanaddotherwindbgcommand-lineparametersifnecessary.HPrecommends
usingthe-bparameterfortheinitialbreakpoint.
11.Gototheserverconsole(oraccesstheiLORemoteConsole),andpressEntertobootthe
debugselectionontheOSloadmenu.
Thismighttakeseveralminutes.
12.Whenyouarefinisheddebuggingthehostserver,usePuTTYtoconnecttotheCLIandturn
offthedebugsockettotheVirtualSerialPort.Then,enterthefollowingcommand:
windbg_disable
NOTE:YoucandisconnectandreconnecttheWindowsdebuggeraslongasyoukeepthe
iLOdebugsocketenabled.
Eventlogentries
Table11(page210)liststypicaliLOeventlogentries.
Table11Eventlogentries
DescriptionEventlogentry
Theserverpowerwasremoved.Server power removed
TheIPaddressforthebrowserthatloggedin.Browser login: 
Theserverpowerwasrestored.Server power restored
TheIPaddressforthebrowserthatloggedout.Browser logout: 
Theserverwasreset.Server reset
Abrowserloginfailed.Failed Browser login ? IP
Address: 
iLOfailedaninternaltest.Theprobablecauseisfailureofacriticalcomponent.
FurtheruseofiLOonthisserverisnotrecommended.
iLO Self Test Error: #
210Troubleshooting
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