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iLO 5 supports the following features:
• Group health status—View server health and model information.
• Group Virtual Media—Connect scripted media for access by the servers in an iLO Federation group.
• Group power control—Manage the power status of the servers in an iLO Federation group.
• Group power capping—Set dynamic power caps for the servers in an iLO Federation group.
• Group firmware update—Update the firmware of the servers in an iLO Federation group.
• Group license installation—Enter a license key to activate iLO licensed features on the servers in an iLO
Federation group.
• Group configuration—Add iLO Federation group memberships for multiple iLO systems.
Any user can view information on iLO Federation pages, but a license is required for using the following
features: Group Virtual Media, Group power control, Group power capping, Group configuration, and Group
firmware update. For more information, see the following website:
http://www.hpe.com/info/ilo/licensing .
For more information about iLO Federation, see the iLO user guide on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise
website.
iLO Service Port
The Service Port is a USB port with the label iLO on the front of servers and Synergy compute modules.
When you have physical access to a server, you can use the Service Port to do the following:
• Download the Active Health System Log to a supported USB flash drive.
When you use this feature, the connected USB flash drive is not accessible by the host operating system.
• Connect a client (such as a laptop) with a supported USB to Ethernet adapter to access the iLO web
interface, remote console, CLI, iLO RESTful API, or scripts.
When you use the iLO Service Port:
• Actions are logged in the iLO Event Log.
• The server UID blinks to indicate the Service Port status.
You can also retrieve the status by using a REST client and the iLO RESTful API.
For more information about the iLO Service Port, see the iLO user guide on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise
website.
iLO RESTful API
iLO 5 includes the iLO RESTful API, which is Redfish API conformant. The iLO RESTful API is a
management interface that server management tools can use to perform configuration, inventory, and
monitoring tasks by sending basic HTTPS operations (GET, PUT, POST, DELETE, and PATCH) to the iLO
web server.
To learn more about the iLO RESTful API, see the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website ( http://http://
www.hpe.com/info/restfulinterface/docs ).
For specific information about automating tasks using the iLO RESTful API, see libraries and sample code at
http://www.hpe.com/info/redfish .
RESTful Interface Tool
The RESTful Interface Tool (iLOrest) is a scripting tool that allows you to automate HPE server management
tasks. It provides a set of simplified commands that take advantage of the iLO RESTful API. You can install
the tool on your computer for remote use or install it locally on a server with a Windows or Linux Operating
System. The RESTful Interface Tool offers an interactive mode, a scriptable mode, and a file-based mode
similar to CONREP to help decrease automation times.
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