
It might take several minutes before you can re-establish a connection.
5.
After you select the
Production
or
HighSecurity
security state and click
Apply
, close all open
browser windows.
Any browser sessions that remain open might use the wrong cipher for the configured security state.
Enabling the FIPS and SuiteB security states
Use this procedure to configure iLO to use the
FIPS
and
SuiteB security states
. To configure iLO to use
the
Production
or
HighSecurity
Enabling the Production or HighSecurity
To configure iLO in a FIPS-validated environment, see
Configuring a FIPS-validated environment with
on page 260.
The FIPS security state might be required for Common Criteria compliance, Payment Card Industry
compliance, or other standards.
If your license expires or is downgraded after you enable the FIPS or SuiteB security states, iLO will
continue to operate in the configured mode, but all other features activated by the expired or downgraded
license will be unavailable.
Prerequisites
• Configure iLO Settings privilege
• If you plan to enable the optional SuiteB security state, an iLO license that supports this feature is
installed.
• The default iLO user credentials are available.
Procedure
1.
Optional: Capture the current iLO configuration by using the iLO backup feature or HPONCFG.
or the iLO scripting and CLI guide.
2.
Optional: Install any needed firmware and software updates.
3.
Click
Security
in the navigation tree, and then click the
Encryption
tab.
4.
Select
FIPS
in the
Security State
menu, and then click
Apply
.
CAUTION:
Enabling the FIPS security state resets iLO to factory default settings.
All iLO settings are erased, including user data, most configuration settings, and logs. Installed
license keys are retained.
The only way to disable the FIPS security state is to reset iLO to the factory default settings.
iLO prompts you to confirm the request.
5.
To confirm the request to enable the FIPS security state, click
OK
.
iLO reboots with the FIPS security state enabled. Wait at least 90 seconds before attempting to re-
establish a connection.
6.
Optional: Enable the
SuiteB
security state.
258
Enabling the FIPS and SuiteB security states