Configuring iLO 2 63
NIC port for iLO 2 server management. The iLO 2 Shared Network Port and the iLO 2 Dedicated
Management NIC port cannot operate simultaneously. If you enable the dedicated iLO 2 NIC, you will
disable the iLO 2 Shared Network Port. If you enable the iLO 2 Shared Network Port, you will disable the
dedicated iLO 2 Dedicated Management NIC.
However, disabling the Shared Network Port does not completely disable the system NIC. Regular
network traffic still passes through the system NIC. When Shared Network Port network traffic is disabled,
any traffic going to or originating from iLO 2 will not pass on to iLO 2 through the Shared Network Port
because the Shared Network Port is no longer shared with iLO 2.
The Shared Network Port should not be considered an availability feature. The Shared Network Port is
intended to allow managed network port consolidation. The use of this feature can create a single failure
point, that is, if the port fails or is unplugged, both the host and iLO 2 become unavailable to the network.
Enabling the iLO 2 Shared Network Port feature
The iLO 2 Shared Network Port feature is disabled by default. This feature can be enabled through and of
the following:
•
iLO 2 RBSU
•
The iLO 2 web interface
•
XML scripting
Enabling the iLO 2 Shared Network Port feature through iLO 2 RBSU
1.
Connect the server's NIC port 1 to a LAN.
2.
When prompted during POST, press the
F8
key to enter iLO 2 RBSU.
3.
Select
Network>NIC>TCP/IP
, and press the
Enter
key.
4.
In the Network Configuration menu, toggle the Network Interface Adapter Field to Shared Network
Port by pressing the space bar. The Shared Network Port option is only available on supported
servers.
5.
Press the
F10
key to save the configuration.
6.
Select
File>Exit,
and press the
Enter
key.