HPE ProLiant DL180, User Manual

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iLO Federation
iLO Federation enables you to manage multiple servers from one system using the iLO web interface.
When configured for iLO Federation, iLO uses multicast discovery and peer-to-peer communication to
enable communication between the systems in iLO Federation groups.
When you navigate to one of the iLO Federation pages, a data request is sent from the iLO system
running the web interface to its peers, and from those peers to other peers until all data for the selected
iLO Federation group is retrieved.
iLO supports the following features:
• Group health status—View server health and model information.
• Group Virtual Media—Connect URL-based media for access by a group of servers.
• Group power control—Manage the power status of a group of servers.
• Group power capping—Set dynamic power caps for a group of servers.
• Group firmware update—Update the firmware of a group of servers.
• Group license installation—Enter a license key to activate iLO licensed features on a group of servers.
• 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 about iLO Federation, see the iLO user guide at the following website: http://
www.hpe.com/support/ilo-docs .
iLO Service Port
To find out if your server model supports this feature, see the server specifications document at the
following website:
http://www.hpe.com/info/qs .
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.
When you use the iLO Service Port:
• Actions are logged in the iLO Event Log.
• The server UID flashes to indicate the Service Port status.
You can also retrieve the Service Port status by using a REST client and the iLO RESTful API.
• You cannot use the Service Port to boot any device within the server, or the server itself.
• You cannot access the server by connecting to the Service Port.
• You cannot access the connected device from the server.
For more information about the iLO Service Port, see the iLO user guide at the following website: http://
www.hpe.com/support/ilo-docs .
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