HP iLO Override Switch

[Jarred]

Hi All,

I have been using the HP iLO Online Configuration Tool to configure iLO on servers that my company supports. I have successfully configured it on many of the servers but on one particular server (Proliant ML350 G6) I am unable to save any settings and keep getting an error message which says to check a log file in C:\Program Files\HP\hponcfg but the log file doesn't give me any information.

When selecting Settings - Configure iLO I receive an error message informing me that iLO functionality has been disabled and I need to use the override switch in the server to enable it.

The server is in another city and I would prefer to not have to travel there to do this - is there any way of enabling iLO functionality without having to use the override switch?

Thanks

[dilip_hs]

Hi,

you'll need the Physical access to server to enable the iLO functionality. There is no other way.

If iLO functionality is disabled, you must use the server Security Override Switch to
enable iLO. See the server documentation to locate the
Security Override Switch, and then set it to Override. Power
up the server, and then use the iLO RBSU to set iLO
Functionality to Enabled.

Regards,

 Dilip