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/map1/accounts1
Targets
Administrator
HPadmin
emergency
Properties
Verbs
cd version exit show create delete set 

Changing password of a user

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</>hpiLO-> set /map1/accounts1/emergency password=Passw0rd

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 11:06:25 2018

Firmware Commands
To view the firmware of the iLO
To check the firmware of your iLO4 use the below command
</>hpiLO-> show /map1/firmware1

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 11:07:42 2018

/map1/firmware1
Targets
Properties
version=2.55
date=Aug 16 2017
name=iLO 4
Verbs
cd version exit show load

Network Configuration

IMPORTANT NOTE: A er modifying network related configura on the iLO will RESET to ac vate the new
changes

To view the assigned network of the blade

</>hpiLO-> show /map1/enetport1/lanendpt1/ipendpt1


status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 13:06:42 2018

/map1/enetport1/lanendpt1/ipendpt1
Targets
Properties
IPv4Address=10.10.10.100
SubnetMask=255.255.255.0
AddressOrigin=Static
Verbs
cd version exit show set


To assign management IP to the blade iLO page

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</>hpiLO-> set /map1/enetport1/lanendpt1/ipendpt1 IPv4Address=10.10.10.100 SubnetMask=255.255.255

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 13:10:49 2018

Network settings change applied.

Settings change applied, iLO 4 will now be reset.

Logged Out: It may take several minutes before you can log back in.

CLI session stopped

Change or modify the gateway of the management IP

</>hpiLO-> set /map1/gateway1 AccessInfo=10.10.10.254

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 13:14:39 2018

Network settings change applied.

Settings change applied, iLO 4 will now be reset.

Logged Out: It may take several minutes before you can log back in.

CLI session stopped

Similarly you can also configure DNS server if you have any
NOTE: You can set upto 3 dnsserver for the blade

To add a dns server use the below command

</>hpiLO-> set /map1/dnsserver1 AccessInfo=1.2.3.4

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 13:18:03 2018

Network settings change applied.

Settings change applied, iLO 4 will now be reset.

Logged Out: It may take several minutes before you can log back in.

CLI session stopped

Enable or disable DHCP

To view the exis ng dhcpd status of the iLO

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</>hpiLO-> show /map1/dhcpendpt1 

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 13:19:04 2018

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/map1/dhcpendpt1
Targets
Properties
EnabledState=no
OtherTypeDescription=DHCP
Verbs
cd version exit show set

To enable ro disable this use below command

</>hpiLO-> set /map1/dhcpendpt1 EnabledState=no

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 13:19:48 2018

Network settings change applied.

Settings change applied, iLO 4 will now be reset.

Logged Out: It may take several minutes before you can log back in.

CLI session stopped

Configure SNMP

To view the exis ng SNMP configura on

</>hpiLO-> show /map1/snmp1

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 13:22:21 2018

/map1/snmp1
Targets
Properties
accessinfo1=0
readcom1=""
trapcom1=""
accessinfo2=0
readcom2=""
trapcom2=""
accessinfo3=0
readcom3=""
trapcom3=""
oemhp_iloalert=yes
oemhp_agentalert=yes
oemhp_snmppassthru=no
oemhp_agentlessenable=yes
oemhp_systemlocation=""

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To configure new SNMP value

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</>hpiLO-> set /map1/snmp1 accessinfo1=1.2.3.4

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 13:26:30 2018

SNMP settings modified.

Set the system loca on

</>hpiLO-> set /map1/snmp1/ oemhp_systemlocation="Bangalore"

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 13:28:11 2018

SNMP settings modified.

Set system point of contact

</>hpiLO-> set /map1/snmp1/ oemhp_systemcontact="Deepak Prasad"

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 13:28:44 2018

SNMP settings modified.

Set the role of the engineer

</>hpiLO-> set /map1/snmp1/ oemhp_systemrole="Engineer"

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 13:29:01 2018

SNMP settings modified.

Finally view the modified changes

</>hpiLO-> show /map1/snmp1/
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status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 13:29:06 2018

/map1/snmp1
Targets
Properties
accessinfo1=1.2.3.4
readcom1=""
trapcom1=""
accessinfo2=0
readcom2="" 
trapcom2=""
accessinfo3=0
readcom3=""

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trapcom3=""
oemhp_iloalert=yes
oemhp_agentalert=yes
oemhp_snmppassthru=no
oemhp_agentlessenable=yes
oemhp systemlocation="Bangalore"

Assign Name to the blade

IMPORTANT NOTE: The iLO will reset a er execu ng this command hence the connec on the iLO will be lost,
reconnect to the iLO4 in a couple of minutes

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</>hpiLO-> set /map1/enetport1 SystemName=server1

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 11:08:33 2018

Network settings change applied.

Settings change applied, iLO 4 will now be reset.

Logged Out: It may take several minutes before you can log back in.

CLI session stopped

Connec on terminated by server.


Re-connect to the iLO once it is UP again a er ac va ng the changes
BlrSiteA1-01-01> CONNECT SERVER 02

Connecting to bay 2 ...

User:OAtmp-HPadmin-5A2FB954 logged-in to server1.BlrSiteA(10.10.10.100 / FE80::7210:6FFF:FEC0:152

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Server Name: server1
Server Power: On

</>hpiLO->

Validate your changes

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</>hpiLO-> show /map1/enetport1/ SystemName

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 13:13:38 2018

/map1/enetport1
Properties
SystemName=server1
Verbs
cd version exit show set

Set and show power related values

Below table can be used to understand the meaning of different power values

Syntax
show /system1/oemhp_power1 <variable>
set /system1/oemhp_power1 <variable=value>


For example to view the power reading value from last 24h
</>hpiLO-> show /system1/oemhp_power1 oemhp_AvgPower

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status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 11:18:50 2018

/system1/oemhp_power1
Properties
oemhp_AvgPower=82 Watts
Verbs
cd version exit show set

To modify the power on delay value

</>hpiLO-> set /system1/oemhp_power1 oemhp_auto_pwr=15

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 11:53:16 2018

View and change boot order

To view all the available boot op on
</>hpiLO-> show /system1/bootconfig1

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 12:05:52 2018

/system1/bootconfig1
Targets
bootsource1
bootsource2
bootsource3
bootsource4
bootsource5
Properties
oemhp_bootmode=Legacy
oemhp_secureboot=Not Available
oemhp_pendingbootmode=Legacy
Verbs
cd version exit show set


You can view the individual bootsource to understand the media mapped to the respec ve bootsource

The boot source targets and matching boot source values do not change. The values for bootsource are:
• bootsource1: BootFmCd
• bootsource2: BootFmFloppy
• bootsource3: BootFmDrive
• bootsource4: BootFmUSBKey
• bootsource5: BootFmNetwork

To view the boot order of "individual boot source" 

</>hpiLO-> show /system1/bootconfig1/bootsource1

status=0

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Fri Feb 23 12:24:03 2018

/system1/bootconfig1/bootsource1
Targets
Properties
bootorder=2
bootdevice=BootFmCd
Verbs
cd version exit show set

To view the boot order of all the available boot source

</>hpiLO-> show -all /system1/bootconfig1

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 12:19:59 2018

/system1/bootconfig1
Targets
bootsource1
bootsource2
bootsource3
bootsource4
bootsource5
Properties
oemhp_bootmode=Legacy
oemhp_secureboot=Not Available
oemhp_pendingbootmode=Legacy
Verbs
cd version exit show set

/system1/bootconfig1/bootsource1
Targets
Properties

To change the boot order

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</>hpiLO-> set /system1/bootconfig1/bootsource2 bootorder=1

status=0

status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 12:22:25 2018

Bootorder being set.

bootsource2=BootFmDisk bootorder=1
bootsource1=BootFmCd bootorder=2
bootsource3=BootFmUSBKey bootorder=3
bootsource4=BootFmNetwork1 bootorder=4
bootsource5=BootFmNetwork2 bootorder=5

LED commands

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To show the LED status
</>hpiLO-> show /system1/led1

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 12:25:56 2018

/system1/led1
Targets
Properties
enabledstate=disabled
Verbs
cd version exit show start stop

To start the LED

</>hpiLO-> start /system1/led1

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 12:26:51 2018

Virtual Media Commands

To mount a cd or dvd image you must have the loca on of the iso image
As you see currently there is no image mounted on my iLO
</>hpiLO-> show /map1/oemhp_vm1/cddr1

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 12:31:25 2018

/map1/oemhp_vm1/cddr1
Targets
Properties
oemhp_image=None
oemhp_connect=No
oemhp_boot=No_Boot
oemhp_wp=No
vm_applet=No
Verbs
cd version exit show set

To mount an iso available on h p server

The oemhp image value is a URL. The URL, which is limited to 80 characters, specifies the loca on of the
virtual media image file on an HTTP server and is in the same format as the scriptable virtual media image
loca on.

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URL example: protocol://username:password@hostname:port/filename 

• protocol —Mandatory field that must be HTTP or HTTPS

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• username:password —Op onal field
• hostname —Mandatory field
• port —Op onal field
• filename —Mandatory field

</>hpiLO-> cd /map1/oemhp_vm1/cddr1

</map1/oemhp_vm1/cddr1>hpiLO-> set oemhp_image=http://10.43.22.100/bp-server-sum-2017-10-v2.iso

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 12:36:14 2018

</>hpiLO-> set /map1/oemhp_vm1/cddr1 oemhp_boot=connect

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 12:39:07 2018

To view the changes

</map1/oemhp_vm1/cddr1>hpiLO-> show

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 12:39:28 2018

/map1/oemhp_vm1/cddr1
Targets
Properties
oemhp_image=http://10.43.22.100/bp-server-sum-2017-10-v2.iso
oemhp_connect=Yes
oemhp_boot=Always
oemhp_wp=Yes
vm_applet=No
Verbs
cd version exit show set

To disconnect the dvd/cd image

</>hpiLO-> set /map1/oemhp_vm1/cddr1 oemhp_boot=disconnect

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 12:39:58 2018

To set one me boot menu for the inserted DVD

</>hpiLO-> set /map1/oemhp_vm1/cddr1 oemhp_boot=once

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 12:54:33 2018


Blade commands
To view the blade details and blade slot in the rack
Here we know now that the connected blade is on bay 2 and the enclosure IP Address is 192.168.1.10

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</>hpiLO-> show /map1/blade1

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 13:33:51 2018

/map1/blade1
Targets
rack
Properties
bay_number=2
auto_power=on
ip_address=192.168.1.10
mac_address=94:18:82:72:25:4b
sys_health=OK
Verbs
cd version exit show set

CPU Commands

To view the CPU informa on of the blade

</>hpiLO-> show /system1/cpu1

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED 
Fri Feb 23 13:36:21 2018

/system1/cpu1
Targets
Properties
name=Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2640 v3 @ 2.60GHz
status=OK
number_cores=8
active_cores=8
threads=16
speed=2600MHz
memory_technology=64-bit Capable
cachememory1=512KB
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cachememory2=2048KB
cachememory3=20480KB
Verbs
cd version exit show

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</>hpiLO-> show /system1/cpu2

status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Fri Feb 23 13:36:24 2018

/system1/cpu2
Targets
Properties
name=Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2640 v3 @ 2.60GHz
status=OK
number_cores=8
active_cores=8
threads=16
speed=2600MHz
memory_technology=64-bit Capable
cachememory1=512KB
cachememory2=2048KB
cachememory3=20480KB
Verbs
cd version exit show

References:
iLO4 Scrip ng and Command Line Guide

I hope the ar cle was useful

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