HP Onboard Administrator - Manual (Page 64)

First Time Setup Wizard 64
If your facility prefers fixed IP address assignment, you can specify unique fixed addresses individually for
each of the server blade iLO bays and interconnect module management bays, or you can use EBIPA to
assign a range of fixed IP addresses to individual server blade and interconnect module bays. If you specify
fixed addresses individually, the subnet mask, gateway, DNS servers, NTP servers, and domain can be the
same or different for each bay. If you use EBIPA to assign a range of fixed addresses, you must specify the
first IP address in a range and the subnet mask. When you click the Autofill down arrow button for that bay,
the bays listed below that bay are automatically assigned consecutive IP addresses. The subnet mask,
gateway, DNS servers, NTP servers, and domain are also copied to each of the consecutive bays in the list.
For example, if you specify IPv4 address 16.100.226.21 for EBIPA bay 1, then using the Autofill feature,
bays 1 through 16 are assigned consecutive IP addresses in the range 16.100.226.21 to 16.100.226.36.
If you specify 16.200.139.51 for interconnect bay 3 and use the feature, interconnect bays 3 through 8 are
assigned consecutive IP addresses in the range 16.200.139.51 to 16.200.139.56.
IMPORTANT: Do not use the 169.254.x.x range when configuring EBIPA-assigned addresses,
as this network address range is reserved for use by the Onboard Administrator.
NOTE: The Autofill button only fills all address fields if the associated address field with the first
address in the list is clicked. For example, Autofill for address 1 will fill addresses 1-16, Autofill for
address 2 will fill 2-16, and so on.
If you use fixed IP addresses for management processors, then the Onboard Administrator hponcfg
command can be used to send the iLO network settings RIBCL script to an iLO if that iLO already has an IP
address. EBIPA can be used to bootstrap IP addresses to iLOs, so that Onboard Administrator hponcfg
command can be used to send configuration scripts to those iLOs. Changes to iLO network settings results in
that iLO resetting the network interface and breaking the current connections for a few seconds.
If you have double dense server blades, do not configure EBIPA settings for the base bays (Bay 1, 2, and so
forth). Configure the side A bays (1A, 2A, and so on) and side B bays (1B, 2B, and so on). Using the Autofill
feature assigns consecutive IP addresses to the bays listed below the bay where you specify the first IP
address in the range (for example, if you specify the IP address for bay 1A and use the Autofill feature, bays
2A, 3A, and so on are assigned consecutive addresses).
To configure the interconnect bays, use the Interconnect List (located below the Device List, on the same
Wizard screen).
To apply settings, click Next.
Servers in the device bays automatically acquire the device bay EBIPA addresses within a few minutes, but
the interconnect switch modules must be manually restarted by clicking the Virtual Power button on each
Onboard Administrator Interconnect Module information page.
Setting up your enclosure using EBIPA without an active network connection
1. Configure a static IP for each Onboard Administrator using Insight Display, and note the active OA
Service IP address on the Insight Display Enclosure Info screen. Attach the client PC to the enclosure
Service Port (Enclosure Link Up connector) between the OA bays with a standard Ethernet patch cable.
The client PC NIC must be configured for DHCP because it acquires an IP address in the range
169.254.x.y approximately 1 minute later.
2. Launch a web browser (or alternatively a Telnet or SSH session), and select the Onboard Administrator
Service IP address as displayed in the enclosure Insight Display on the Enclosure Info screen.
3. Using the administrative password attached to the active Onboard Administrator, log in to the Onboard
Administrator as Administrator.