HP ProLiant DL180 Server - Manual (Page 5)

Operational overview 5
Operational overview
Overview
This guide explains the standard and optional operational features of the Lights-Out 100 available for the
following HP ProLiant server models:
• ML110 G5 server
• ML115 G5 server
• DL120 G5 server
• ML150 G5 server
• DL160 G5 server
• DL165 G5 server
• DL180 G5 server
• DL185 G5 server
• SL165z G6 server
New features
This release of LO100 adds support for HP ProLiant SL165z G6 Server.
Server management
HP ProLiant Lights-Out 100 delivers basic remote control of vital server resources, supports IPMI 2.0, and
provides system administrators with access to the server at any time, even before an operating system is
installed on the server.
HP ProLiant Lights-Out 100 provides text mode console redirection, DMTF SMASH compliant command
line interface, and browser access to many of the same system management functions. You can access
LO100 through a dedicated Ethernet port or through the server serial port.
Server management features
With HP ProLiant Lights-Out 100, you can perform the following tasks:
• Access a remote graphic console (Virtual KVM)
• Access the serial console of the host operating system over the network using standards-based client
utilities
• Switch between serial console redirection or the LO100 command line interface
• Communicate securely using SSL and SSH