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Server mode
The software and configuration utilities presented in this section operate in online mode, offline mode, orin both modes.
| Software or configuration utility | Server mode |
|---|---|
| Active Health System | Online and Offline |
| HPE iLO 5 | Online and Offline |
| HPE Smart Storage Administrator | Online and Offline |
| iLO RESTful API | Online and Offline |
| Intelligent Provisioning | Online and Offline |
| Scripting Toolkit for Windows and Linux | Online |
| Service Pack for ProLiant | Online and Offline |
| Smart Update Manager | Online and Offline |
| UEFI System Utilities | Offline |
Active Health System Viewer
Active Health System Viewer (AHSV) is an online tool used to read, diagnose, and resolve server issues quickly using AHS uploaded data. AHSV provides Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommended repair actions based on experience and best practices. AHSV provides the ability to:
Active Health System
Active Health System
The Active Health System monitors and records changes in the server hardware and systemconfiguration.
The Active Health System provides:
Active Health System data collection
The Active Health System does not collect information about users operations, finances, customers,employees, or partners.
Examples of information that is collected:
The Active Health System does not parse or change OS data from third-party error event log activities.
Active Health System Log
The data collected by the Active Health System is stored in the Active Health System Log. The data islogged securely, isolated from the operating system, and separate from customer data.
When the Active Health System Log is full, new data overwrites the oldest data in the log.
It takes less than 5 minutes to download the Active Health System Log and send it to a supportprofessional to help user resolve an issue.
When users download and send Active Health System data to Hewlett Packard Enterprise, they agree tohave the data used for analysis, technical resolution, and quality improvements. The data that is collectedis managed according to the privacy statement, available at the below mentioned website.
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Users can also upload the log to the Active Health System Viewer.
iLO 5 is a remote server management processor embedded on the system boards of HPE ProLiantservers and synergy compute modules. iLO enables the monitoring and controlling of servers fromremote locations. iLO management is a powerful tool that provides multiple ways to configure, update,monitor, and repair servers remotely. iLO (Standard) comes preconfigured on Hewlett Packard Enterpriseservers without an additional cost or license.
Features that enhance server administrator productivity and additional new security features are licensed.
iLO Federation
iLO Federation enables user 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 toenable communication between the systems in an iLO Federation group.
When an iLO Federation page loads, a data request is sent from the iLO system running the webinterface to its peers, and from those peers to other peers until all data for the selected iLO Federationgroup is retrieved.
iLO supports the following features:
Any user can view information on iLO Federation pages, but a license is required for using the followingfeatures: Group Virtual Media, Group power control, Group power capping, Group configuration, andGroup firmware update.
iLO Service Port
The Service Port is a USB port with the label iLO on supported ProLiant Gen10 servers and SynergyGen10 compute modules.
The Service Port is a USB port with the label iLO on the front of the server.
When users have physical access to a server, user can use the Service Port to do the following:
iLO RESTful API
iLO includes the iLO RESTful API, which is Redfish API conformant. The iLO RESTful API is amanagement interface that server management tools can use to perform configuration, inventory, andmonitoring tasks by sending basic HTTPS operations (GET, PUT, POST, DELETE, and PATCH) to theiLO web server.
RESTful Interface Tool
The RESTful Interface Tool (iLOREST) is a scripting tool that allows user to automate HPE servermanagement tasks. It provides a set of simplified commands that take advantage of the iLO RESTful API.Users can install the tool on their computer for remote use or install it locally on a server with a Windows orLinux Operating System. The RESTful Interface Tool offers an interactive mode, a scriptable mode, and afile-based mode similar to CONREP to help decrease automation times.
iLO Amplifier Pack
The iLO Amplifier Pack is an advanced server inventory, firmware and driver update solution that enablesrapid discovery, detailed inventory reporting, firmware, and driver updates by leveraging iLO advancedfunctionality. The iLO Amplifier Pack performs rapid server discovery and inventory for thousands ofsupported servers for the purpose of updating firmware and drivers at scale.
The IML records hundreds of events and stores them in an easy-to-view form. The IML timestamps eachevent with one-minute granularity.
User can view recorded events in the IML in several ways, including the following:
Intelligent provisioning
Intelligent provisioning is a single-server deployment tool embedded in ProLiant servers and HPE Synergy compute modules. Intelligent provisioning simplifies server setup, providing a reliable and consistent way to deploy servers.
Intelligent provisioning prepares the system for installing original, licensed vendor media and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise-branded versions of OS software. Intelligent provisioning also prepares the system to integrate optimized server support software from the Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP). SPP is a comprehensive systems software and firmware solution for ProLiant servers, server blades, their enclosures, and HPE Synergy compute modules. These components are preloaded with a basic set of firmware and OS components that are installed along with Intelligent provisioning.
NOTE: HPE ProLiant XL servers do not support operating system installation with Intelligent provisioning, but they do support the maintenance features.After the server is running, user can update the firmware to install additional components. User can alsoupdate any components that have been outdated since the server was manufactured.
To access Intelligent provisioning:
Intelligent provisioning operation
Intelligent provisioning includes the following components:
NOTE:
Although user’s server is pre-loaded with firmware and drivers, user should update the firmware upon initial setup to ensure user have the latest versions. Also, downloading and updating the latest version of Intelligent provisioning ensures the latest supported features are available.
Intelligent provisioning provides installation help for the following operating systems:
Not all versions of an OS are supported.
Management security
HPE ProLiant Gen10 servers are built with some of the industry’s most advanced security capabilities, out of the box, with a foundation of secure embedded management applications and firmware. The management security provided by HPE embedded management products enables secure support of modern workloads, protecting users components from unauthorized access and unapproved use. The Range of embedded management and optional software and firmware available with the iLO Advancedand iLO Advanced Premium Security Edition licenses provides security features that help ensure protection, detection, and recovery from advanced cyber-attacks.
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Scripting Toolkit for Windows and Linux
The STK for Windows and Linux is a server deployment product that delivers an unattended automated installation for high-volume server deployments. The STK is designed to support ProLiant servers. The toolkit includes a modular set of utilities and important documentation that describes how to apply these tools to build an automated server deployment process.
The STK provides a flexible way to create standard server configuration scripts. These scripts are used to automate many of the manual steps in the server configuration process. This automated server configuration process cuts time from each deployment, making it possible to scale rapid, high-volume server deployments.
UEFI System utilities
HPE servers with UEFI can provide:
Selecting the boot mode
This server provides two Boot Mode configurations: UEFI Mode and Legacy BIOS Mode. Certain bootoptions require that user select a specific boot mode. By default, the boot mode is set to UEFI Mode. Thesystem must boot in UEFI Mode to use certain options, including:
NOTE: The boot mode user use must match the operating system installation. If not, changing the boot mode can impact the ability of the server to boot to the installed operating system.
Prerequisite
When booting to UEFI Mode, leave UEFI Optimized Boot enabled.
Procedure
Secure Boot
Secure Boot is a server security feature that is implemented in the BIOS and does not require special hardware. Secure Boot ensures that each component launched during the boot process is digitally signed and that the signature is validated against a set of trusted certificates embedded in the UEFI BIOS.Secure Boot validates the software identity of the following components in the boot process:
When Secure Boot is enabled:
User can customize the certificates embedded in the UEFI BIOS by adding or removing users own certificates, either from a management console directly attached to the server, or by remotely connecting to the server using the iLO Remote Console.
User can configure Secure Boot:
Launching the Embedded UEFI Shell
Use the Embedded UEFI Shell option to launch the Embedded UEFI Shell. The Embedded UEFI Shell isa preboot command-line environment for scripting and running UEFI applications, including UEFI bootloaders. The Shell also provides CLI-based commands USER can use to obtain system information, and to configure and update the system BIOS.
Prerequisites
Embedded UEFI Shell is set to Enabled.
Procedure
HPE SSA is the main tool for configuring arrays on HPE Smart Array SR controllers. It exists in three interface formats: the HPE SSA GUI, the HPE SSA CLI, and HPE SSA Scripting. All formats provide support for configuration tasks. Some of the advanced tasks are available in only one format.
The diagnostic features in HPE SSA are also available in the standalone software HPE Smart Storage Administrator Diagnostics Utility CLI.
During the initial provisioning of the server or compute module, an array is required to be configured before the operating system can be installed. User can configure the array using SSA.
HPE SSA is accessible both offline (either through HPE Intelligent Provisioning or as a standalone bootable ISO image) and online:
NOTE: If users are updating an existing server in an offline environment, obtain the latest version of HPE SSA through Service Pack for ProLiant before performing configuration procedures.
Using one of multiple methods, user can run HPE SSA before launching the host operating system. In Offline mode, users can configure or maintain detected and supported devices, such as optional Smart Array controllers and integrated Smart Array controllers. Some HPE SSA features are only available inthe offline environment, such as setting the boot controller and boot volume.
Accessing HPE SSA in the online environment
This method requires an administrator to download the HPE SSA executables and install them. User can run HPE SSA online after launching the host operating system.
USB Support
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Gen10 servers support all USB operating speeds depending on the device that is connected to the server.
External USB functionality
Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides external USB support to enable local connection of USB devices for server administration, configuration, and diagnostic procedures.
For additional security, external USB functionality can be disabled through USB options in UEFI System Utilities.
The server enables user to upgrade or configure the ROM safely with redundant ROM support. The server has a single ROM that acts as two separate ROM images. In the standard implementation, one side of the ROM contains the current ROM program version, while the other side of the ROM contains a backup version.
NOTE: The server ships with the same version programmed on each side of the ROM.
Safety and security benefits
When user flash the system ROM, the flashing mechanism writes over the backup ROM and saves the current ROM as a backup, enabling user to switch easily to the alternate ROM version if the new ROM becomes corrupted for any reason. This feature protects the existing ROM version, even if user experience a power failure while flashing the ROM.
To update firmware or system ROM, use one of the following methods:
Service Pack for ProLiant
SPP is a systems software and firmware solution delivered as a single ISO file download. This solution uses SUM as the deployment tool and is tested and supports HPE ProLiant, HPE BladeSystem, HPE Synergy, and HPE Apollo servers and infrastructure.
SPP, along with SUM and iSUT, provides Smart Update system maintenance tools that systematically update HPE ProLiant, HPE BladeSystem, HPE Synergy, and HPE Apollo servers and infrastructure.
SPP can be used in an online mode on a server running Windows, Linux, or VMware vSphere ESXi, or in an offline mode where the server is booted to an operating system included in the ISO file.
Smart Update Manager
SUM is an innovative tool for maintaining and updating the firmware, drivers, and system software of HPE ProLiant, HPE BladeSystem, HPE Synergy, and HPE Apollo servers, infrastructure, and associated options.
SUM identifies associated nodes user can update at the same time to avoid interdependency issues.
Key features of SUM include:
NOTE: SUM does not support third-party controllers, including flashing hard drives behind the controllers.
Integrated Smart Update Tools
Integrated Smart Update Tools (iSUT) is a software utility used with iLO 4, iLO 5, iLO Amplifier Pack, HPE OneView, Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP), and Smart Update Manager (SUM) to stage, install, andactivate firmware and driver updates.
iSUT: Polls iLO to check for requests from HPE OneView, SUM, or iLO Amplifier Pack for updates through the management network and orchestrates staging, deploying, and activating updates. User can adjust the polling interval by issuing the appropriate command-line option provided by iSUT.Performs inventory on target servers, stages deployment, deploys updates, and then reboots theservers.
iLO 5 with integrated Smart Update (Gen10 servers only): Performs iLO Repository-based updatesby downloading the components from iLO Repository when iLO Installation Queue has the components which can be updated by iSUT.
iLO Amplifier Pack: Displays available updates for servers. Communicates with iSUT (or SUT 1.x) to initiate updates using the iLO Redfish interface. iSUT reports the status of updates to iLO Amplifier Pack via iLO Restful Interface.
HPE OneView: Displays available updates for servers. Communicates with iSUT (or SUT 1.x) to initiate updates, reports the status on the Firmware section of the Server Profile page of HPE OneView. HPE OneView provides automated compliance reporting in the dashboard.
SPP: A comprehensive systems software and firmware update solution, which is delivered as a single ISO image.
SUM: A tool for firmware and driver maintenance for HPE ProLiant servers and associated options.
NOTE: SUM, iLO Amplifier Pack, and HPE OneView should not manage the same nodes.
Updating firmware from the System Utilities
Use the Firmware Updates option to update firmware components in the system, including the system BIOS, NICs, and storage cards.
Procedure
Procedure
Online Flash components
This component provides updated system firmware that can be installed directly on supported operating systems. Additionally, when used in conjunction with SUM, this Smart Component allows the user to update firmware on remote servers from a central location. This remote deployment capability eliminates the need for the user to be physically present at the server to perform a firmware update.
Drivers
NOTE: Always perform a backup before installing or updating device drivers. Update drivers using any of the following Smart Update Solutions:
Download the latest Service Pack for ProLiant (includes Smart Update Manager)
Software and firmware
Update software and firmware before using the server for the first time, unless any installed software or components require an older version.
For system software and firmware updates, use one of the following sources:
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