Appendix C Enabling telnet on iLO Devices

After the discover command fails, view the /etc/dhcpd.conf file to determine the console ports connected to the nodes. You can identify console ports by the characters cp- in the host name. The switch and port number are shown in a comment at the end of the entry. Make sure you are looking at the correct switch to identify the console port.

# more /etc/dhcpd.conf

The top portion of this file looks similar to the following:

#Built by Blddhcpd in DiscoverTools.pm
ddns-update-style none;
deny unknown-clients;
allow bootp;
default-lease-time 480;
max-lease-time 480;
option xc-macaddress code 232 = string;
shared-network XC {
        subnet 172.0.0.0 netmask 255.224.0.0 {
        next-server 172.20.0.8;
        filename = "/pxelinux.0";
        host cp-n1 {
                hardware ethernet 00:11:85:5c:1b:dc;
                option host-name "cp-n1";
                fixed-address 172.21.0.1;
                # location "Level 2 Switch 172.20.65.4, Port 1";
                }
        host cp-n2 {
                hardware ethernet 00:11:0a:30:e0:94;
                option host-name "cp-n2";
                fixed-address 172.21.0.2;
                # location "Level 2 Switch 172.20.65.4, Port 2";
                }
        host cp-n3 {
                hardware ethernet 00:11:0a:30:b0:bc;
                option host-name "cp-n3";
                fixed-address 172.21.0.3;
                # location "Level 2 Switch 172.20.65.4, Port 3";
                }
        host cp-n4 {
                hardware ethernet 00:11:0a:2f:8d:fc;
                option host-name "cp-n4";
                fixed-address 172.21.0.4;
                # location "Level 2 Switch 172.20.65.4, Port 4";
                } 

Do one of the following:

Open the Mozilla Web browser on the head node, and in the Web address field at the top of the window, enter the IP address you noted in step 2 appended with /ie_index.htm, similar to the following:

https://172.20.0.n/ie_index.htm

Click OK twice to accept the security certificates.

In the Account Login window, enter Administrator as the login name, and enter the password that is shown on the information tag that is attached to the iLO. If you had already set up a common user name and password as part of your hardware preparation tasks, use those values instead. This information is in the /etc/powerd.conf file.

From the Administration tab, select User Administration from the pull-down menu.

Add the common administrator user name and password that is being used for all console management devices in the system. This information is in the /etc/powerd.conf file. The user name and password must be common across all nodes in the system.

From the Administration tab, select Global Settings from the pull-down menu.

Set the Remote Console Port Configuration option to Enabled (telnet).

Set the Remote Console Data Encryption option to No (telnet).

Click the Apply button at the bottom of the window.

Repeat steps 3 through 11 for every console port. When you are finished enabling telnet on all iLO devices, proceed to step 13.

Return to “Task 4: Run the discover Command to Discover System Components” and rerun the discover command, which should now complete without failure. Then, continue with the remainder of the system configuration procedure.