HPE c00705292 HPE BladeSystem Onboard Administrator User Guide

HPE BladeSystem Onboard Administrator User Guide
Part Number: 695522-408
Published: October 2020
Abstract
This guide provides information on the initial setup and operation of the HPE BladeSystem Onboard Administrator. It also
covers use of the Onboard Administrator GUI and enclosure Insight Display. The information in this guide applies to version
496 (or later) of the HPE BladeSystem Onboard Administrator.

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Contents
Overview...................................................................................................................................9
Access requirements............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Onboard Administrator overview.................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Interfaces......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
Onboard Administrator authentication.................................................................................................................................................... 14
Running Onboard Administrator for the first time .............................................................................................................................................15
Signing in to the Onboard Administrator GUI........................................................................................................................................................16
Flash disaster recovery........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Flash recovering the Active OA with one Onboard Administrator in enclosure...............................................................17
Flash recovering the Active OA with two Onboard Administrators in the enclosure....................................................18
Running the setup wizard.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Using online help..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Changing enclosure and device configurations.....................................................................................................................................................19
Recovering the administrator password....................................................................................................................................................................19
Security considerations........................................................................................................................................................................................................20
BladeSystem network architecture overview........................................................................................................................................20
Recommended security best practices..................................................................................................................................................... 21
Network ports.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Cryptographic security capabilities and defaults................................................................................................................................22
HPE BladeSystem c3000/c7000 Enclosure hardware installation.............................. 32
Installing Onboard Administrator modules .............................................................................................................................................................32
Onboard Administrator cabling...................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
HPE BladeSystem Insight Display......................................................................................34
HPE BladeSystem c70002-inch Insight Display components.....................................................................................................................34
HPE BladeSystem c3000 and c70003-inch Insight Display components........................................................................................... 35
Insight Display overview ....................................................................................................................................................................................................35
Accessing the HPE BladeSystem c3000 Insight Display.................................................................................................................................36
Running the Insight Display installation ...................................................................................................................................................................37
Navigating the Insight Display .......................................................................................................................................................................................42
Health Summary screen.....................................................................................................................................................................................43
Enclosure Settings screen.................................................................................................................................................................................44
Enclosure Info screen.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Blade and Port Info screen............................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Turn Enclosure UID On/O screen..............................................................................................................................................................48
View User Note screen....................................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Chat Mode screen..................................................................................................................................................................................................49
USB Menu screen...................................................................................................................................................................................................50
KVM Menu screen..................................................................................................................................................................................................52
Insight Display errors ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................52
Power errors............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 53
Cooling errors...........................................................................................................................................................................................................53
Location errors........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 53
Configuration errors.............................................................................................................................................................................................54
Device failure errors............................................................................................................................................................................................. 54
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Enclosure KVM.......................................................................................................................55
Methods for using the Enclosure KVM feature......................................................................................................................................................55
Accessing the KVM menu...................................................................................................................................................................................................55
Returning to the KVM menu from another interface......................................................................................................................................... 56
Returning to Insight Display from the KVM menu...............................................................................................................................................56
Navigating the KVM menu.................................................................................................................................................................................................56
First Time Setup Wizard...................................................................................................... 60
Prerequisites to running the First Time Setup Wizard......................................................................................................................................60
Signing in to Onboard Administrator ....................................................................................................................................................... 60
Causes for possible issues when signing in to Onboard Administrator ............................................................................... 61
User Preferences......................................................................................................................................................................................................................61
FIPS..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................62
Clearing VC mode..................................................................................................................................................................................................63
Advanced security settings............................................................................................................................................................................. 63
FIPS mode.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 63
FIPS Mode status icons...................................................................................................................................................................................... 63
FIPS strong password enforcement............................................................................................................................................................64
Enclosure Selection screen................................................................................................................................................................................................ 64
Configuration Management screen.............................................................................................................................................................................. 66
Rack and Enclosure Settings screen............................................................................................................................................................................ 66
Administrator Account Setup screen.......................................................................................................................................................................... 69
Local User Accounts screen..............................................................................................................................................................................................70
User Settings screen............................................................................................................................................................................................ 70
Enclosure Bay IP Addressing............................................................................................................................................................................................71
EBIPA configuration guidelines.....................................................................................................................................................................72
Setting up your enclosure using EBIPA without an active network connection...............................................................72
First Time Setup Wizard EBIPA IPv4 screen......................................................................................................................................... 73
First Time Setup Wizard EBIPA IPv6 screen......................................................................................................................................... 75
Directory Groups Configuration screen..................................................................................................................................................................... 77
Nested LDAP group support.......................................................................................................................................................................... 79
Directory Settings screen................................................................................................................................................................................................... 79
Onboard Administrator Network Settings .............................................................................................................................................................. 82
First Time Setup Wizard IPv4 Network Settings.................................................................................................................................83
First Time Setup Wizard IPv6 Network Settings.................................................................................................................................85
Enclosure SNMP Settings screen...................................................................................................................................................................................88
Power Management screen...............................................................................................................................................................................................89
Understanding power capping varieties.................................................................................................................................................. 94
Finish...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................95
Navigating Onboard Administrator.................................................................................. 97
Navigation overview..............................................................................................................................................................................................................97
Tree view......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................97
Graphical view navigation...............................................................................................................................................................................................100
Rack View.............................................................................................................................103
Rack Overview screen........................................................................................................................................................................................................103
Location Discovery Services.........................................................................................................................................................................104
Topology modes................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 104
Rack Topology tab.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 105
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Rack Power and Thermal tab........................................................................................................................................................................................106
Rack Firmware screen........................................................................................................................................................................................................107
Configuring HPE BladeSystem enclosures and enclosure devices............................ 110
Viewing the status screens.............................................................................................................................................................................................110
Enclosure settings................................................................................................................................................................................................................111
Selecting enclosures..........................................................................................................................................................................................111
Enclosure Information screen......................................................................................................................................................................111
AlertMail...................................................................................................................................................................................................................115
Device Power Sequence Device Bays tabs.......................................................................................................................................... 117
Date and Time...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 119
Enclosure TCP/IP settings.............................................................................................................................................................................121
Network Access................................................................................................................................................................................................... 130
Link Loss Failover...............................................................................................................................................................................................135
SNMP overview....................................................................................................................................................................................................135
Enclosure Bay IP Addressing.......................................................................................................................................................................141
Device Summary..................................................................................................................................................................................................149
Active to Standby...............................................................................................................................................................................................150
DVD drive................................................................................................................................................................................................................151
VLAN Configuration..........................................................................................................................................................................................163
Active Health System.......................................................................................................................................................................................168
Insight Remote Support Registration..................................................................................................................................................... 169
Enclosure Firmware Management............................................................................................................................................................ 179
Managing enclosures......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 187
Powering o the enclosure........................................................................................................................................................................... 187
Linking enclosures............................................................................................................................................................................................. 188
Managing multiple enclosures.................................................................................................................................................................... 188
Active Onboard Administrator Module................................................................................................................................................................... 188
Active Onboard Administrator screen .................................................................................................................................................. 188
Active Onboard Administrator Virtual Buttons tab ...................................................................................................................... 190
Active Onboard Administrator USB tab ...............................................................................................................................................190
Active Onboard Administrator TCP/IP Settings screen...............................................................................................................191
Certificate Administration Information tab......................................................................................................................................... 194
Certificate Request tab....................................................................................................................................................................................195
Certificate Upload tab......................................................................................................................................................................................198
Firmware update................................................................................................................................................................................................. 198
Active Onboard Administrator Language Pack tab....................................................................................................................... 201
System log.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 203
Standby Onboard Administrator Module...............................................................................................................................................................204
Standby Onboard Administrator screen............................................................................................................................................... 204
Standby Onboard Administrator Virtual Buttons tab ..................................................................................................................205
TCP/IP Settings for Standby OA viewed from the Active OA.................................................................................................. 206
Standby Onboard Administrator Certificate Administration Information tab ...............................................................207
Standby Certificate Request tab................................................................................................................................................................209
Standby Certificate Upload tab..................................................................................................................................................................211
System Log for Standby Onboard Administrator............................................................................................................................212
Standby to Active...............................................................................................................................................................................................212
Device bays..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................212
Device Bay Status tab......................................................................................................................................................................................214
Server Blade Information tab.......................................................................................................................................................................218
Server Blade Virtual Devices tab...............................................................................................................................................................220
Boot Options tab.................................................................................................................................................................................................222
IML Log tab............................................................................................................................................................................................................223
iLO screen............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 224
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