HP Integrated Lights-Out 2 Standard Blade Edition

Essential remote control and management for headless HP BladeSystem environments » Reduced travel costs, improved efficiency & system uptime » Reliable security » Fits your environment		Product information » Overview & Features » Key benefits » Questions & Answers

	Reduced travel costs, improved efficiency & system uptime

You have the freedom of full control over your ProLiant BL servers anytime, anywhere with iLO 2

• With full remote control of the system console , power and virtual media during all server states, you can take full advantage of the HP BladeSystem headless infrastructure
• By eliminating travel, whether within a building or across a continent, iLO 2 shortens the time to troubleshoot and restore systems
• Continuous access to system event logs and basic hardware health status shortens the time to diagnose and correct remote server issues when OS based tools are inaccessible
• Auxiliary power ensures that the iLO 2 management processor is operational even when a blade server is powered off

	Reliable security

You do not have to compromise security to remotely manage HP ProLiant BLservers-- with iLO 2 Standard Blade Edition, you can have both

• iLO 2 ensures secure communication through all iLO 2 interfaces with industry-standard secure socket layer (SSL) for web browsers, secure shell (SSH) for command lines and RC4 for remote consoles
• iLO 2 Standard Blade Edition provides basic access security with up to 12 user accounts providing customizable access rights

	Fits your environment

Your ProLiant remote management solution fits your unique and changing IT environment with iLO 2 Standard Blade Edition

• Each iLO 2 management processor is fully accessible from a standard browser, command line or script without requiring additional software on the client system
• Initial configuration of single or large groups of iLO 2 management processors is scalable and easy using the simple browser interface or powerful scripting capabilities as well as the HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator
• Using Lights-Out Configuration Utilities, an administrator can easily and consistently configure user accounts and other settings on all iLO 2 and iLO management processors
• iLO 2 is completely compatible with existing Lights-Out utilities for easy integration into any ProLiant environment and for protection of investments in existing remote management tools and infrastructures
• Efficient, centralized management and access to iLO 2 is provided through tight integration with other ProLiant management tools such as HP Systems Insight Manager, HP OpenView and the ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack