You need to change the ILO IP on an HP blade. You don’t have access to blade except via SSH to the HP C7000 Chassis.

Here is how:

1. Connect to the C7000 chassis:

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2. Connect to the blade via the C7000 chassis CLI:
c7000-1> connect server 8

Connecting to bay 8 …
User:OAtmp-administrator logged-in to c7000-1(10.10.10.101)
iLO 2 Standard Blade Edition 1.80 at 10:12:14 Oct 30 2009
Server Name: host is unamed
Server Power: On

hpiLO->

3. Show the existing IP and Gateway:

hpiLO-> show /map1/enetport1/lanendpt1/ipendpt1
status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED

/map1/enetport1/lanendpt1/ipendpt1
Targets
Properties
IPv4Address=10.81.0.160
SubnetMask=255.255.255.0
AddressOrigin=Static
Verbs
cd version exit show set

hpiLO->show gateway1
status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED

/map1/gateway1
Targets
Properties
AccessInfo=10.150.240.1
AccessContext=Default Gateway
Verbs
cd version exit show set

4. Change the IP (requires reboot):
hpiLO->set /map1/enetport1/lanendpt1/ipendpt1 IPv4Address=10.13.247.222 SubnetMask=255.255.240.0
status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Network settings change applied, iLO needs to be reset.

CLI session stopped

Connection terminated by server.

5. After the reboot, follow steps 1-3, and now change the Gateway (requires reboot):
hpiLO->set /map1/gateway1 AccessInfo=10.13.240.1
status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Network settings change applied, iLO needs to be reset.

CLI session stopped

The HP server must have been installed with the HP ESXi ISO -or- Updated via VMware Update Manager (VUM) with the latest vibs from vibsdepot.hp.com.

The process to configure the ILO is as follows:

1.  SSH to the ESXi host

2. cd /opt/hp/tools

3. Export the current config:   ./hponcfg -w /tmp/ilo_config.txt

4. Edit the above export config file (/tmp/ilo_config.txt) and change the following variables:

<IP_ADDRESS VALUE = “10.10.10.20”/>
<SUBNET_MASK VALUE = “255.255.255.0”/>
<GATEWAY_IP_ADDRESS VALUE = “10.10.10.1”/>
<DHCP_ENABLE VALUE = “N”/>

5. Flash the updated config to the ILO:   ./hponcfg -f /tmp/ilo_config.txt

[Let the ILO restart]

6. You must now reset the Administrator password.    Create the file:   reset_admin_pw.xml with the below info and add the new password in the password section:

<ribcl VERSION="2.0">
<login USER_LOGIN="Administrator" PASSWORD="YOUR-NEW-PASSWORD">
<user_INFO MODE="write">
<mod_USER USER_LOGIN="Administrator">
<password value="newpass"/>
</mod_USER>
</user_INFO>
</login>
</ribcl>

7. Flash “reset_admin_pw.xml” to the ILO:   ./hponcfg -f reset_admin_pw.xml

8.  Done.    You should be able to reach the ILO web management interface and login as Administrator.