What is an onboard administrator?

What is an onboard administrator?

Onboard Administrator provides component control in c-Class enclosures. Component management begins after the component is detected and identified. The Onboard Administrator detects components in BladeSystem c-Class enclosures through presence signals on each bay.

How do I access onboard administrator?

Remote access to the Onboard Administrator

1. Open a command-line window from a network-connected client.
2. At the prompt, telnet to the IP address of the Onboard Administrator and press Enter.
3. Enter a valid user name and press Enter.
4. Enter a valid password and press Enter.
5. Enter commands for the Onboard Administrator.

How do I change administrator on board?

Onboard Administrator module replacement

1. Press the ejector button back.
2. Rotate the handle to the closed position under the ejector button.
3. Replace the blank (if installed).
4. Replace the module.

How do I get OA logs?

For the OA GUI select Enclosure Information – Enclosure Settings – Configuration Scripts. Select link for “Show All”. This includes the OA system log. If the OA is a bit old then the link is “Click Here…to view inventory.

How do I get to Oashowall?

Execute the SHOW ALL command from either the OA GUI or the OA CLI as follows:

1. OA GUI > Enclosure Settings > Configuration Scripts > SHOW ALL.
2. OA CLI > Execute the following CLI command: SHOW ALL.

What is Virtual Connect Manager?

Virtual Connect Manager is a web console built into the firmware of Virtual Connect Ethernet modules, and is designed to configure and manage a single Virtual Connect domain, up to 64 servers.

How do I access OA command line?

What is C7000 enclosure?

A BladeSystem c7000 enclosure holds up to 16 server and/or storage blades plus redundant network and storage switches. It includes a shared, multi-terabit High-Speed Mid-Plane for Wire-Once connectivity of server blades to network and shared storage.

How do I reset my HP c7000 enclosure password?

Open a suitable terminal window utility (Windows or Linux), and connect to the active onboard administrator. Press and hold in the onboard administrator reset button for 5 seconds. To boot the system into lost password modem press L. The password appears as the system reboots.

How do I collect all reports from OA show?

How to collect OA Show All report using OA GUI? Login to Onboard Administration GUI using a browser having java. Click on “SHOW ALL” which will generate the report on a new TAB of the browser.

What is HPE Virtual Connect?

Virtual Connect is an HPE based technology that provides the ability to configure and customize how each of the blade network connections are virtualized/mapped. Or as HPE describes, The baseline Virtual Connect technology virtualizes the connections between the server and the LAN and SAN network infrastructure.

Who is the Onboard Administrator for HP BladeSystem c7000?

HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator is the enclosure management processor, subsystem, and firmware base used to support the HP BladeSystem c7000 and all the managed devices contained within the enclosure. Onboard Administrator provides a single point from which to perform basic management tasks on server blades or switches within the enclosure.

What kind of access does a user have to a server blade?

A user can have access to any combination of device bays, interconnect bays, and Onboard Administrator bays. Access to a server blade by a user depends on the privilege level assigned to the user account.

What are the privilege levels in HP BladeSystem?

The privilege level approach of HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator to user permissions facilitates the maintenance of server blade bays. This approach operates according to the following principles: Users are assigned privilege levels in User Management.

How to show topology in the onboard administrator GUI?

Connecting a link down connector of an enclosure to the link up connector of the next enclosure results in the GUI depicting the first enclosure above the second enclosure. This GUI order is the same order that appears when you execute the Onboard Administrator CLI show topology command.