Description
Remote Management and Control
Remote management and control is a key feature of the HP Integrated Lights Out (iLO) Essentials (BD774A). With iLO Essentials, administrators can remotely access and manage servers, regardless of their location or power state. This allows for greater flexibility and improved uptime, as administrators can resolve issues and make changes without needing to physically access the server.
iLO Essentials provides a web-based interface that allows administrators to remotely access and control servers. This interface provides a detailed view of the server’s hardware and software, including the system’s health, power state, and security status. Administrators can also remotely power on, power off, or reboot servers, as well as remotely access the system’s console.
iLO Essentials also provides remote access to the server’s virtual media, which allows administrators to remotely mount ISO images and other media for installation or troubleshooting purposes. Additionally, iLO Essentials provides remote access to the server’s virtual KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) which allows administrators to remotely access and control the server’s keyboard, video, and mouse.
With iLO Essentials, administrators can also remotely monitor and manage the server’s power consumption. This can be used to optimize energy usage and reduce costs. Additionally, iLO Essentials provides remote access to the server’s event logs, which allows administrators to remotely troubleshoot issues and monitor the system’s health.
The remote management and control features of HP iLO Essentials (BD774A) provide administrators with powerful tools to remotely access and manage servers, improving flexibility, uptime, and efficiency.
Security and Authentication
Security and authentication are important considerations when using the HP Integrated Lights Out (iLO) Essentials (BD774A) to remotely manage servers. iLO Essentials provides a number of security features to help ensure that only authorized individuals can access and control servers.
One of the key security features of iLO Essentials is user authentication. iLO Essentials supports several authentication methods, including local user accounts, Active Directory, and LDAP. This allows organizations to use their existing user authentication infrastructure, reducing the need to create and maintain separate accounts for iLO Essentials.
iLO Essentials also provides role-based access control (RBAC). This allows administrators to assign different roles and permissions to different users, ensuring that users can only access the features and functionality that they need. iLO Essentials supports several predefined roles, such as administrator, operator, and read-only, and also allows administrators to create custom roles.
In addition, iLO Essentials supports secure communications using HTTPS, SSH, and SNMPv3. This ensures that all data transmitted between the iLO Essentials interface and the server is encrypted, protecting against eavesdropping and tampering.
iLO Essentials also provides support for secure certificate-based authentication. This allows administrators to use digital certificates to authenticate users, providing an additional layer of security. Additionally, iLO Essentials supports two-factor authentication, which requires users to provide a second form of authentication.
Performance of Integrated Lights Out
The performance of the HP Integrated Lights Out (iLO) Essentials (BD774A) is generally considered to be very good. iLO Essentials is designed to provide fast and reliable remote management of servers, and its features are optimized for performance.
One of the key performance features of iLO Essentials is its low latency. iLO Essentials uses a dedicated network interface, which ensures that remote management traffic does not interfere with other network traffic. This results in fast response times and minimal latency, allowing administrators to quickly access and control servers remotely.
iLO Essentials also provides fast and reliable virtual media and virtual KVM. This allows administrators to remotely mount ISO images and other media, and remotely access the server’s keyboard, video, and mouse. This feature is optimized for performance, providing fast and responsive access to virtual media and virtual KVM.
Additionally, iLO Essentials provides fast and reliable event logging and monitoring. This allows administrators to remotely troubleshoot issues and monitor the system’s health. The event logs are stored on the server and can be accessed remotely, providing fast and reliable access to important information.
In terms of scalability, iLO Essentials supports multiple servers and can be easily integrated with other IT systems. This allows administrators to manage multiple servers from a single interface, improving efficiency and reducing complexity.
Key Features
- Brand Name: HP
- Part Number: BD774A
- Type: Networking
- Sub-Type: Integrated Lights Out
- Category : Networking Applications
- Subcategory : Network – System & Remote Management
- License Type : License
- Bundled Support : 3 Years 24×7 Support
- License Qty : 1 Server
- License Pricing : Standard
- Licensing Details : For Proliant Bladesystem
- Distribution Media : Electronic
- Service & Support : New Releases Update
- Service & Support Details : New Releases Update – 1 Year, Technical Support – 1 Year – Availability : 24 Hours A Day / Monday-Sunday
- Designed For : HP Proliant Ml310e Gen8, Ml310e Gen8 Base, Ml310e Gen8 Entry, Ml310e Gen8 Performance
