Overview
There are times when you want to reboot a Lithium node, like an RTR, but cannot reach it via SSH as it does not work for the OAM IP. This article provides information on how to reboot a Lithium node, in such a case, by connecting to the iLO IP address on the same node via SSH.
Please see below the main actions that the HP iLO management tool allows a user to perform on the server remotely:
- Power on and power off the server.
- Restart the server.
- Monitor the server, regardless of the state of the server’s operating system.
- Measure power usage.
- Apply patches, firmware updates, and critical virus updates through virtual media and virtual folders.
- Access system event logs and the HP Integrated Management Log.
Process
To reboot the server via iLO, please follow the steps below.
- Request the iLO IP address.
- SSH into iLO via jumpoff server (mbpe-customer) or another VPN / remote access method.
- Execute the
power resetcommand to reboot the server.
</>hpiLO-> power reset
status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Mon Sep 30 23:39:27 2019
Server resetting .......You can follow boot messages via the serial console using thevsportextcons(subject to license) commands.</>hpiLO-> vspor
</>hpiLO-> textcons
Confirmation
Once the node is accessible again via the OAM IP, verify the process by following the procedure below.
- Run the following commands as the textpass user.
$ tp_status
$ tp_walk smsCounters | grep -v ": 0"
$ tail -f /var/log/messages - Run a health-check using
lnxcfgtool as the root user by selecting 4. System Health Check.
# lnxcfg
lnxcfg
1. Network Configuration
2. Switch Configuration
3. Disk Configuration
4. System Health Check
[Q]uit
selection - Check the output for possible hardware issues.