HP iLO and OA Integration Pack for System Center - Orchestrator

2024-11-01

Note

HP iLO and OA Integration pack has been discontinued from System Center Orchestator 2022 and later.

The Integration Pack for HP iLO and OA is an add-on for System Center - Orchestrator that enables you to automate HP iLO and OA commands.

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System Requirements

The Integration Pack for HP iLO and OA requires the following software to be installed and configured prior to implementing the integration. For more information about installing and configuring Orchestrator and HP iLO and OA, see the respective product documentation.

System Center 2016 integration packs require System Center 2016 - Orchestrator
System Center 2019 integration packs require System Center 2019 - Orchestrator
HP iLO 2
HP iLO 3
HP OA firmware 3.31

Download the Integration Pack

To download this integration pack for Orchestrator 2016, see HP iLO and OA Integration Pack for System Center 2016 - Orchestrator.
To download this integration pack for Orchestrator 2019, see HP iLO and OA Integration Pack for System Center 2019 - Orchestrator.

Register and Deploy the Integration Pack

After you download the integration pack file, you must register it with the Orchestrator management server, and then deploy it to Runbook servers and Runbook Designers. For the procedures on installing integration packs, see How To Install an Integration Pack.

Default Credentials

Default credentials are used to store a common set of credentials that can be selected when configuring an HP iLO and OA connection.

Set up default credentials

In the Runbook Designer, select the Options menu, and select HP iLO and OA. The HP iLO and OA dialog appears.
On the Connections tab, select Default credentials to begin the setup. The Default credentials dialog appears.
In the User name box, enter a default user name.
In the Password box, enter a default password.
In the Key box, enter a default key or select the ellipsis (...) button to browse and select a Key.
Select OK to close the default credentials dialog.

Configure the HP iLO and OA Connections

A connection establishes a reusable link between Orchestrator and an HP iLO and OA system. You can create as many connections as you require to specify links to multiple systems running HP iLO and OA. You can also create multiple connections to the same system to allow for differences in security permissions for different user accounts.

Set up an HP iLO and OA connection

In the Runbook Designer, select Options, and select HP iLO and OA. The HP iLO and OA dialog appears.
On the Connections tab, select Add to begin the connection setup. The Connection dialog appears.
In the Name box, enter a name for the connection. This could be the name of the HP iLO and OA system or a descriptive name to distinguish the type of connection.
In the Address box, enter the name or IP address of the HP iLO and OA system. If you're using the computer name, you can enter the NetBIOS name or the fully qualified domain name (FQDN).
In the Port box, enter the number of the HP iLO and OA system.
Select Use default credentials to apply the default credentials to this connection. If you do this, then you can skip the next two steps.
In the Username and Password boxes, enter the credentials that Orchestrator will use to connect to the HP iLO and OA system.
In the Private Key box, optionally specify the SSH key used to connect to the HP iLO and OA system.
In the Attempts box, enter the number or times a command will attempt before failing.
In the Time between attempts box, enter the number in seconds between each attempt.
Select OK to close the configuration dialog.
Select the connection and select the Test button. Test connection succeeded will appear when the connection is valid. Select Finish.

Export and Import Connections

Connections can be exported and imported into the connections list.

To export a connection

In the Runbook Designer, select the Options menu, and select HP iLO and OA. The HP iLO and OA dialog appears.
On the Connections tab, select Export to begin the export. The Save As dialog appears.
In the File name box, enter a name for the export file.
Select Save to export.
Select OK to close the configuration dialog and select Finish.

Import a connection

In the Runbook Designer, select the Options menu, and select HP iLO and OA. The HP iLO and OA dialog appears.
On the Connections tab, select Import to begin the import. The Open dialog appears.
In the File name box, enter a name for the import file.
Select Open to import.
Select OK to close the configuration dialog and select Finish.

Configure the HP iLO and OA Groups

A group establishes a reusable list of connections between Orchestrator and an HP iLO and OA systems. You can create as many groups as you require to specify lists to multiple systems running HP iLO and OA.

Set up an HP iLO and OA group

In the Runbook Designer, select the Options menu, and select HP iLO and OA. The HP iLO and OA dialog appears.
On the Groups tab, select Add to begin the group setup. The Managed group dialog appears.
In the Group name box, enter a name for the group. This could be a descriptive name to distinguish the type of group.
In the Available list, press the Ctrl button while clicking on the connections to select multiple connections. Press the >> button to move the connections to the Selected list.
Select OK to close the configuration dialog, and select Finish.

Batch update credentials on a group

In the Runbook Designer, select the Options menu, and select HP iLO and OA. The HP iLO and OA dialog appears.
On the Groups tab, select a group and select Batch credential update.
In the User name box, enter a new user name or leave blank to keep the original.
In the Password box, enter a new password or leave blank to keep the original.
In the Key box, enter a new key or leave blank to keep the original.
In the Port box, enter a new port or leave blank to keep the original.
Select OK to close the configuration dialog, and select Finish.