HP BladeSystem

Access requirements

To access HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator web interface, you must have the Onboard Administrator IP address and a compatible web browser. Access to the application must be through HTTPS (HTTP packets exchanged over an SSL-encrypted session).

HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator web interface requires an XSLT-enabled browser with support for JavaScript 1.3 or the equivalent.

The following browsers are supported for use with Onboard Administrator:

• Microsoft® Internet Explorer
• Mozilla Firefox
• Other browsers can be used, but are not supported.

Before running the application, you must enable the following browser settings:

• ActiveX (for Microsoft® Internet Explorer)
• Cookies
• JavaScript

If you receive a notice that your browser does not have the required functionality, be sure that your browser settings meet the preceding requirements, and see Recovering the administrator password .

If using the Japanese language version of Onboard Administrator with Microsoft® Internet Explorer, you must install the appropriate language pack within Microsoft® Windows®.

To access HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator CLI, use HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator IP address and a terminal or terminal application. To access the CLI interface, you must use Telnet or SSH, depending on which of these protocols are enabled.

To access the CLI management and notification features, the following ports must be open on any router between Onboard Administrator and any computers used to access or monitor Onboard Administrator.

You can change LDAP and Remote syslog port numbers.

If a protocol is disabled, then the corresponding ports are also disabled.

To use EDPC, iLO firmware 1.70 or later is required.

Access requirements