XC600 and XC1200
  • 13 Jun 2022
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Monitoring the CTERA Edge Filer Using HPE Integrated Lights Out (iLO)

HPE iLO enables remote XC600 and XC1200 CTERA Edge Filer monitoring seamlessly from anywhere in the world. The first time you log on to iLO, CTERA recommends changing the password.

To Access iLO:

  • Attach a network cable to the iLO port.

To change the password to access iLO:

  1. Log in to iLO.
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  2. Use Administrator as the user name and CTERAiLO4 for the password.
    The iLO console is displayed.
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  3. In the iLO console, access Administration > User Administration.
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  4. Click Administrator under Local Users.
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  5. Check the Change Password box and click Update User.
  6. Enter a new password and then confirm it.
Note

You can also reset the password, for example, if you forget it, as described in the CTERA knowledge base: Change the HPE iLO Password for an Edge Filer.

Using iLO, you can monitor the sever, including the following:

  • Set up SNMP monitoring under Administration > Management > SNMP Settings. For more details, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8lP3tjcNqk or for SNMPv3, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSyk1pX8TZ8. You can also set up SNMP monitoring of the CTERA Edge Filer, described in Using SNMP Monitoring.
  • Set up email alerts under Administration > Management > Alert Mail. For more details, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_gZ5eFZws4.
  • System information. Click System Information in the navigation pane to view the status of the server subsystems and devices, such as the status of the fans, power, storage, and temperature. For example, by selecting the Storage tab, you can check the status of all the SATA drives.
  • System diagnostics. Click Diagnostics in the navigation pane for server diagnostics.

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