Access to HP ILO2 via OpenSSH v6.2 and higher

 HP ILO, Linux  1 Response »
Feb 272016
 

When you try to access HP ILO2 console via some new version of OpenSSH you have error.
For OpenSSH v.6
# ssh ilouser@iloserver
Received disconnect from iloserver: 2: Client Disconnect

Solution: add option -o MACs=hmac-sha1 to ssh:

# ssh -o MACs=hmac-sha1 ilouser@iloserver
ilouser@iloserver's password:

For OpenSSH v.7
# ssh ilouser@iloserver
Unable to negotiate with UNKNOWN: no matching key exchange method found. Their offer: diffie-hellman-group1-sha1

Solution: add option -o KexAlgorithms=diffie-hellman-group1-sha1 -o MACs=hmac-sha1 to ssh:

# ssh -o KexAlgorithms=diffie-hellman-group1-sha1 -o MACs=hmac-sha1 ilouser@iloserver
ilouser@iloserver's password:

Access to HP ILO remote console via SSH

 HP ILO, Linux  2 Responses »
Feb 272016
 

From Pinoy UNIX Administrations

There are times when you want to have a quick access to the remote console of a server like HP’s ILO but you don’t want (not able) to open a web browser just to access it. But there is an ability to access it via SSH (text console only).

  1. Open a ssh connection to the ILO’s IP address.
    # ssh ilo_admin@ip_address

  2. Enter your ILO admin account and password. After that you will see the ILO prompt.
    hpILO->

  3. To access the remote console of the server at the ILO prompt type “TEXTCONS”
    hpILO->TEXTCONS

  4. You will be presented with the Login: console. Enter your root or user account of the server to gain access.
    Login: