How to reset or configure iLO password via ESXi shell

Please follow below steps: a. Login into the ESXi shell via putty. b. Go to the directory /opt/hp/tools/ c. Run the command  #./hponcfg -w ilo.xml..

Please follow below steps:

a. Login into the ESXi shell via putty.

b. Go to the directory /opt/hp/tools/

c. Run the command  #./hponcfg -w ilo.xml (Where ilo.xml is the file where ”-w’ switch write the configuration of ilo)

d. Edit the file ilo.xml using vi editor and fill the highlighted entry with requisites details (i.e network configuration, user id & password)

e. Run the below command to flush the modified ilo.xml file back to ilo memory.

#./hponcfg -f ilo.xml

f. Ilo will restart and after some time it’s done.

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Dr Pranay Jha

Dr. Pranay Jha is a Cloud and AI Consultant with 18+ years of experience in hybrid cloud, virtualization, and enterprise infrastructure transformation. He specializes in VMware technologies, multi-cloud strategy, and Generative AI solutions. He holds a PhD in Computer Applications with research focused on Cloud and AI, has published multiple research papers, and has been a VMware vExpert since 2016 and a VMUG Community Leader.

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