Need help enabling USB on an HP Proliant DL385p gen8

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Over the course of troubleshooting remote mounting issues, I disabled all USB in the RBSU. I wasn't paying attention or didn't see the warning that this would disable input through iLO.

So I sent the datacenter tech to turn it back on in the bios. Only … keyboards are USB these days…

So I'm wondering is my only course of action to reset the server to factory defaults? (Not that big of a deal as it wasn't in service yet, just have to re-IP iLO)

I'd like to not have to do that, but at this point, I think that's my only option.

TL;DR Did a dumb move, locked self out of input into the server, looking for a non-reset solution if there is one.

Best Answer

SSH to the ILO and use the textcons command to bring up a text-based console.

You'll be able to get into the BIOS this way and reenable your USB settings. Press F9 when the system posts.

Use ESC+SHIFT+( to exit the remote console session.

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