I have an old HP ProLiant DL380 G3 server I plan on using to tamper with. However, I have ran into an issue.
I can't access iLO due to a firmware gap (from around 2003) to the present.
When I try to login to my iLO panel, it first sends me to a page that tells me I need to accept a security certificate. Then I assume it redirects me to this page I need to accept the certificate on.
When it redirects me, I get this error in my browser:
This site can’t provide a secure connection
10.0.0.2 uses an unsupported protocol.
ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH
The client and server don't support a common SSL protocol version or cipher suite. This is likely to be caused when the server needs RC4, which is no longer considered secure.
Now, I've tried to enable these old SSLv3 cipers, and even go back to out-dated browsers to try and access the iLO control panel, but nothing works. I get the same error no matter what.
How do I update the iLO firmware to a more recent version of SSL, to allow me to connect?
Any ideas?
Best Answer
The ILO is old and out of support because the server is old and out of support.
The HP ProLiant DL380 G3 dates back to 2003, so you're talking about 13 year-old equipment.
You can download the software to update your ILO from within your operating system environment by going to HP's support site. The current version is 1.96 from 2014.
Another option is using something like the hpilo_cli utility to load your firmware.
Connect a mouse and keyboard to the server and install your OS. ILO is not a prerequisite to using this hardware.