HP PROLIANT DL380P gen8

  1. Start the console session.

    Plug in serial cable to console port of device from PC COM1 port.
    Open PuTTY and select "Serial" connection type, leave baud rate (Speed) and other settings as default.
    Plug a monitor into device using a VGA cable.
    Plug a USB keyboard into device USB port.
    Plug power into device and if a power button exists, turn it on.

  2. Set iLO to factory defaults

    Notice that there is an iLO IPv4 address set indicating the settings are non-default:
    Initial screen
    When prompted press F8 to configure iLO:
    64 GB Installed ProLiant System BIOS - P70 (07/01/2015) Copyright 1982, 2015 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. 1 Processor(s) detected, 6 total cores enabled, Hyperthreading is enabled Proc 1: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2620 0 @ 2.00GHz HP Power Profile Mode: Balanced Power and Performance Power Regulator Mode: Dynamic Power Savings Redundant ROM Detected - This system contains a valid backup System ROM. Inlet Ambient Temperature: 6C/42F Advanced Memory Protection Mode: Advanced ECC Support HP SmartMemory authenticated in all populated DIMM slots. SATA Option ROM ver 2.00.C02 Copyright 1982, 2011. Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. iLO 4 Advanced press [F8] to configure <F9 = Setup>
    If presented with an authentication prompt for Login Name type Administrator:
    Login Name
    For Password type the printed random password found on the device:
    Password
    From the Menubar navigate to File -> Set Defaults:
    Menubar
    Press F10 to confirm:
    ConfirmDefaults
    Press Enter at the next dialog to proceed:
    iLOFactoryDefaults
    Shutdown Resetting iLO, please wait... Slot 0 HP Smart Array P420i Controller (2 GB, v7.50) 0 Logical Drives

  3. Erase System Settings and reboot.

    When keyboard input becomes available press F9 ensuring it indicates on screen that you did:
    pressF9
    In the ROM-Based Setup Utility navigate with the arrow keys down to System Default Options and press Enter to then select the submenu item Restore Default System Settings:
    RestoreDefault
    Press Enter to dismiss the warning dialog:
    WarningDialog
    Choose Yes, Select to Restore
    SystemSettings
    The system will restart indicating the settings were reset:
    Broadcom NetXtreme Ethernet Boot Agent Copyright (C) 2000-2015 Broadcom Corporation All rights reserved. Press Ctrl-S to enter Configuration Menu Emulex 10Gb UNDI, PXE-2.0 BIOS v10.2.477.10 Copyright (C) 2006-2014 Emulex Corporation Press <Ctrl><P> for PXESelect(TM) Utility Controller Status: Init done OCBB updated size : C74 OCBB Option Card Registered NC552SFP Controller#0 Port#1 Base 0xFBFA0000 at Bus:07 Dev:00 Fun:00 NC552SFP Controller#0 Port#2 Base 0xFBF40000 at Bus:07 Dev:00 Fun:01 - Initializing ...Done. System currently defaulted to typical configuration settings. Please run RBSU to modify default settings. Press "F9" key for ROM-Based Setup Utility Press "F10" key for Intelligent Provisioning Press "F11" key for Default Boot Override Options Press "F12" key for Network Boot For access via BIOS Serial Console Press "ESC+9" for ROM-Based Setup Utility Press "ESC+0" for Intelligent Provisioning Press "ESC+!" for Default Boot Override Options Press "ESC+@" for Network Boot System will boot in 3 seconds.

  4. Copy all the output from the session into your records.

    Right-click PuTTY's titlebar, from that dropdown menu click on "Copy All to Clipboard"
    Open the file of record certifying the deconfiguration of this device and use CTRL V to paste all the output from PuTTY into that file. Formatting the text with a fixed-width font helps it look more readable.

  5. End the session.

    Close PuTTy.