ILO - Shared Network Port on older Generation

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I am looking to use the ILO functionality in the environment, moving away from Avocent. I have about 2,000 servers, ranging from G2 – Gen8. About a third of the environment is still on G4, mostly DL380 G4. I have also a lot of DL385 G1. Due to the cost of network ports, I am looking to use Shared Network Port (SNP) to access the ILO. I am planning to buy Advanced ILO License.

Based on the documentation I found (see below), DL380 G4 and DL385 G1 supports that functionality with ILO Version 1.64 and higher. However, when I try to access the ILO via the browser, I have the message below. (No license installed yet)

Is there anyone that has the experience of using SNP on that type of servers? It work well on G5 and above.

Any help is appreciated.

Browser access to this system is not supported by the current iLO configuration.
Integrated Lights-Out does not support browser access on this platform using the Shared Network Port.
To enable browser access, perform these steps:
1. Reconfigure iLO to use the iLO NIC.
This can be configured using iLO RBSU or using RIBCL scripts with CPQLOCFG or HPONCFG.
Consult the iLO documentation for details on these options.
You can download the iLO User guide from the HP iLO support pages.
2. Connect a network cable to the iLO NIC.
3. Allow up to a minute for iLO to initialize on the new interface, then attempt to reconnect using your browser.
Alternatively, access may be supported using these interfaces:
• Secure Shell
• Telnet
• RIBCL scripts

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Due to bandwidth limitations, the iLO 1 only allowed CLI access with shared network port.