But, thanks to HP drivers, ILO can be configured directly inside ESXi without the need for a server reboot: going into the command line (locally or via ssh) you can move to /opt/hp/tools, and there you will find the command hponcfg. The IP address or host name assigned to the device.
Hp ilo 5 ssh commands 5 CD 1 iso to my PC, and used it as a virtual CD-ROM to kickstart HP D元80 G4.
