Reset HP iLO Password from Host Machine

Reset HP iLO Password from Host Machine

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Hi folks,

It’s been a while since my last post.

Today I had the problem that I didn’t have a password for an HP iLO.
Luckily HP thought along and developed a great tool called hponcfg.exe.

hponcfg.exe is part of the “HP Lights-Out Online Configuration Utility” package.
After the installation you can find the hponcfg.exe under C:\Program Files\Hewlett Packard Enterprise\HPONCFG

To reset your Passwort simly create a xml file with following content:

<RIBCL VERSION="2.0">
<LOGIN USER_LOGIN="Administrator" PASSWORD="newPasswort">
<USER_INFO MODE="write">
<MOD_USER USER_LOGIN="Administrator">
<PASSWORD value="newPassword"/>
</MOD_USER>
</USER_INFO>
</LOGIN>
</RIBCL>

Now save the file as resetPW.xml and open a administrative command.

Change to the C:\Program Files\Hewlett Packard Enterprise\HPONCFG directory and run the hponcfg.exe command with following parameter

hponcfg.exe /f resetPW.xml

Now you can login with your new credentials.