For system administrators setting up HPE ProLiant servers, finding the is the first step toward remote management. Unlike many other hardware devices, HPE Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) does not use a universal "one-size-fits-all" password for modern generations to ensure higher security. Identifying Your iLO Default Credentials The standard login for a factory-fresh iLO interface is: Username: Administrator (Case-sensitive in some versions). Password: A unique, random 8-character alphanumeric string. Where to Find the Password Physically
The password is unique to each specific server. You can find it in one of two places:
During the server boot process (POST), you can access the configuration utility directly: ilo default password
If the default password on the tag does not work, it means the password has been changed previously.
And this one still had the factory login: admin / password . For system administrators setting up HPE ProLiant servers,
And all because someone, ten years ago, set up a server and thought, “We’ll change the password next week.”
If the server is currently running Windows or Linux, you can use the HPE Online iLO Configuration Utility (hponcfg) to change the password without downtime. Password: A unique, random 8-character alphanumeric string
The bot wasn't even sophisticated. It just scanned for “iLO default password” and tried admin/admin , Administrator/ (blank), and root/calvin on every exposed management IP it could find.
The location of your password depends entirely on the generation of your server.