iLO 2/3 and ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH: opening the web UI from a modern browser

iLO 2 is stuck on TLS 1.0 and iLO 3 on TLS 1.1 forever. Firefox with deprecated TLS (separate profile) or Edge in IE mode opens the console; over SSH you can enforce AES and regenerate the certificate.

September 25, 2026 · 4 min

Latest HP iLO firmware: final versions for iLO 1 through iLO 7 and direct downloads

iLO 1 (1.96), iLO 2 (2.33), iLO 3 (1.94) and iLO 4 (2.82) will not change again; iLO 5, 6 and 7 are still alive. Direct links, how to extract the .bin, and the intermediate steps.

September 25, 2026 · 3 min

Installing ssacli on Proxmox (HPE Smart Storage) when the guide fails

The HPE repo no longer talks HTTP, the GPG key in every guide is the old one, and the ‘repo removed’ warning is false. Here is the sources.list with HTTPS and the correct GPG-KEY2-mcp.

September 24, 2026 · 4 min

HP iLO CLI: users, network, ISO, and power

iLO CLP cheat sheet: accounts, network, virtual media, and power.

August 19, 2026 · 1 min

Read an HP iLO license key without the web UI

GET https:///xmldata?item=CpqKey and pull the key out of the XML.

August 19, 2026 · 1 min

Upgrade HP iLO firmware over SSH

iLO web UI is dead. Serve the .bin over HTTP and load it from the SSH session.

August 19, 2026 · 1 min