Would you like to learn how to Install the HP Lights-Out Configuration Utility on Windows? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to download and install the HP Lights-Out Configuration Utility software on a computer running Windows.

HPQLOCFG is a command-line software that allows you to send XML configuration and control scripts over the network to an HP iLO interface.

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Tutorial - HP Lights-Out Configuration Utility on Windows

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Start the HP Lights-Out Configuration Utility installation.

HP Lights-out configuration utility installation

Accept the license and click on the Next button.

HP Lights-out configuration utility license

Click on the next button.

HP Lights-out configuration utility installation path

Wait the installation to complete and click on the Close button.

HP Lights-out configuration utility

After finishing the HP Lights-out configuration utility installation, open a DOS prompt.

On the DOS prompt, access the HP Lights-out configuration utility installation folder.

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You are now able to use the HPQLOCFG command to connect to an HP iLO interface and send RIBCL scripts.

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Here is a quick example.

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In our example, the hpqlocfg command will send the RIBCL commands inside the Factory_Defaults.xml file to the HP iLo interface 192.168.0.10 using the username administrator and the password mypass.

Here is the content of the Factory_defaults.xml file.

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The HP website provides a package containing some RIBCL script examples named: HPE Lights-Out XML Scripting Sample for Windows

Congratulations! You installed the HP Lights-out configuration utility on Windows