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Applies to: HPE iLO 4 and iLO 5 (ProLiant servers).
HPE iLO is an Experimental vendor for ipmideck, these steps are from official HPE documentation and a real iLO 4. On iLO 4 IPMI-over-LAN is typically enabled by default; on iLO 5 it is disabled by default for security and must be turned on (steps below).

iLO 5: enable IPMI/DCMI over LAN

1

Open the iLO web interface

In a browser, navigate to the iLO IP address and log in with iLO administrator credentials.
2

Security → Access Settings → Network

In the left navigation pane click Security, open the Access Settings tab, then click the pencil / edit icon for the Network section.
3

Enable IPMI/DCMI over LAN

Tick IPMI/DCMI over LAN and click Apply. IPMI-over-LAN uses the default port 623.

iLO 4: confirm the network address

On iLO 4, IPMI-over-LAN is generally enabled already; you mainly need the iLO’s IP address. Open Network → iLO Dedicated Network Port and read the Network Summary.
HPE iLO 4 Network Summary page on a ProLiant BL460c Gen9

Verify

From the host that will run ipmideck:
ipmitool -I lanplus -H <ilo-ip> -U <user> -P <password> chassis status
Flag for review: the path differs between iLO 4 (a Network tab; IPMI usually enabled) and iLO 5 (Security → Access Settings; IPMI disabled by default). Verify against your specific iLO version before relying on these steps.

Source

CITED: support.hpe.com, HPE iLO 5 IPMI User Guide · Guidelines for using iLO with IPMI or DCMI over LAN