Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 16:33:32 -0500 From: jmc <jcagle@gmail.com> To: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org> Cc: freebsd-proliant@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ssh ilo question Message-ID: <6863f0c90609121433i78c0a18bp6daab2d40c40bca2@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <6863f0c90609121425n330c863cj71e41edc36ec552@mail.gmail.com> References: <20060912092617.F2717@shanty.ipnstock.com> <6863f0c90609120640w15be76a2sf79b70936e6897a5@mail.gmail.com> <20060912122313.T36880@ganymede.hub.org> <6863f0c90609121425n330c863cj71e41edc36ec552@mail.gmail.com>
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On 9/12/06, jmc <jcagle@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 9/12/06, Marc G. Fournier <scrappy@hub.org> wrote: > > > On Tue, 12 Sep 2006, jmc wrote: > > > > > For iLO remcons sessions, your terminal emulator (e.g. PuTTY) should > > have > > > the following settings: > > > > > > Backspace - Generates Control-H > > > Function Keys - VT100+ > > > Window Size - 25 ROWS by 80 columns (This is key) > > > Character Set Translation - CP437 > > > > > > Please let me know if this helps. By the way, if your system has > > iLO-2 > > > (beginning in 2006) the REMCONS command no longer works -- you should > > > transition to using VSP (Virtual Serial Port) instead. The iLO-2 BMC > > now > > > uses a "DVI" like connection to the video controller which means it no > > > longer can "screen-scrape" the text console. I recommend setting the > > iLO > > > VSP to COM1 to make it easier to use for the FreeBSD console. (This > > is the > > > default on BladeSystem blades since they don't have a real COM1 port.) > > > > 'k, not 100% certain what this means ... will the remote console work > > through the web interface still? By VSP, I assume that doesn't mean I > > need to use a terminal server, are there any instructions on how to > > access > > this remotely? > > > > Thx ... > > > Hi Marc, > > iLO 2 still has the standard remote console web interface (Java applet) > and it is even faster and easier when you use Internet Explorer (some type > of Active/X thing I think). > > The remote serial console can be accessed using a web browser, Telnet, or > SSH. (Telnet is disabled by default since it is not secure, but you can > enable it in the web interface.) A terminal server is not required. > > Here is a web page that shows the differences between the various iLO > models (see the bottom of the page): > http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/ilo2/index.html > > One really cool feature is "Shared network port". This means that the iLO > Ethernet traffic can run across the NIC1 link, so that it doesn't require an > additional Ethernet port for each server. You can configure an iLO VLAN tag > so that the iLO management traffic is kept separate by the ethernet switch. > > Here's a link to the manuals for iLO: > > http://tinyurl.com/gcbwx > > -- John > Sorry, I forgot to mention that the Remote Console feature in the *web browser* with iLO-2 only provides access to POST (the BIOS boot screens). If you want to use the graphical remote console after the OS is loaded, you will need to upgrade to iLO 2 Advanced -- which gives you a key to enable the graphical remote console. John
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