Setting Up A Console; Set Up A Headless Console; Set Up The Headless Console Using A Null Modem Cable; Headless Console Configurations - HP Integrity rx1620 Software Manual

Setting up a console

If you are installing locally, you must set up your server with either a headless console or a GUI
console.

Set up a headless console

A headless console is a PC running terminal emulation software such as PuTTY (available on
the Smart Setup media or from the web) or HyperTerminal, that connects to the server through
its management processor (MP) serial port or LAN port. The headless console provides a method
for connecting to servers that do not have legacy VGA graphics or PS/2 keyboard and mouse
hardware installed on them. It is good practice to configure servers this way (without legacy
VGA or keyboard/mouse hardware) because they are easier to setup, maintain, and operate.
Figure 1-1 shows headless consoles connected to an HP Integrity rx4640 server.
Figure 1-1 Headless console configurations
When you use a headless console to install Windows, you can view detailed installation
information for each component by monitoring the setup log channels. See
Console" (page 94)
From the headless console, you can access the EFI Shell, the management processor (MP), and
the Microsoft Special Administration Console (SAC). You can use these utilities while installing
and administering Windows Server 2003 on HP Integrity servers. For more information about
the MP and SAC, see
You can configure a headless console in one of the following ways:
• Using a null modem cable
• Using a cat5 LAN cable
• Using a Remote Serial Console (applies to rx2660, rx3600, rx6600, BL860c, and BL870c servers
only)
The first two methods require a terminal emulation application such as HyperTerminal or PuTTY.
PuTTY is a free implementation of telnet and SSH for 32-bit Windows and UNIX. PuTTY provides
an X terminal. You must use PuTTY Version 0.59 or higher, available on the Smart Setup media
or from the PuTTY website at:
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html

Set up the headless console using a null modem cable

To set up the headless console using a null modem cable, complete the following steps:
1. Connect the PC to the server MP serial port with a null modem cable.
22 Preparing for the installation
for more information.
"Special Administration Console" (page
"Special Administration
94).