Out-Of-Band Management Using Ilo's Virtual Serial Port - HP AB500A - Integrated Lights-Out Advanced Configuration

Planning and configuration recommendations for integrated lights-out processors

Hide thumbs Also See for AB500A - Integrated Lights-Out Advanced:

Table of Contents

Figure 3. Consolidating multiple iLO devices into a single rack-mounted access switch

Out-of-band management using iLO's virtual serial port

The Virtual Serial Port (iLO) and Remote Serial Console (iLO 2) functions allow access to the physical

serial port of the server virtually through the iLO network connection. These two functions are

technically equivalent; only the names changed between iLO and iLO 2. The Remote Serial Console

option relies on the Virtual Serial Port. The Virtual Serial Port must be correctly enabled and

configured in the host RBSU. There are three methods of accessing the Remote Serial Console or

Virtual Serial Port:

• Using a Windows or Linux browser, a Java applet is launched which provides VT320 console

capability to the serial port connection.

• Using a telnet client, a command can be issued to connect to the serial port.

• Using a SSH client in a manner similar to that from the telnet client.

The Remote Serial Console or Virtual Serial Port function enables access to the Microsoft EMS

(Emergency Management Services) SAC (Special Administration Console), and the Linux serial

console, as well as to the ProLiant System ROM BIOS Serial Console Redirection.

For more information on Remote Serial Console (iLO 2) and Virtual Serial Port (iLO) functions see the

iLO users guide and

referenced in "For more information"

Integrated Lights-Out Virtual Serial Port papers

at the end of this paper.

Table of Contents