Os Console (Serial Console Redirection) - Hitachi Compute Blade 2000 User Manual

OS console (serial console redirection)

The OS console enables remote operation of the server blade's serial console,
which transfers input/output data between the server blade's serial port and the
console terminal.
The OS console can be accessed by connecting to the server blade via the
management network, using Telnet or Secure Shell (SSH) client software installed
on the console terminal.
The OS console does not support the operations described below.
1 Operation before OS Startup
The OS console functionality is not available until the OS starts. To control and
do setup of the server blade, use the remote console.
2 OS Installation
You cannot use the OS console to install the OS. Use the remote console to
install the OS.
For details about the remote console, see "Connect the System" in Chapter 3.
1. Preparation for using the OS console
1.1 Terminal software installation
Terminal software must be installed in the console terminal in advance.
(Note that some OSs of the console terminal includes terminal software and you
may use it.)
The terminal software should provide the following functionality:
 Support for Telnet protocol
 Support for SSH version 2 protocol
Some input/output keys may not be supported, depending
on the terminal software specifications.
Set up the terminal software to emulate the type of the
terminal set up for the OS.
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