Using Linux With The Text-Based Remote Console - HP HPE iLO 5 User Manual

Make sure that the terminal application character encoding is set to Western (ISO-8859-1).
2. Log in to iLO.
3. At the prompt, enter textcons.
A message appears, indicating that the Text-based Remote Console is initiating.
4. To exit the Text-based Remote Console and return to the CLI session, press Esc+Shift+9.

Using Linux with the Text-based Remote Console

You can run the Text-based Remote Console on a Linux system that is configured to present a terminal
session on the serial port. This feature enables you to use a remote logging service. You can log on to the
serial port remotely and redirect output to a log file. Any system messages directed to the serial port are
logged remotely.
Some keyboard combinations that Linux requires in text mode might not be passed to the Text-based
Remote Console. For example, the client might intercept the Alt+Tab keyboard combination.
Using Linux with the Text-based Remote Console 129