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HP NetServer E 60
Remote Administrator
Guide
Server Management Solution
March 1999

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  • Page 1 HP NetServer E 60 Remote Administrator Guide Server Management Solution March 1999...
  • Page 2 Notice The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Graphics Console Redirection (Windows NT) ..................2 RCONSOLE (NetWare) ........................2 Recommended Modems........................3 Documentation ............................3 Where to Go Next..........................3 2 Installing HP Remote Console ......................5 Minimum Server Requirements ......................5 Minimum Console Requirements ......................6 Installation of HP Remote Console ......................6 Setup at the HP NetServer ......................6 Ending the Remote Console Session ....................9...

  • Page 5: What Is Remote Administration

    VARs, support technicians, and other support experts who can evaluate, maintain and, if necessary, reconfigure a NetServer remotely. The HP NetServer offers a range of remote control capabilities. With a modem connection at one of the NetServer’s serial ports, personnel at a distant workstation or terminal can control server functions (including the boot process), run diagnostic utilities, and perform NOS-level configuration procedures.

  • Page 6: Graphics Console Redirection (Windows Nt)

    RCONSOLE (NetWare) You can use Novell NetWare’s RCONSOLE program to take control of a customer’s HP NetServer running Novell NetWare/intraNetWare. RCONSOLE works at the NOS-level to provide full character-based remote access to a NetServer running Novell NetWare/intraNetWare.

  • Page 7: Recommended Modems

    1. Insert the HP NetServer Navigator CD-ROM into a client with a CD-ROM drive. 2. Run Windows Explorer and double-click on the TPL.HLP file located in the TPL directory. • HP web site: For the most up-to-date modem list, go to HP’s web site. Open your browser and enter the following URL: http://www.hp.com/netserver/servsup/compatability Refer to the "HP NetServer Tested Products Lists."...

  • Page 9: Installing Hp Remote Console

    You (or your customer) may need assistance setting up a NetServer for HP Console, particularly if you are unfamiliar with DOS prompt computing. In such cases, HP recommends that you first establish phone contact with an assistant and walk them through the setup defined in "Setup at the HP NetServer" of the installation steps that follow.

  • Page 10: Minimum Console Requirements

    Utility Partition must have already been installed on the HP NetServer using the Configuration Assistant utility found on the HP NetServer Navigator CD-ROM.) BIOS Level Setup HP Remote Console is built into the NetServer system BIOS and is enabled through a series of steps in the BIOS setup program. NOTE The HP NetServer must be rebooted as part of the installation for Remote Console Redirection at the server.
  • Page 11 Serial A or Serial B. Modem Initialization At the HP NetServer, the third step required to enable a Remote Console is initializing the modem. To initialize the modem and initiate a remote console session: 1.
  • Page 12 The program supplies a default initialization string (AT&F). This string includes a group of characters sent to the modem that configure it for routine operations. Use either the default string supplied by HP, or the initialization string supplied by the manufacturer of the modem you connected to the NetServer.

  • Page 13: Ending The Remote Console Session

    HP NetServer. If you plan to manage your HP NetServer using either a direct terminal connection or via modem, and you have chosen not to use Symantec’s pcANYWHERE32, make sure your terminal emulation software: •...
  • Page 14 Underline, blinking Installing and Configuring pcANYWHERE32 at the Remote Console Although there are several connection options, typically you access the HP NetServer via a modem. Unless you have decided to use another communications package, you need to install the pcANYWHERE32 to enable character-based console redirection at a remote workstation.
  • Page 15 Once you have completed the initial pcANYWHERE32 installation, you will need to configure for your remote console modem model and phone number for your HP NetServer. After selecting a modem model (from the ones on the supported modem list), you need to identify the phone number of each server you want to remotely access.

  • Page 16: Using Hp Remote Console

    7. You can copy and paste this icon multiple times to create an icon for each server you manage. Using HP Remote Console Originating a remote management session between an HP NetServer and a remote console involves initialization at the server (to put the server in standby mode) and an initiating call from the remote console.

  • Page 17: When A Remote Console Connection May Be Lost

    7. Double-click the "E60Clien" connection icon. When prompted, enter the password you defined in the HP NetServer's modem initialization program. After the NetServer accepts the password, you have access to both the BIOS setup routine and to the HP NetServer's Utility Partition. Refer to Appendix B "Terminal Emulation Keys" for information about remotely using keystrokes to execute BIOS specific commands at the server.

  • Page 19: Installing Graphic Console Redirection (Windows Nt)

    3 Installing Graphic Console Redirection (Windows NT) If you want to access an HP NetServer running Windows NT 4.0 and your remote console is running either Windows NT or Windows 95, you can redirect all the information displayed on the HP NetServer to your remote console using pcANYWHERE32.

  • Page 20: Minimum Console Requirements

    Graphic Console Redirection. Proceed to the next section to set up the server. NOTE You can copy and paste the connection icon multiple times to create an icon for each HP NetServer you want to manage. Be sure to modify the server name and phone number...

  • Page 21: Installing Pcanywhere32 On The Netserver

    Installing Graphic Console Redirection Installing pcANYWHERE32 on the NetServer If the HP NetServer you are setting up for remote access does not have pcANYWHERE32 Server software already installed, you (or your customer or client) must install pcANYWHERE32 at the NetServer.
  • Page 22 Chapter 3 Installing Graphic Console Redirection pcANYWHERE menu bar pcANYWHERE action button bar Figure 3-3. pcANYWHERE Main Screen To finish configuration, at the main program window: 1. Click "Be A Host PC." 2. Select the Modem connection item (see the following figure). Figure 3-4.

  • Page 23: Using Graphics Console Redirection

    2. Click the "Remote Control" button. Then double-click the "Modem" connection icon you configured for your HP NetServer. This initializes the modem and dials the server’s phone number. 3. Enter the password for the HP NetServer if you set one up when you installed pcANYWHERE32 at the server.

  • Page 25: Installing Rconsole (Netware)

    Minimum Server Requirements In order to use RCONSOLE, your server needs: • An external modem or direct connection via one of the HP NetServer’s two serial ports • An HP NetServer E Series system running Novell NetWare/intraNetWare (3.12 or 4.11), intraNetWare for Small Business 1.10, and including RCONSOLE software and utilities...
  • Page 26 Chapter 4 Installing RCONSOLE (NetWare) load install 2. At the NetServer installation utility, select "NCF files options," then "Edit AUTOEXEC.NCF file". 3. Edit AUTOEXEC.NCF by typing the following commands, each on a separate line: load remote <password> load aio load aiocomx load rs232 <com port>...
  • Page 27 Chapter 4 Installing RCONSOLE (NetWare) RCONSOLE dials the selected server, establishes a connection and then supplies you with a list of servers available via the selected phone access. As soon as you select a server, RCONSOLE initiates a remote console session. For further information about RCONSOLE capabilities such as dial-back and inband remote, refer to your Novell NetWare documentation.

  • Page 29: A Software License, Warranty, And Support

    Ownership. The Software is owned and copyrighted by HP or its third party suppliers. Your license confers no title or ownership in the Software and is not a sale of any rights in the Software. HP’s third party suppliers may protect their rights in the event of any violation of these License Terms.

  • Page 30: Warranty

    FAR 52.227-19 (Jun 1987) (or any equivalent agency regulation or contract clause), whichever is applicable. You have only those rights provided for such Software and any accompanying documentation by the applicable FAR or DFARS clause or the HP standard software agreement for the product involved. Warranty Refer to your system HP NetServer Warranty and Service/Support Booklet for software and hardware warranty information.

  • Page 31: B Terminal Emulation Keys

    Remote Console Redirection escape sequences. PC keystrokes that have no ASCII/ANSI terminal equivalents, but are recognized by the HP NetServer BIOS, can only be used after you have logged onto the NetServer. These BIOS specific commands are initiated by pressing Alt-0 (zero) if the terminal has been set up correctly.

  • Page 33: Index

    Index pcANYWHERE32 installation at the server, 17 pcANYWHERE32 keyboard mapping, 19 Console Redirection pcANYWHERE32 terminal emulation keys, 27 Installing, 6 RCONSOLE Disconnects when using Graphic Console remote console requirements for console Redirection, 19 redirection, 21 Disconnects when using Remote Console, 13 server requirements for console redirection, 21 Docmentation, 3 setup at the remote client, 22...
  • Page 34 Index Windows NT server Using HP Remote Console, 12 pcANYWHERE32 installation, 17 Windows NT server requirements for graphic console redirection, 15 Warranty information, 25 Windows NT console requirements for graphic console redirection, 16...

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