HP Remote System Controller User Manual page 4

Table of contents
1 Getting started ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Requirements ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Supported features..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Front panel components (external).................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Left and right panel components (external) .............................................................................................................................................................. 3
Front components (internal) ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Connecting the computer (external)............................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Connecting to AC power (select products only) .................................................................................................................................................... 5
Disconnecting the HP Remote System Controller ............................................................................................................................................... 6
2 Configuring the HP Remote System Controller.............................................................................................................................................................7
Initial setup for the HP Remote System Controller ..............................................................................................................................................7
Accessing the software interface for the HP Remote System Controller.......................................................................................... 8
Configure IP Assignment ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Configure the DNS Server Assignment....................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Configure the Proxy settings................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Configure KVM................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Configuring the access security ....................................................................................................................................................................................10
Configure the password ........................................................................................................................................................................................................10
Manage TLS certificates ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Configure Firmware Updates settings......................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Configure directory-based authentication.............................................................................................................................................................. 12
Configuring the domain controller address................................................................................................................................................. 12
Configuring the base search entry .................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Configuring the groups allowed to authenticate ..................................................................................................................................... 12
Log in with domain credentials .............................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Managing user sessions....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
3 Accessing and controlling the remote host .................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Control the remote host power......................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Turn on the remote host.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Turn off the remote host ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Restart the remote host.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Stopping the boot process in the BIOS menu ............................................................................................................................................ 15
Accessing the remote host using KVM....................................................................................................................................................................... 15
KVM hardware compatibility ................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Using the KVM menu .....................................................................................................................................................................................................16
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