How to Connect to the SP Using an SSH Client

Use this task to connect to the service processor (SP) with SSH and the ILOM command–line interface (CLI). For more information about using the ILOM CLI, refer to the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 CLI Procedures Guide, which is included with the Sun Fire X2270 M2 server documentation collection.

Before You Begin

This task assumes you have performed the hardware setup procedures described in the Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Installation Guide.

1. From a serial console, establish an SSH connection to the SP.

   For example: ssh root@sp_ipaddress

   where sp_ipaddress is the IP address of the server SP.

2. Log in to the ILOM CLI.

   The CLI prompt appears:

   ->

3. Redirect the video output from the server to the SSH client by typing:

   -> start /SP/console

Next Steps

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