Configuring ILOM Remote Control and Launching the Remote Console

To remotely manage a server from your local machine, you need to perform the following tasks:

To remotely manage multiple blades from one Remote Console session, see Launching the Remote Console Application From the CMM.

Configuring ILOM Remote Control and Launching the Remote Console

Use the following procedure to launch the Remote Console application from the ILOM web interface on an SP.

  1. Open a web browser and specify the IP address that you want to remotely manage, then press Enter.

    The ILOM Login page appears.

  2. In the ILOM Login page, enter the default user name (root) with the default password (changeme).

    The ILOM web interface appears.

  3. To launch the Remote Console and specify settings related to remote redirection, click the Remote Control tab.

    The Remote Control page appears with four tabs.

  4. In the Remote Control page on an SP, choose Mouse Mode Settings.

    The Mouse Mode settings page appears.

    Set Mouse Settings

    Click the Mouse Mode Setting tab.

    • Select Absolute Mouse Mode for best performance when you are using Solaris or Windows operating systems. Absolute is the default.

    • Select Relative Mouse Mode when you are using a Linux operating system. Linux currently does not support Absolute mode.

    Set Console Redirection Resolution

    • Choose 8-bit redirection for slower network connections.

    • Choose 16 bit redirection for faster network connection.

  5. Select the mouse mode setting appropriate for your operating system.

  6. In the Remote Console page, choose either an 8 bit or 16 bit color redirection, based on the speed of your network.

  7. Click the Launch Redirection button to launch the Sun ILOM Remote Console.

    A warning message may appear stating that the name of the site does not match the name on the certificate. If this message appears, click Run to continue.

    The Sun ILOM Remote Console window appears.

  8. To manage a remote server from your local machine using the Sun ILOM Remote Console, see Managing a Blade From Your Local Machine Using the Remote Console.

Note

JavaRConsole creates a ilomrc.log file on the client system where the Remote Console application is running. The maximum size for this file is 32 Mbytes, and he file is truncated each time the Remote Console application is launched.