Managing a Blade From Your Local Machine Using the Remote Console

After you have configured the remote control settings in ILOM and have launched the Sun Remote Console window, you can use the Sun ILOM Remote Console to manage a remote server (Sun Blade Server Module) from your local machine.

Redirecting Devices and Managing a Blade

Use the following procedure to enable devices for redirection in a remote console session.

  1. In the Sun ILOM Remote Console window, perform the following tasks to redirect the server devices to your local machine:

    Task

    Description

    Specify the devices you want to redirect.

    In the Devices menu, enable or disable the device(s) you want to redirect from the host server (Sun Blade Server Module). To redirect a USB device from a Solaris or Linux client, see Redirecting USB Devices From a Solaris or Linux Client.

    • There are two choices for CD/DVD redirection. You can choose to either redirect a CD-ROM drive or redirect a CD-ROM image.

    • If you are installing from distribution media insert the CD/DVD into the redirected drive and choose CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM Selection window appears. Specify the drive location then click OK.

    • If you are installing from an .iso image file, place the .iso image file on a network shared location then select CD-ROM image. The File Open window appears. Specify the .iso file location then click Open.

    • Keyboard

    • Floppy

    • Mouse

    Based on the devices you enabled for redirection, you can use these devices on your local machine to remotely manage the host server (Sun Blade Server Module).

  2. Log in to the host operating system and manage the blade as needed.

  3. To stop the session, do the following:

    1. In the Redirection menu, select Stop Redirection.

      A confirmation message appears.

    2. In the Confirmation message, click Yes to stop the redirection.

  4. To exit the Remote Console, select Quit in the Redirection menu.