Configure ILOM Remote Control Settings Using the Web Interface

Prerequisite

Follow these steps to configure ILOM settings for remote management:

What to Do

  1. In the CMM or SP ILOM web interface, click the Remote Control tab.

    • For the SP ILOM web interface. The Remote Control page appears displaying four second level tabs: Redirection, Remote Power Control, Mouse Mode Settings, and Diagnostics.

    • For the CMM ILOM web interface. The Remote Control page appears displaying two sub-tabs: Redirection and Remote Power Control.

    Note

    Alternatively, you can configure the remote control settings for each server SP associated with the CMM. To access the remote control settings for other server SPs listed in the CMM ILOM web interface, click the server SP in the left frame of the page, then click the Remote Control tab in the right frame of the page.

  2. In the Remote Control page, set the following remote control settings.

    Console Redirection Settings

    Click the Redirection tab and select one of the following console color redirection options:

    • 8-bit. Select 8-bit redirection for slower network connections.

    • 16-bit. Select 16-bit redirection for faster network connections.

    Mouse Mode Settings (SP setting only)

    Click the Mouse Mode Settings tab and select one of the following mouse mode settings:

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

    • Relative. Select Relative Mouse Mode when you are using a Linux operating system. Note that not all Linux operating systems support Absolute mode.

    Power State Settings

    Click the Remote Power Control tab to select one of the following host server power states:

    • Immediate Power Off. Select Immediate Power Off to immediately turn off the power to the remote host server.

    • Graceful Shutdown and Power Off. Select Graceful Shutdown and Power Off to attempt to shut down the OS gracefully prior to powering off the remote host server.

    • Power On. Select Power On to turn on full power to the remote host server. Power On is the default.

    • Power Cycle. Select Power Cycle to immediately turn off the power on the remote host server, then apply full power to the remote host server.

    • Reset. Select Reset to immediately reboot the remote host server.

    Pc-Check Diagnostic Settings (SP setting only)

    Note

    The Pc-Check setting is only supported on Sun Blade 8000 Series systems.

    Click the Diagnostics tab to enable or disable the following Pc-Check diagnostic settings:

    • Disabled. Select Disabled if you do not want to run PC-Check diagnostic tests when starting a remote host server.

    • Enabled. Select Enabled if you want to run basic Pc-Check diagnostic tests upon start-up of the remote host server. These basic diagnostic tests typically take 3 minutes to complete.

    • Extended. Select Extended if you want to run extended PCCheck diagnostic tests upon start-up of the remote host server. These extended diagnostic tests typically take 30 minutes to complete.

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