Using ILOM Remote Console to Remotely Manage a Server

To remotely manage the Sun Blade Server Module from your local machine, you need to perform the following tasks:

For more details, see these sections:

Launch ILOM and the Sun ILOM Remote Console

Use the following procedure to launch ILOM, specify remote control settings, and launch the Sun ILOM Remote Console application.

  1. Open a web browser and specify the IP address of the CMM (or the blade SP) that you want to remotely manage, then press Enter.

    The ILOM Login page appears.

  2. In the ILOM Login page, specify an Administrator account user name and password.

    Tip

    The preconfigured Administrator account shipped with ILOM is: root/ changeme. For additional information, see About the Preconfigured ILOM Administrator Account.

    The ILOM web interface appears.

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

    The Remote Control page appears with four sub-tabs: Redirection, Remote Power Control, Mouse Mode Settings, and Diagnostics.

  4. From the Remote Control page, specify the following remote control settings:

    Set Mouse Settings

    Click the Mouse Mode Settings tab.

    Absolute is preferred and is the default setting for systems running Windows or Solaris.

    Relative is required for systems running Linux.

    Set Console Color Redirection

    Click the Redirection tab to choose either an 8-bit or 16-bit color redirection.

    Run Diagnostics

    Click the Diagnostics tab to enable or disable the diagnostic setting.

    Control Server Power

    Click the Remote Power Control tab to select the Power ON option.

  5. In the Remote Console page, click the Redirection tab, then 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.

    To manage a remote server from your local machine using the Sun ILOM Remote Console, see the next section "Managing the Server From Your Local Machine Using the ILOM Remote Console"

Manage a Remote Server via the ILOM 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.

To manage a remote server from your local machine, you must start a new session and enable the devices you want to redirect. These devices can include the standard:

  • Keyboard

  • Video display

  • Mouse or other pointing device

  • Storage devices (CD/DVD-ROM drive or floppy drive).

Use the following procedure to start a new session and to enable devices for redirection.

Note

The following procedure assumes that you are managing the host server that you specified in Step 1 of "Configuring and Launching the ILOM Remote Console"

Start New ILOM Session and Redirect Devices

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

    Task

    Steps

    Start a new session

    Step A

    In the Redirection menu, select Start Redirection.

    A Login dialog appears.

    Step B

    In the Login dialog, specify the username and password.

    Tip:

    The default login username is root and the password is changeme

    Specify the devices you want to redirect

    Step C

    In the Devices menu, enable or disable the device(s) you want to redirect from the host server (Sun Blade Server Module).

    Tips:

    • 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 CD/DVD 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.

    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. 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.

  3. To exit the ILOM Remote Console application, select Quit in the Redirection menu.