Connecting to the Sun ILOM Web GUI for a Managed Server

To remotely access the Sun ILOM Web GUI for a Sun Fire X4000 Series server, use the connect server command.

The command line pane in the browser interface does not support this operation. You must use the n1sh shell to access the connect command.

This feature is supported only for Sun Fire X4000 Series servers. Use the n1smconfig script to enable auto-log to the ILOM Web GUI. For further information on enabling auto-log to the ILOM Web GUI, and on subsequently disabling it, see Configuring the N1 System Manager in Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Installation and Configuration Guide.

This feature is particularly useful for ILOM managed servers, for performing diagnosis before and during the OS installation and during the server power cycle.

You can perform this operation from the browser interface. To view information about using the browser interface to access the Sun ILOM Web GUI for a server, in the Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Online Help, find the topic 'To Open the Sun ILOM Web GUI for a Sun Fire X4000 Series Server.'

The management server redirects output of the managed server's console to the terminal emulator applet that is running in the browser interface.

The terminal emulator applet that is used by the browser interface for the ILOM Web GUI feature does not provide a certificate-based authentication of the applet. The applet also requires that you enable SSHv1 for the management server.

The emulator appears and takes you either to the root prompt or a read-only prompt.

If a server is powered off, the console still connects, but no output appears until the server is powered on.

To use the Sun ILOM Web GUI feature from the Server Details page in the browser interface, the Sun Java Plugin 1.4.2 or later must be installed on the managed server where you are running the browser. Not all of the supported browsers for the N1 System Manager have the Sun Java Plugin 1.4.2 installed, so you might have to install the plugin.

This procedure describes how to remotely access the Sun ILOM Web GUI for managed servers of the Sun Fire X4000 series.

Use of the Sun ILOM Web GUI is only supported for Sun Fire X4000 series servers.

Example 5–24 Connecting to the Sun ILOM Web GUI

The only way to connect to the Sun ILOM Web GUI is through the simple option in the browser interface. See the Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Online Help for details.

If the Open ILOM Web GUI menu item does not appear, SSHv1 is not enabled. To enable SSHv1, use the n1smconfig utility. See To Configure the N1 System Manager in Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Installation and Configuration Guide.

The Sun ILOM Web GUI autlogin feature for Sun Fire X4100 and Sun Fire X4200 servers exposes the server's service processor credentials. See Security Considerations in Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Installation and Configuration Guide for details.

After you have opened the Sun ILOM Web GUI, you can view the detailed output during an OS deployment or a power cycle. For instructions, see Deploying OS Profiles in Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Operating System Provisioning Guide and To Reboot a Managed Server or a Group.