Selecting the Console Display Option

This section describes the options for connecting a console to perform the installation.

• Console Display Options

• Set Up the Local Console

• Set Up the Remote Console

Console Display Options

You can install the VMware ESXi software and administer the server by attaching a local console directly to the server's service processor (SP). See Set Up the Local Console for details about connecting a local console to the server.

You can also install the software and administer the server from a remote console by establishing a network connection to the server SP. There are two types of remote consoles:

• Web-based client connection using the Oracle ILOM Remote Console application

• Secure Shell (SSH) client connection to the network management port (NET MGT)

See Set Up the Remote Console for instructions for setting up a remote console session.

Set Up the Local Console

To connect a local console to the server, do the following:

1. Connect a VGA monitor to the video port (VGA) at the rear of the server.
2. Connect a keyboard and mouse to the USB ports at the rear of the server.

Related Information

• Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.1 Documentation Library at: http://www.oracle.com/goto/ILOM/docs

Set Up the Remote Console

1. View or establish an IP address for the server SP.

   To log in to Oracle ILOM remotely using either the command-line interface or the web interface, you must know the IP address of the server's service processor (SP). For instructions, see the Sun Server X2-4 Installation Guide.

2. If you are using a web-based client connection, perform these steps; otherwise, go to the next step.
   1. In a web browser, type the IP address for the server SP.
   2. Log in to the Oracle ILOM web interface.
   3. Redirect the video output from the server to the web client by launching the Oracle ILOM Remote Console.
   4. If necessary, enable device redirection (mouse, keyboard, etc.) in the Devices menu.
3. If you are using an SSH client connection, perform these steps.
   1. From a command-line interface, establish an SSH connection to the server SP (ssh root@hostname, where hostname can be the DNS name or the IP address for the server SP).
   2. Log in to Oracle ILOM.
   3. Redirect the output from the server to the SSH client by typing:

      -> start /HOST/console

Related Information

• Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.1 Documentation Library at: http://www.oracle.com/goto/ILOM/docs