Oracle^® X7 Series Servers Administration Guide

Access the Host Console Remotely

You can access the host console remotely through Oracle ILOM, using either the Oracle ILOM web interface, or a command line or console window.

Before You Begin

You must have network access to Oracle ILOM, and you must know the server SP IP address or hostname. For details, see Accessing Oracle ILOM

1. To use a web-based client connection, perform these steps; otherwise go to Step 2.
   1. In the browser address bar, type the Oracle ILOM IP address, and then press Enter.

      The Oracle ILOM Login prompt appears.

   2. Type your Oracle ILOM user name and password.

      The default Oracle ILOM user name is root and the default password is changeme.

      The Oracle ILOM Summary Information page appears.

   3. In the Actions panel, click the Remote Console Launch button.

      The Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus screen appears.

      For more details, see Launch a Graphical Remote Console Redirection Session.

2. To use an SSH client connection:
   1. From a serial console, establish an SSH connection to the server SP. Type:

      ssh root@hostname

      Where hostname can be the DNS name or the IP address for the server SP.

      The Oracle ILOM Login prompt appears.

   2. Type your Oracle ILOM user name and password.

      The default Oracle ILOM user name is root and the password is changeme.

      The Oracle ILOM CLI prompt (->) appears.

   3. To connect to the host console, type:

      -> start /HOST/console

   4. To return to the Oracle ILOM CLI, press the Esc key and the left parenthesis key (Shift+9).

Related Information

• Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 4.0 Documentation Library at: http://www.oracle.com/goto/ilom/docs