Oracle^® X8 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.

1. Verify that you have network access to Oracle ILOM, and know the server SP IP address or hostname.
2. 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 press Enter.
   2. At the Oracle ILOM Login prompt, type your Oracle ILOM user name and password.

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

   3. On the Oracle ILOM Summary Information page, in the Actions panel, click the Remote Console Launch button.

      The Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus screen appears.

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

3. To use an SSH client connection:
   1. From a serial console, to establish an SSH connection to the server SP, type ssh root@hostname.

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

   2. At the Oracle ILOM Login prompt, type your Oracle ILOM user name and password.

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

   3. At the Oracle ILOM CLI prompt (->), 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 https://www.oracle.com/goto/ilom/docs