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 (CLI) or the web interface, you must know the IP address of the server's service processor (SP). For instructions, refer to Modifying the Service Processor Network Settings Using Oracle ILOM in Oracle Server X6-2 Installation Guide.

2. If you are using a web-based client connection, perform these steps; otherwise go to the next step.
   1. On a remote system with access to the server network management port (NETMGT), open a web browser.
   2. In the web browser, type the IP address for the server SP, and then press Enter.

      The Oracle ILOM Login prompt appears.

   3. Log in to the Oracle ILOM web interface. 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.

      The Oracle ILOM Summary Information page appears.

   4. Redirect the video output from the server to the web client by launching the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus application. In the Actions panel, click the Remote Console Launch button.

      The Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus screen appears.

      For more details, refer to the Oracle ILOM Administrator's Guide for Configuration and Maintenance at http://www.oracle.com/goto/ilom/docs.

3. If you are using an SSH client connection, perform these steps.
   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. Log in to Oracle ILOM. At the Login prompt, 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. Redirect the serial output from the server to the SSH client. At the CLI prompt, type:

      -> start /HOST/console

Related Information

• Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.2 Documentation Library at: http://www.oracle.com/goto/ilom/docs