Start Serial Console Redirection and Log In to Host Server OS

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Before You Begin

Console (c) role is required in Oracle ILOM to launch a serial redirection session to the host server operating system.

Note - For Oracle's Sun servers supporting the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus client, the read-write and view-only modes in an Oracle ILOM CLI host console (HOST/console) session are determined by the serial-line redirection setting in the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus client window. For instance, when full-control mode is enabled for serial-line redirection in the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus client window, all active CLI host console sessions will be forced to view-only mode. To regain read-write mode in the CLI host console session, the primary KVMS user must relinquish full-control in the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus client window, and then restart session (by typing start -f /HOST/console).
Review Host Serial Console Log Properties. Also, for SPARC multi-domain servers, see Figure 55, Table 55, Host Status History Log for SPARC PDomains .
Host server user credentials are required to access the host operating system. Users should log out of the host operating system prior to terminating the host redirection session from Oracle ILOM.
Host console serial redirection sessions can be started from an Oracle ILOM SP CLI, or by using the serial redirection mode available in the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus.

Note - Solaris users must use serial-redirection to access the Solaris Host Console, view Solaris Host Console messages, or to issue Solaris Host Console commands such as boot commands. Video redirection must not be used to access the Solaris Host Console, view Solaris Host Console messages, or to issue Solaris Host Console commands such as boot commands.

To start a host serial redirection console from the Oracle ILOM SP CLI, perform one of the following:
- For single host server SP, type:
  
  start /host/console
- For multi-domain SPARC server SP, type:
  
  start /Servers/PDomains/PDomain_n/host/console
A message appears prompting you to specify user credentials.

Type the required user credentials to access the host server operating system.
You are now logged in to the host server operating system through the host serial console.

Note - To issue standard Oracle ILOM CLI commands, you must first exit the host serial console.

To terminate the host redirection session, perform the following:
1. Log out of the host server operating system.
2. To terminate the connection between the host serial console and Oracle ILOM do one of the following:
  - For x86 systems, press these keys together: ESC and (
  - For SPARC systems, type #.
Note - To send a break to the host, press the Escape key and type uppercase B.