Access Serial Remote Host Console

Before you access the host console, you can configure properties in Oracle ILOM to make the serial host console easier to view and to enable logging. Refer to the Oracle ILOM Administrator's Guide for Configuration and Maintenance at https://www.oracle.com/goto/ilom/docs.

This procedure describes how to access the host console remotely. To connect to the host console locally, see Log In to Oracle ILOM Using a Local Serial Connection.

1. Log in to the Oracle ILOM CLI using an account with Administrator privileges.

   For instructions, see Log In to Oracle ILOM Using a Local Serial Connection.

2. At the Oracle ILOM command prompt (->), type: start /HOST/console

   -> start /HOST/console

   The serial console output appears on the screen.

   Note:

   If the serial console is in use, stop and restart it using the stop /HOST/console command followed by the start /HOST/console command.

3. To return to the Oracle ILOM console, press Esc and then press Shift 9 to enter the open parenthesis ( character.