1. Oracle X9 Series Servers Administration Guide
  2. Using System Administration Tools
  3. Accessing the Host Console

Accessing the Host Console

Local Console – The server provides local console access through a terminal or terminal emulator connected to the serial management port (SER MGT).

Remote Console – You can access the console remotely using one of two methods:

  • A web-based client connection using the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus application

  • A secure Shell (SSH) client connection to the network management port (NET MGT)

Access the Host Console Locally

This procedure connects to the host console locally using the SER MGT port on the server.

By default, the SER MGT port connects to the Oracle ILOM CLI. Once you are connected to Oracle ILOM, you can enter a command to temporarily access the host console.

Using Oracle ILOM, you can also configure the SER MGT port so that it connects to the host console by default. See Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 5.0 Documentation Library at Systems Management Documentation.

  1. Connect a terminal or a terminal emulator to the serial management (SER MGT) port.
  2. Set the terminal device to 115200 baud, 8 bit, no parity, 1 stop bit (115200/8-N-1).
  3. Press Enter on the terminal device.
  4. 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.

  5. At the Oracle ILOM CLI prompt (->), connect to the host console, and type start /HOST/console.

    The serial management port output is automatically routed to the server's host serial local console.

    Note:

    To send a break to the host, press the Esc key and type uppercase B.
  6. To end the console session and return to the Oracle ILOM command line, press the Esc key and the left parenthesis key (Shift+9).
    For details, refer to Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 5.0 Documentation Library at Systems Management Documentation.

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 3.
    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).
    For more information, refer to Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 5.0 Documentation Library at Systems Management Documentation.