ssh ilo question

[Marc G. Fournier]

On Tue, 12 Sep 2006, jmc wrote:

>>  Hi Marc,
>> 
>> iLO 2 still has the standard remote console web interface (Java applet) 
>> and it is even faster and easier when you use Internet Explorer (some 
>> type of Active/X thing I think).
>> 
>> The remote serial console can be accessed using a web browser, Telnet, 
>> or SSH.  (Telnet is disabled by default since it is not secure, but you 
>> can enable it in the web interface.)  A terminal server is not 
>> required.
>> 
>> Here is a web page that shows the differences between the various iLO 
>> models (see the bottom of the page): 
>> http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/ilo2/index.html
>> 
>> One really cool feature is "Shared network port".  This means that the 
>> iLO Ethernet traffic can run across the NIC1 link, so that it doesn't 
>> require an additional Ethernet port for each server.  You can configure 
>> an iLO VLAN tag so that the iLO management traffic is kept separate by 
>> the ethernet switch.
>> 
>> Here's a link to the manuals for iLO:
>> 
>> http://tinyurl.com/gcbwx
>> 
>> -- John
>> 
>
> Sorry, I forgot to mention that the Remote Console feature in the *web 
> browser* with iLO-2 only provides access to POST (the BIOS boot 
> screens). If you want to use the graphical remote console after the OS 
> is loaded, you will need to upgrade to iLO 2 Advanced -- which gives you 
> a key to enable the graphical remote console.

'k, then what is "Virtual KVM text mode"?  That *sounds* like the same as 
the REMCONS I've been using so far ... no?

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