HP Lights-Out 100 Remote Management - Manual (Page 42)

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Flow Control—None
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Redirection after BIOS POST—Always
SuperIO Configuration
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Serial Port Address—3F8
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Serial Port IRQ—IRQ 4
2. In the /boot/grub/menu.lst file, append the following to the kernel startup line:
console=ttyS0 115200
Comment out the line
GRAPHICAL DISPLAY LINE
# splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
3. Add an entry to allow serial console login in /etc/inittab. For example:
S0:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L 115200 ttyS0 vt102
4. In /etc/securetty enable root access to ttyS0 by adding ttyS0.
5. In /etc/sysconfig/kudzu, set kudzu to not perform serial port probing during boot. For
example:
SAFE=yes
6. After modifying and saving the previous files, reboot the server. You can now log in to the
operating system through remote console.
After POST, in the remote console, the server prompts you with a login. Enter a valid login and
use the server as you normally would. Use the ESC+Q keys to start remote console through the
telnet and the ESC+( keys to exit the remote console in telnet.
Microsoft Windows EMS management
Windows Server 2003 provides text-based console access. You can connect a notebook to LO100
to perform basic management tasks on the target system. The Windows EMS Console, if enabled,
displays the processes that are running and enables administrators to halt processes when video,
device drivers, or other operating system features have prevented normal operation and normal
corrective actions.
To enable Windows EMS management on the target system:
1. Press the F10 key during POST to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
2. Navigate to the Advanced>Console Redirection menu.
3. Choose one of these options based on your server model:
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On ML110 G6 and DL120 G6 servers:
Press the down arrow (
↓) key to scroll down to the Console Redirection option, and
then press the Enter key.
a.
b. Verify the following settings:
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Baud Serial Console Port—Enabled
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Baud Rate—9600
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On ML150 G6 servers:
Press the down arrow (
↓) key to scroll down to the Remote Access Configuration
option, and then press the Enter key.
a.
b. Verify the following settings:
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