Console Quick Start, Third Edition - HP Integrity BL c-Class Servers

ToaccessiLO2vMediadevices,followthesesteps:

1. AfteryouaccessiLO2,clickWebAdministrationtoaccessthewebinterface.

2. EnterAdminintheUserNamefield,andenterAdmininthePasswordfield.

Important Forsecuritypurposes,HPrecommendschangingthedefaultlogin.

3. ClicktheVirtualMediatab,andclickLaunchtoloadthevMediaappletandconnecttothe

availableUSBCD/DVDdevices.ThevMediaappletmustremainopenwhenusingavirtual

mediadevice.

4. SelectLocalMediaDriveandselectthedriveletterofthephysicalCD/DVDdriveonyour



clientsystemfromthemenu.

ClickConnect.TheconnecteddrivedisplaysasthelocalCDdriveonthehostserver.Use

thisdrivetobootorinstallanOS.Whenconnected,virtualdevicesareavailabletothehost

serveruntilyouclosethevMediaappletorsignoutofthe

websession.

5. WhenyoufinishusingthevirtualCD/DVDdrive,disconnectthedevicefromthehostserver

orclosetheapplet.

OnserverswithoutalocallyattachedCD/DVDdrive,suchastheBLc‐Classserverblades,the

virtualCD/DVDisthefirstCD/DVDaccessibleat/dev/cdrom.Mountthe

virtualCD/DVDasa

normalCD/DVDdeviceusingthefollowingcommand:mount /mnt/cdrom1.

IfthehostserveroperatingsystemsupportsUSBmassstoragedevices,theiLO2virtualCD/DVDis

alsoavailableafterthehostserveroperatingsystemloads.YoucanusetheiLO2 virtualCD/DVD

whenthehostserver

operatingsystemisrunningtoupgradedevicedrivers,installsoftware,and

performothertasks.

FormoreinformationonvMedia,seetheHPIntegrityIntegratedLights‐Out2OperationsGuide.

LinuxandWindows

YoucanuseVGAtoconnectconsolesthatuseLinux® andWindows®operatingsystems,butthe

VGAportdoesnotconnecttoiLO2.Ensurethatthepropergraphicsmonitorpathisspecifiedin

theEFIBootManagerConsoleConfigurationmenu.Toconfig ureanASCIIconsoleconfiguredin

LinuxorWindows,

usetheEFIBootManagerConsoleConfigurationmenu.

ForLinuxinformationonchangingthedefaultconsoleandusingtheEFIBootManager

ConfigurationOptions,seeConfiguringYourConsoleinInstallingLinuxonHPIntegrityServers

ontheHPwebsiteat:http://www.docs.hp.com/en/linux.html

underHPEnablementKitforLinux

onHPIntegrityServersInstallationCDUserGuide.

 ForWindowsinformationonthedefaultconsole,seeWindowsonHPIntegrity

ServersonthefollowingHPwebsitesat:

http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/software/microsoft/Integrity‐

index.html

 http://www.docs.hp.com/en/windows.html.