3.
Use the
vsp
command to view iLO Virtual Serial Port activity.
4.
Enter
ESC (
to exit.
5.
To view the iLO Virtual Serial Port log, enter
vsp log
.
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Text-based Remote Console (Textcons)
You can access the Text-based Remote Console (Textcons) using a licensed iLO system and SSH. When
you use SSH, the data stream, including authentication credentials, is protected by the encryption method
that the SSH client and iLO use.
This feature is supported only on servers that are configured to use the Legacy BIOS boot mode. It is not
supported on servers that are configured to use UEFI mode.
When you use Textcons, the presentation of colors, characters, and screen controls depends on the client
you are using, which can be any standard SSH client compatible with iLO. Features and support include
the following:
• Display of text-mode screens that are 80x25 (standard color configurations), including:
◦ System boot process (POST)
◦ Standard option ROMs
◦ Text boot loaders (boot loaders without a frame buffer)
◦ Linux operating system in VGA 80x25 mode
◦ DOS
◦ Other text-based operating systems
• International language keyboards (if the server and client systems have a similar configuration).
• Line-drawing characters when the correct font and code page are selected in the client application
More information
Customizing the Text-based Remote Console
You can use the
textcons
command options and arguments to customize the Text-based Remote
Console display. In general, you do not need to change these options.
Controlling the sampling rate
Use the
textcons speed
option to indicate, in ms, the time between each sampling period. A sampling
period is when the iLO firmware examines screen changes and updates the Text-based Remote Console.
Adjusting the speed can alleviate unnecessary traffic on long or slow network links, reduce bandwidth
use, and reduce iLO CPU time. Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends that you specify a value
between 1 and 5,000 (1 ms to 5 seconds). For example:
textcons speed 500
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