on 1-16-2009 2:51 PM nate spake the following:
John Doe wrote:
Or you could plug a cable into the iLO port and use the text console through your browser (https:///)...
Or ssh...
Modern iLOs disable the VGA text console after the system POSTs, to use it you need the iLO advanced license, so usually easier to just use serial..
No they don't. The text console is always available. It is just the graphic console that you need a license for.
And it is also available over ssh, telnet (yuck), and yes, the serial port if you set it up correctly.