lan console on rp7400

[Donny Jekels]

has anyone setup the lan console on a rp7400. if so can you send me some whitepapers or instructions.

[Robert-Jan Goossens · Accepted solution]

Hi Donny,

http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000067908975

http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000060427754
Hope it helps,

Robert-Jan.

[S.K. Chan]

Get into GSP (CTRL-B) and enter "lc".
GSP> lc
You'll be prompted to enter its hostname, ip, subent mask, etc. After it's saved, enter "el" to enable it. It's that simple.
GSP> el

[S.K. Chan]

.. the doc (missed this the first time .. sorry )..
http://www.docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/A5191-96022/A5191-96022_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/A5191-96022/00/00/18-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/A5191-96022/00/00/18-toc.html&searchterms=GSP&queryid=20030508-134523
Click on "Configure System Consoles" .. btw congrats on your first hat ..

[Geoff Wild]

Here's a usage doc for you:


Telnet to the mp console port of the server you wish to connect to:

Login with the userid of Admin

MP login: Admin
MP password: (default is Admin - CHANGE IT!!)


Welcome to the

rp7410 Management Processor

(c) Copyright 1995-2002 Hewlett-Packard Co., All Rights Reserved.

Version 3.05


MP MAIN MENU:

CO: Consoles
VFP: Virtual Front Panel (partition status)
CM: Command Menu
CL: Console Logs
SL: Show chassis Logs
HE: Help
X: Exit Connection

MP>


You are now at the MP> prompt.

Enter co to go to the console(s) of the server. On a hardware partitioned box, there will be 2 partitions - 0 and 1.
Enter x to close your connection.

MP> co

Partitions available:

Part# Name
----- ----
0) Partition 0
Q) Quit

Please select partition number:


This box only has 1 partition, press 0 to select it.

Connecting to Console: Partition 0

(Use ^B to return to main menu.)

[A few lines of context from the console log:]

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GenericSysName [HP Release B.11.11] (see /etc/issue)
Console Login:
GenericSysName [HP Release B.11.11] (see /etc/issue)
Console Login:

GenericSysName [HP Release B.11.11] (see /etc/issue)
Console Login:

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


Press enter to get a console promt, then you are free to sign in (even as root).

^b to exite the console (NOTE: this does NOT terminate your session if you logged in as root!!! Make sure you exit before you ^b - if you do by accident, you can always get back in).

You may get prompted with:

[Read-only - use ^Ecf to attach to console.]


Press ^e c f to take over the console:

[Bumped user - Admin.]

Press enter.

GenericSysName [HP Release B.11.11] (see /etc/issue)
Console Login:

Now you can login.

[Donny Jekels]

thanks, now let me go work. or shall we call it play? hmm....