topic Re: Remote Console Card in Operating System - HP-UX

Remote Console Card

furrah — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:46:48 GMT

Hi Sifus (Guru)

We are supporting large number of HPUX box in a customers enviroment remotely via ssh/telnet. We gain control via sudo.

The systems that we support ranges from B10.20 to B11.23.

We are required to managed this systems remotely and we have no visibility on the Remote Console Cards (MP's).

How can we find the following from the system while logged on remotely :

i) Remote Console Card is installed on the system.

ii) Remote Console IP_address or hostname.

ii) Remote Console credential.

Is there any particular script to do so, or is there an syntax to find partial information that requested.

Thanx

Re: Remote Console Card

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:51:42 GMT

Shalom,

1) model command. Find the model at http://docs.hp.com See if it has a GSP/MP card. If listed on the site the card is installed. It needs to be configured hands on, locally.

2) You need console access to see this function. ctrl-b once connected and you see the GSP/MP menu. If there is no remote console access someone will have to visit the site.

3) You'll need to explain that request. Some remote consoles are https, the really good ones are GSP/MP technology.

Unless previously configured this operation requires a site visit. Initial configuration is hands on. No script, no short cuts.

SEP

Re: Remote Console Card

Aneesh Mohan — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:02:44 GMT

Hi ,

You can check the whether the GSP card is installed or not from the command line by running this command:
#stty +queryGSP < /dev/GSPdiag1
It should come back with "GSP is
functional".

You may need to configure the card locally .

Thanks,
Aneesh

Re: Remote Console Card

Torsten. — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:47:03 GMT

The command
stty +queryGSP < /dev/GSPdiag1
does not work on all systems.

The best way is always to document all settings while installing the system.

1) Almost all rpxxxx and rxxxxx systems have a MP (IMHO only the rx2620 could have an optional MP card)

2) No way to read this out from the OS. (you need to connect serial or try the MP hostname, because on newer settings the default is DHCP - the hostname is written on the label)

3) I'm not aware of any system be able to read out logon credentials

Re: Remote Console Card

furrah — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:57:45 GMT

Thank you all for the quick turn around