https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-remote-server/managing-the-local-cli-remotely/m-p/4682286#M5279 You can SSH into iLO2 and rn the "textcons" command. Textcons will give you a CLI console into the host. The host must not be in any graphics mode. In the past I've had to disable framebuffer and/or use vga=normal on the kernel append line to get textcons to function properly<BR /><BR /><BR /> Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:38:11 GMT Jimmy Vance 2010-09-03T02:38:11Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-remote-server/managing-the-local-cli-remotely/m-p/4682285#M5278 Is it possible to create a script / application to use iLo2 to manage the CLI of linux servers which have forgone a gui? (without having to use the existing java console)<BR /><BR />I just need to send keyboard commands as though I were on the local system, and to receive the output.<BR /><BR /><BR />Thanks, Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:25:08 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-remote-server/managing-the-local-cli-remotely/m-p/4682285#M5278 Cheshire42 2010-09-01T22:25:08Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-remote-server/managing-the-local-cli-remotely/m-p/4682286#M5279 You can SSH into iLO2 and rn the "textcons" command. Textcons will give you a CLI console into the host. The host must not be in any graphics mode. In the past I've had to disable framebuffer and/or use vga=normal on the kernel append line to get textcons to function properly<BR /><BR /><BR /> Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:38:11 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-remote-server/managing-the-local-cli-remotely/m-p/4682286#M5279 Jimmy Vance 2010-09-03T02:38:11Z