Remote install Linux through i-Lo2 on DL360 G5

[Craig Furbutson]

Hey guys, with i-lo2's lack of remcons, how am I supposed to install linux on a cold box via ssh?
(Without calling into a windows machine and using internet explorer to access Ilo?)

[JKytsi]

So You do not have ILO2 advanced license ? Or What You mean by "i-lo2's lack of remcons"?

[Craig Furbutson]

I have the advanced license, I-lo2 doesn't have remcons, which I used with i-lo 1

[Jimmy Vance]

Over SSH you have to use VSP. By default VSP is setup to use com2 so you'll have to use console=ttyS1 to get the console output from Linux.

You don't have to use a Windows system to run the browser based iLO2 interface. Firefox running on Linux works fine using the java based remote console.

[Craig Furbutson]

Thanks, I'll give you points, but the vsp properly configured in grub.conf and /etc/rc.local hangs halfway through boot. I even tried enabling software based flow control. I just can't get to a login prompt.