HP Integrated Lights-Out 4 - Manual (Page 214)

your operating system documentation. If the EMS console is not enabled in the operating
system, iLO displays an error message when you try to access the iLO Virtual Serial Port.
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The Windows EMS serial port must be enabled through the host system RBSU or the UEFI
System Utilities. The configuration allows you to enable or disable the EMS port, and select
the COM port. iLO automatically detects whether the EMS port is enabled or disabled, and
detects the selection of the COM port. For more information about enabling the Windows
EMS serial port, see
“Configuring the iLO Virtual Serial Port in the host system RBSU” (page 206)
or “Configuring the iLO Virtual Serial Port in the UEFI System Utilities” (page 209) .
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You can use the Windows EMS Console and the iLO Remote Console at the same time.
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To display the SAC> prompt, you might have to press Enter after connecting through the iLO
Virtual Serial Port.
To configure Windows for use with the iLO Virtual Serial Port:
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Open a command window.
2. Enter the following command to edit the boot configuration data:
bcdedit /ems on
3. Enter the following command to configure the EMSPORT and EMSBAUDRATE values:
bcdedit /emssettings EMSPORT:1 EMSBAUDRATE:115200
NOTE: EMSPORT:1 is COM1, and EMSPORT:2 is COM2.
Enter bcdedit /? for syntax help.
4. Reboot the operating system.
Starting an iLO Virtual Serial Port session
1. Verify that the iLO Virtual Serial Port settings are configured in the iLO RBSU or UEFI System
Utilities.
For more information, see “Configuring the iLO Virtual Serial Port in the host system RBSU”
(page 206) or “Configuring the iLO Virtual Serial Port in the UEFI System Utilities” (page 209) .
2. Verify that the Windows or Linux operating system is configured for use with the iLO Virtual
Serial Port.
For more information, see “Configuring the iLO Virtual Serial Port for the Windows EMS
Console” (page 213) or “Configuring the iLO Virtual Serial Port for Linux” (page 213) .
3. Start an SSH session.
For example, you could enter ssh Administrator@<iLO IP address> or connect
through port 22 with putty.exe.
4. When prompted, enter your iLO account credentials.
5. At the </>hpiLO-> prompt, enter VSP,and press Enter.
6. For Windows systems only: At the <SAC> prompt, enter cmd to create a command prompt
channel.
7. For Windows systems only: Enter ch - si <#> to switch to the channel specified by the
channel number.
8. When prompted, enter the OS login credentials.
Viewing the iLO Virtual Serial Port log
If the iLO Virtual Serial Port log is enabled, you can view iLO Virtual Serial Port activity by using
the vsp log command.
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Verify that an iLO Advanced or iLO Scale-Out license is installed.
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