HP Onboard Administrator - Manual (Page 13)

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Accessing the command line interface
Remote access to the Onboard Administrator
The Onboard Administrator CLI can be accessed remotely through any Telnet or SSH session.
Telnet session
1. Open a command-line window from a network-connected client.
2. At the prompt, telnet to the IP address of the Onboard Administrator and press Enter.
For example, telnet 192.168.100.130, where the IP address is the address of your Onboard
Administrator.
3. Enter a valid user name and press Enter.
4. Enter a valid password and press Enter. The CLI command prompt displays.
5. Enter commands for the Onboard Administrator.
6. To terminate the remote access telnet session, enter Exit, Logout, or Quit at the CLI command
prompt.
SSH session
1. Start a SSH session to the Onboard Administrator using any SSH client application.
2. When prompted, enter the assigned IP address or DNS name of the Onboard Administrator and press
Enter.
3. Enter a valid user name and press Enter.
4. Enter a valid password and press Enter. The CLI command prompt displays.
5. Enter commands for the Onboard Administrator.
6. To terminate the remote access SSH session, close the communication software or enter Exit,
Logout, or Quit at the CLI command prompt.
Local access to the Onboard Administrator
The Onboard Administrator can be accessed locally through a serial port connector on the rear of the
Onboard Administrator module. Use a laptop or another computer as a serial console to communicate with
the Onboard Administrator. A laptop or PC connected to the Onboard Administrator serial port requires a
null-modem cable. The minimum connection to an external console is pins 2, 3, and 5.
1. Connect a serial cable between the serial port on the computer and the corresponding serial port on the
Onboard Administrator module. The following table is for the DB9 serial (RS232) port and shows the
pinout and signals for the RS232 connector. The signal direction is DTE (computer) relative to the DCE
(modem).
Pin Name Signal direction Description
1 CD <<-- Carrier detect
2 RXD <<-- Receive data
3 TXD -->> Transmit data