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You can install the OS and administer the server from either a VGA console, a serial console, or both. On HP Integrity rx1600, rx1620, rx2600, and rx2620 servers, the Management Processor (MP) is optional. In cases where the MP was not ordered, the only console is the serial interface on the bulkhead connector. This connector is a serial port (UART) and must be configured for use. For configuration information, see “Configuring and Using a Serial Console”. Setting Up a Serial Console | |
From the serial console, you can access the EFI shell and the MP. Use these utilities while installing and administering Linux on HP Integrity servers. You can configure a serial console in two ways: Connect a PC to the MP serial port using a null modem cable. Connect a PC to the MP LAN port using a cat5 LAN cable.
On a system running Linux, the SSH client is the native terminal emulator application. On a system running Windows, use a terminal emulator application, such as PuTTY or HyperTerminal. PuTTY is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH for 32-bit Linux and UNIX, and it provides an xterm terminal emulator. HP recommends that you use PuTTY version 0.57 or later, which is available the HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux or from the PuTTY Download Page website: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html To set up a serial console, perform the following steps: Use a null modem cable to connect a PC to the MP serial port or to the serial console port (for systems without MP), or use a cat5 cable to connect a PC to the MP LAN port. If necessary, install a terminal emulator and specify the following port settings: Use the Keyboard Configuration Panel to map the Backspace character to Ctrl-H. Boot the server. Run the terminal emulator and press Enter. The MP> prompt is displayed if you are using the Management Processor; otherwise, the server's output is shown.
| | | |  | NOTE: Before the Linux OS is booted, all console interaction occurs through EFI. To modify the default local graphics display to a serial console path, you must configure a single serial port (UART) for both Console-In/Out in the EFI boot manager. For detailed instructions, see “Configuring and Using a Serial Console”. | | | | |
Setting Up a VGA Console | |
On servers configured with an internal graphics card, you can connect a monitor, keyboard, and mouse directly to the appropriate ports. On HP Integrity rx5670 servers, you must first install an HP Graphics and USB Combo card (A6869A), and then connect the console to the appropriate ports. From an existing serial console, you can then modify the system configuration to redirect the output to the VGA console. Table 2-1 Graphics Support on Server Models | Server Model | Graphics Card |
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rx1600, rx2600, rx4640, rx1620, rx2620 | Internal graphics card (available on an MP card, which is optional on some servers) | rx5670 | Optional HP Graphics and USB Combo card (A6869A) |
To install the HP Graphics and USB Combo card: Insert the HP Graphics and USB Combo card in an open PCI slot of the server. Connect a VGA monitor, USB HP keyboard, and USB mouse to the appropriate ports. Boot the server to the EFI Boot Manager menu. From the EFI Boot Manager at the serial console, select Boot Option Maintenance Menu. Select the option Select Active Console Output Devices. Select the line with the appropriate graphics card PCI device. If there is no asterisk at the beginning of the line, the device is disabled. Press Enter to toggle the state of the card from disabled to enabled. Select Save Settings to NVRAM and then Exit. The video display is now directed to the VGA console.
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