Accessing the OnBoard Appliance and Connected Devices : Accessing the Console of a Device

Accessing the Console of a Device
Chapter 3 tells how to access an SP or device console through the Web Manager. Any type of authorized user can access the console of a connected SP, server or other type of supported device using one of the two additional methods listed below.
See Device management commands for use with the ssh command for the format of the ssh command line when a device management command is used, if desired.
The prerequisites for using the ssh command line to access a device console are shown in the following list:
To use an ssh command to connect directly to a device’s or SP’s console:
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To connect directly to a device’s console, enter the ssh command with the devconsole command.
The following format example shows entering ssh with the -t option, the username francisco, the device alias rsa_au, the appliance IP address 192.168.44.111 and the devconsole command.
% ssh -t francisco:rsa_au@192.168.44.111 devconsole
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To connect directly to an SP’s console, use the ssh command with the spconsole command.
The following example shows entering ssh with the -t option, the username francisco, the IP address 192.168.44.111 with the spconsole command.
% ssh -t francisco:rsa_au@192.168.44.111 spconsole
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To use the OnBoard appliance console menus to access device management options:
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If you are a regular user, use the arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate to the Access Devices option on the menu and press Enter or Return.
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Press Enter or Return. A list of actions displays.
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If you have selected either Access the service processor’s console or Access the device's console when the console login prompt appears, log into the console.
To exit from a console session:
Perform one of the two following steps to exit from the console of an SP, server or device before closing the terminal window.
[root@rdqailo /]# exit
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The terminal window closes.