Users Guide

Using the BMC Management Utility 65
Figure 3-20. Console Redirection Example
Rebooting the Managed System and Activating Console Redirection
Select option 4 in the main menu.
NOTE: You must be connected to the managed system’s BMC before you can configure the SOL features. If SOL
Proxy is not yet connected to the managed system’s BMC, you are prompted for an IP address, a
username/password combination, and an IPMI encryption key. The IPMI encryption key value will be ignored if no
key was set at the BMC on the target server. See "Connecting to the Remote Managed System’s BMC" for more
information.
The power state of the remote managed system is confirmed. If power is on, you are asked to decide
between a graceful or forceful shutdown.
Next, the power state is monitored until the status changes to on. Console redirection begins, and the
remote managed system text console is redirected to your management station. Use the escape character
sequence <~><.> to terminate console redirection and return to the top-level menu.
While the managed system reboots, you can enter the BIOS system setup program to view or configure
BIOS settings. See Figure 3-21.
NOTE: Before activating the console redirection, you must first enable the console redirection features. See
"Configuring Your Managed System" for more information.