As shown in Figure 3-1, the Text Console (SOL) is a basic function of IPMI and is provided by blade system as well. Click on the Text Console Tab to show the UI. Press the start button at the bottom to initialize the text console connection. The UTF-8 checkbox allows the user to select a different UTF-8 character set to support multiple languages. Use the Stop button to stop the text console.
At the top are the Power and KVM control panels for the blades. The power button can perform a power on, reset, graceful shutdown and power down function on the selected blade. The power button icon represents the current blade power status: green for powered on and amber for powered off. The KVM icon shows which blade KVM has been selected on. Click on another KVM button to switch to a blade which you want to connect its text console.
Figure 3-1. Text Console
When a blade is in a power on status
(ex: ), a
dialog box as shown in Figure 3-2 will appear when clicking on the power button.
Here, the user can select which type of power control they want to perform:
reset, graceful shutdown and power down. When a blade is in the power off status
(ex:
),
pressing the power button will power on that blade immediately.
Figure 3-2. Power Control Dialog Box (in Power and KVM Control Panel)