CHAPTER
TWO
HOW-TO GUIDES
2.1 Connecting to the Console Port
There are times when directly accessing the console is required. Perhaps GUI or SSH access has been locked out, or
the password has been lost or forgotten.
There are multiple ways to access the console on the Netgate 8300:
• IPMI Web Browser Serial Console
• Serial over LAN (SOL) via ipmitool
• Using the RJ45 hardware console port
Warning: Only one console method can be utilized at a time. Connecting a client to one console type will cause
the other access methods to behave erratically.
2.1.1 Connecting to IPMI Web Browser Serial Console
The IPMI interface on the Netgate 8300 contains a web-based serial console accessible via browser. This client is
HTML-based and does not require extra software, only a current web browser.
To access the console:
• Log into the IPMI web interface as described in Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)
• Navigate to Remote Control > SOL
2.1.2 Connecting to IPMI Serial-over-LAN Console
The IPMI Serial-over-LAN (SOL) console can also be accessed via IPMI utilities such as ipmiconsole which is
included with ipmitool.
To access the SOL console using ipmiconsole, first install ipmitool on the client and then run the following com-
mand:
$ ipmiconsole -h <address> -u <user> -P
Replace <address> with the IP address or hostname of the IPMI interface.
Replace <user> with a valid IPMI user with sufficient privileges to access SOL.
The -P parameter causes ipmiconsole to prompt for a password.
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