Chapter 11
Using the BIOS Setup and SCSI Select Utilities
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10. Then, after setting up your server and a remote PC console with modems,
you install your terminal emulation software (pcANYWHERE32 included
with the system) on the remote console to establish a connection. For in-
depth details on configuring and using the Remote Console feature, refer
to the "Remote Console Feature" online documentation found under the
Management button of Information Assistant.
About the Remote Console Feature
The following illustration shows how HP's Remote Console works.
NetServer
At the Server
After setting the server to
receive using the Utility
Partition Console
Redirection feature, the
server may be taken over
by the remote console.
At the Remote Console
Using a modem, the offsite
remote console
workstation, using
pcANYWHERE32, may
dial into and run diagnostic
utilities on the HP
NetServer.
Remote
Console
Modem
Modem
Figure 11-1. HP Remote Console Setup
Using the Remote Console feature, you can remotely access a customer's
NetServer Utility Partition to:
•
Update the system BIOS. This feature is particularly useful since it allows
you to update a NetServer's BIOS remotely.
•
Run the HP LAN configuration utility to configure and test embedded
10/100TX LAN Adapter (NIC).
•
Run the SCSI Configuration Utility. This utility allows you to configure
the server's SCSI host adapter settings, format a disk, or verify disk
media.
