Using iLO

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Terminal Services Pass-Through Option

Terminal Services is provided by the Microsoft® Windows® operating systems. The iLO Terminal Services pass-through option provides a connection between the Terminal Services server on the host system and the Terminal Services client on the client system. When the Terminal Services pass-through option is enabled, iLO firmware sets up a socket, listening by default on port 3389. All data received from the Terminal Services on this port is forwarded to the server and all data it receives from the server is forwarded back to the socket. The firmware assumes anything received on this port is in an RDP packet. RDP packets are exchanged between the iLO firmware and the server's Terminal Services (RDP) server through the localhost address on the server. A service is provided to facilitate communications between the iLO firmware and the RDP server, such that the RDP server believes that an external RDP connection has been established. For more information on RDP service, refer to the "Windows® RDP Pass-Through Service (on page 110)" section.

A Terminal Services session provides a performance-enhanced view of the host system console. When the operating system is unavailable (or the Terminal Services server or client is unavailable), the traditional iLO remote console provides the view of the host system console. For more information on Remote Console and Terminal Services, refer to the "Remote Console and Terminal Services Clients (on page 114)" section.

To configure the Terminal Services pass-through option, refer to "Terminal Services Client Requirements (on page 109)" and "Terminal Services Pass- Through Installation (on page 111)."

Terminal Services Client Requirements

The Terminal Services client is available on Microsoft® Windows® client machines running:

Windows® 2000