Connecting to the storage system console from the BMC

The BMC's system console command enables you to log in to the storage system from the BMC.

Steps

Enter the following command at the BMC prompt: system console
The message “Press ^G to enter BMC command shell” appears.
Press Enter to see the storage system prompt.
You use Ctrl-G to exit from the storage system console and return to the BMC CLI.

The storage system prompt appears, and you can enter Data ONTAP commands.

Example connecting to the storage system console from the BMC

The following example shows the result of entering the system console command at the BMC prompt. The vol status command is entered at the storage system prompt, followed by Ctrl-G, which returns you to the BMC prompt.

bmc shell -> system console
Press ^G to enter BMC command shell

(Press Enter to see the storage system prompt.)

toaster>
toaster> vol status

(Information about all of the existing volumes is displayed.)

(Press Ctrl-G to exit from the storage system console and return to the BMC prompt.)

bmc shell ->

Parent topic: How to manage the storage system with the BMC