reaching the virtual console on com2
make sure your system spits on com2
- at boot-loader time
- at boot-time (kernel output)
- at init-time
- at the tty prompt
see e.g. xen and kvm slackware guests.
reach com2
vsp
get back to the ilo prompt
ESC-(
vsp
https://stivesso.blogspot.com/2012/02/hp-ilolinux-output-to-vsp-for-linux.html
https://samerodeh.wordpress.com/2016/02/27/enable-virtual-serial-port-vsp-for-hp-servers-ilo-running-linux/
http://blog.chrysocome.net/2013/05/proliant-virtual-serial-port.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20130303011154/https://fatmin.com/2011/06/redirect-linux-console-to-hp-ilo-via-ssh.html
https://serverfault.com/questions/830748/how-to-enable-and-use-the-serial-terminal-of-a-hp-microserver-gen9
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/28555
https://worldof0and1.blogspot.com/2011/08/kill-ilo-vsp.html