IBM BladeCenter S Installation And User Manual

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Serial ConsoleUse this connection to configure and manage the BladeCenter componentsthrough the advanced management module command-line interface (CLI).For example, you can connect a notebook computer to the serial connectorand use a terminal emulator program to configure the IP addresses, useraccounts and other settings.The serial pinout for the advanced management module is an EIA-561, asshown in the following table:Contact (pin number) Signal name1 DSR (Data set ready)2 DCD (Data carrier detect)3 DTR (Data terminal ready)4 GND (Ground)5 Receive (RX)6 Transmit (TX)7 CTS (Clear to send)8 RTS (Request to send)Video Use this connector to connect a compatible SVGA or VGA video monitor tothe BladeCenter S system.EthernetUse this connector to connect the BladeCenter S system to a themanagement station, either through an Ethernet cable or on the network.USB connectorsUse these connectors to connect a mouse and keyboard (or other USBdevices). Unlike the USB connectors on the media tray, these connectors areshared by the blade servers through the BladeCenter Keyboard, Video,Mouse (KVM) interface. The KVM interface owns these ports.Note: If you connect a USB storage device to these connectors, the bladeserver has ownership of the media tray and can access the device. Toswitch ownership of the media tray to a specific blade server, press theCD button on that blade server.Serial pass-thru moduleThe serial pass-thru module has six serial ports that you can use to directly attacha four-wire serial RJ-45 connector to each of the blade servers in the BladeCenter Schassis. If you use the serial pass-thru module, it must be installed in the serialpass-thru module bay.Note: See the documentation for the blade server that you are using to ensure thatit supports this type of serial access.The connectors are numbered 1 through 6, from top to bottom, and correspond toblade servers in blade server bays 1 through 6.Chapter 1. Introduction 17