IBM x3350 - System - 4192 User Manual

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c. Select Remote Console Redirection; then, make sure that the values areset as follows:v Remote Console Serial Port: Serial Port 1 (BMC)v Baud Rate: 19200 or higherv Console Type: VT 100v Flow Control: Nonev Remote Console Active After Boot: Ond. Press Esc twice to exit the Remote Console Redirection and Devices andI/O Ports sections of the Configuration/Setup Utility program.e. Select Advanced Setup; then, select Baseboard Management Controller(BMC) Settings.f. Select System-BMC Serial Port Sharing and set it to Enabled.g. Select BMC Serial Port Access Mode and set it to Shared.h. Press Esc to exit the BMC Serial Port Access Mode section of theBaseboard Management Controller (BMC) Settings.i. Press Esc to exit Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Settings.j. Select Save Settings; then, press Enter.k. Press Enter to continue.l. Select Exit Setup; then, press Enter.m. Make sure that Yes, exit the Setup Utility is selected; then, press Enter.Linux configurationFor SOL operation on the server, you must configure the Linux ® operating system toexpose the Linux initialization (booting) process. This enables users to log in to theLinux console through an SOL session and directs Linux output to the serialconsole. See the documentation for your specific Linux operating-system type forinformation and instructions.Use one of the following procedures to enable SOL sessions for your Linuxoperating system. You must be logged in as a root user to perform theseprocedures.Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 configuration:Note: This procedure is based on a default installation of Red Hat Enterprise LinuxES 2.1. The file names, structures, and commands might be different forother versions of Red Hat Linux.Complete the following steps to configure the general Linux parameters for SOLoperation when you are using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 operatingsystem.Note: Hardware flow control prevents character loss during communication over aserial connection. You must enable it when you are using a Linux operatingsystem.1. Add the following line to the end of the # Run gettys in standard runlevelssection of the /etc/inittab file. This enables hardware flow control and enablesusers to log in through the SOL console.7:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -h ttyS0 19200 vt1002. Add the following line at the bottom of the /etc/securetty file to enable a user tolog in as the root user through the SOL console:ttyS054 IBM System x3350 Types 4192 and 4193: User’s Guide