IBM x3500 - System - 7977 User Manual

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h. Select Save Settings; then, press Enter.i. Press Enter to confirm.j. Select Exit Setup; then, press Enter.k. 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 for otherversions of Red Hat Linux.Complete the following steps to configure the general Linux parameters for SOLoperation when using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 operating system.Note: Hardware flow control prevents character loss during communication over aserial connection. You must enable it when using a Linux operating system.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 vt1022. 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:ttyS0LILO configuration: If you are using LILO, complete the following steps:1. Complete the following steps to modify the /etc/lilo.conf file:a. Add the following text to the end of the first default=linux line-Monitorb. Comment out the map=/boot/map line by adding a # at the beginning of thisline.c. Comment out the message=/boot/message line by adding a # at the beginningof this line.d. Add the following line before the first image= line:# This will allow you to only Monitor the OS boot via SOLe. Add the following text to the end of the first label=linux line:-Monitorf. Add the following line to the first image= section. This enables SOL.append="console=ttyS0,19200n8 console=tty1"g. Add the following lines between the two image= sections:# This will allow you to Interact with the OS boot via SOLimage=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.12smpChapter 3. Configuring the server 59