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Use the following commands in CLI mode: - identify Control the system-locator LED on the front of the server. - power Turn the server on and off remotely. - sel Perform operations with the System Event/Error log. - sysinfo Display general system information that is related to the server and the baseboard management controller. v Serial over LAN Use the Serial over LAN capability to remotely perform control and management functions over a Serial over LAN (SOL) network. You can also use SOL to remotely view and change the server BIOS settings. At a command prompt, type telenet localhost 623 to access the SOL network. Type help at the smbridge> prompt for more information. Use the following commands in an SOL session: - connect Connect to the LAN. Type connect -ip ip_address -u username -p password. - identify Control the system-locator LED on the front of the server. - power Turn the server on and off remotely. - reboot Force the server to restart. - sel get Display the System Event/Error log. - sol Configure the SOL function. - sysinfo Display system information that is related to the server and the globally unique identifier (GUID). Using the SCSISelect Utility program Use the SCSISelect Utility program to configure SCSI devices. Starting the SCSISelect Utility program Complete the following steps to start the SCSISelect Utility program: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the prompt > appears, press Ctrl+A. If you have set an administrator password, you are prompted to type the password. 3. Use the arrow keys to select the channel for which you want to change settings, and press Enter. 4. When the prompt Would you like to configure the SCSI controller, or run the SCSI Disk Utilities? appears, make your selection and press Enter. Chapter 2. Configuring the server 35

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Use
the
following
commands
in
CLI
mode:
–
identify
Control
the
system-locator
LED
on
the
front
of
the
server.
–
power
Turn
the
server
on
and
off
remotely.
–
sel
Perform
operations
with
the
System
Event/Error
log.
–
sysinfo
Display
general
system
information
that
is
related
to
the
server
and
the
baseboard
management
controller.
v
Serial
over
LAN
Use
the
Serial
over
LAN
capability
to
remotely
perform
control
and
management
functions
over
a
Serial
over
LAN
(SOL)
network.
You
can
also
use
SOL
to
remotely
view
and
change
the
server
BIOS
settings.
At
a
command
prompt,
type
telenet
localhost
623
to
access
the
SOL
network.
Type
help
at
the
smbridge>
prompt
for
more
information.
Use
the
following
commands
in
an
SOL
session:
–
connect
Connect
to
the
LAN.
Type
connect
-ip
ip_address
-u
username
-p
password
.
–
identify
Control
the
system-locator
LED
on
the
front
of
the
server.
–
power
Turn
the
server
on
and
off
remotely.
–
reboot
Force
the
server
to
restart.
–
sel
get
Display
the
System
Event/Error
log.
–
sol
Configure
the
SOL
function.
–
sysinfo
Display
system
information
that
is
related
to
the
server
and
the
globally
unique
identifier
(GUID).
Using
the
SCSISelect
Utility
program
Use
the
SCSISelect
Utility
program
to
configure
SCSI
devices.
Starting
the
SCSISelect
Utility
program
Complete
the
following
steps
to
start
the
SCSISelect
Utility
program:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
prompt
<<<
Press
<CTRL><A>
for
SCSISelect
Utility!
>>>
appears,
press
Ctrl+A.
If
you
have
set
an
administrator
password,
you
are
prompted
to
type
the
password.
3.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
the
channel
for
which
you
want
to
change
settings,
and
press
Enter.
4.
When
the
prompt
Would
you
like
to
configure
the
SCSI
controller,
or
run
the
SCSI
Disk
Utilities?
appears,
make
your
selection
and
press
Enter.
Chapter
2.
Configuring
the
server
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