IBM HS40 Setup Guide - Page 47

Monitoring SOL session status, Blade Tasks, Serial Over LAN, Serial Over LAN Status, Not Ready, Ready

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Monitoring SOL session status Complete the following steps to monitor SOL session status: 1. Start the BladeCenter management-module Web interface (see "Starting the BladeCenter management-module Web interface" on page 5). 2. In the navigation pane, click Blade Tasks → Serial Over LAN; then, scroll to the Serial Over LAN Status section. The following illustration shows the SOL status page for management modules other than an advanced management module. For management modules other than the advanced management module, the SOL Session status for each blade server has three possible states: Not Ready This status indicates that no SOL session is available between the management module and the blade server. It might indicate that there was an SOL session setup failure that must be investigated. Ready This status indicates that an SOL session is established between the management module and the blade server. This SOL session is available to connect to a Telnet session, if one is requested by the user. Active This status indicates that there is an SOL session between the management module and the blade server and that this session is currently connected to a Telnet session. Chapter 5. Using SOL 41

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Monitoring SOL session status
Complete the following steps to monitor SOL session status:
1.
Start the BladeCenter management-module Web interface (see “Starting the
BladeCenter management-module Web interface” on page 5).
2.
In the navigation pane, click
Blade Tasks
Serial Over LAN
; then, scroll to the
Serial Over LAN Status
section.
The following illustration shows the SOL status page for management modules
other than an advanced management module.
For management modules other than the advanced management module, the SOL
Session status for each blade server has three possible states:
Not Ready
This status indicates that no SOL session is available between the
management module and the blade server. It might indicate that there was
an SOL session setup failure that must be investigated.
Ready
This status indicates that an SOL session is established between the
management module and the blade server. This SOL session is available to
connect to a Telnet session, if one is requested by the user.
Active
This status indicates that there is an SOL session between the management
module and the blade server and that this session is currently connected to
a Telnet session.
Chapter 5. Using SOL
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