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Enabling, configuring, using, SMBridge, management, utility, program

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Establish a Serial over LAN (SOL) connection to manage servers from a remote location. You can remotely view and change the BIOS settings, restart the server, identify the server, and perform other management functions. Any standard Telnet client application can access the SOL connection. Enabling and configuring SOL using the OSA SMBridge management utility program To enable and configure the server for SOL by using the OSA SMBridge management utility program, you must update and configure the BIOS; update and configure the baseboard management controller (BMC) firmware; update and configure the Ethernet controller firmware; and enable the operating system for an SOL connection. BIOS update and configuration Complete the following steps to update and configure the BIOS code to enable SOL: 1. Update the BIOS code: a. Download the latest version of the BIOS code from http://www.ibm.com/ systems/support/. b. Update the BIOS code, following the instructions that come with the update file that you downloaded. 2. Update the BMC firmware: a. Download the latest version of the BMC firmware from http://www.ibm.com/ systems/support/. b. Update the BMC firmware, following the instructions that come with the update file that you downloaded. 3. Configure the BIOS settings: a. Restart the server and press F1 when are prompted to start the Configuration/Setup Utility program. b. Select Devices and I/O Ports; then, make sure that the values are set as follows: v Serial Port A: Auto-configure v Serial Port B: Auto-configure c. Select Remote Console Redirection; then, make sure that the values are set as follows: v Remote Console COM Port: COM 2 v Remote Console Baud Rate: 19200 or higher v Remote Console Connection Type: VT100 v Remote Console Connect: Direct v Remote Console Flow Control: Hardware v Remote Console Active After Boot: Enabled d. Press Esc twice to exit the Remote Console Redirection and Devices and I/O Ports sections of the Configuration/Setup Utility program. e. Select Advanced Setup; then, select Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Settings. f. Set BMC Serial Port Access Mode to Dedicated. g. Press Esc twice to exit the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Settings and Advanced Setup sections of the Configuration/Setup Utility program. 58 IBM System x3500 Type 7977: User's Guide

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Establish
a
Serial
over
LAN
(SOL)
connection
to
manage
servers
from
a
remote
location.
You
can
remotely
view
and
change
the
BIOS
settings,
restart
the
server,
identify
the
server,
and
perform
other
management
functions.
Any
standard
Telnet
client
application
can
access
the
SOL
connection.
Enabling
and
configuring
SOL
using
the
OSA
SMBridge
management
utility
program
To
enable
and
configure
the
server
for
SOL
by
using
the
OSA
SMBridge
management
utility
program,
you
must
update
and
configure
the
BIOS;
update
and
configure
the
baseboard
management
controller
(BMC)
firmware;
update
and
configure
the
Ethernet
controller
firmware;
and
enable
the
operating
system
for
an
SOL
connection.
BIOS
update
and
configuration
Complete
the
following
steps
to
update
and
configure
the
BIOS
code
to
enable
SOL:
1.
Update
the
BIOS
code:
a.
Download
the
latest
version
of
the
BIOS
code
from
systems/support/.
b.
Update
the
BIOS
code,
following
the
instructions
that
come
with
the
update
file
that
you
downloaded.
2.
Update
the
BMC
firmware:
a.
Download
the
latest
version
of
the
BMC
firmware
from
systems/support/.
b.
Update
the
BMC
firmware,
following
the
instructions
that
come
with
the
update
file
that
you
downloaded.
3.
Configure
the
BIOS
settings:
a.
Restart
the
server
and
press
F1
when
are
prompted
to
start
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
b.
Select
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
;
then,
make
sure
that
the
values
are
set
as
follows:
v
Serial
Port
A
:
Auto-configure
v
Serial
Port
B
:
Auto-configure
c.
Select
Remote
Console
Redirection
;
then,
make
sure
that
the
values
are
set
as
follows:
v
Remote
Console
COM
Port
:
COM
2
v
Remote
Console
Baud
Rate
:
19200
or
higher
v
Remote
Console
Connection
Type
:
VT100
v
Remote
Console
Connect
:
Direct
v
Remote
Console
Flow
Control
:
Hardware
v
Remote
Console
Active
After
Boot
:
Enabled
d.
Press
Esc
twice
to
exit
the
Remote
Console
Redirection
and
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
sections
of
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
e.
Select
Advanced
Setup
;
then,
select
Baseboard
Management
Controller
(BMC)
Settings
.
f.
Set
BMC
Serial
Port
Access
Mode
to
Dedicated
.
g.
Press
Esc
twice
to
exit
the
Baseboard
Management
Controller
(BMC)
Settings
and
Advanced
Setup
sections
of
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
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IBM
System
x3500
Type
7977:
User’s
Guide