Serial Over Lan - IBM System x3850 X5 Implementation Manual

Example 9-16 Output from command MegaCli -CfgLDAdd -R1[252:1,252:2] -a0
Adapter 0: Created VD 1
Adapter 0: Configured the Adapter!!
Exit Code: 0x00
3. The virtual drive is successfully created.
Additional command examples
The following command examples use the MegaCli command:
Display help for MegaCLI
MegaCli –h|–Help|?
Display controller properties for all installed adapters
MegaCli -AdpAllinfo -aALL
Save configuration on the controller
MegaCli -CfgSave -f c:\saveconfig.txt -a0
Restore configuration data from file
MegaCli -CfgRestore -f c:\saveconfig.txt -a0
Display virtual drive information for all VD on all adapters
MegaCli -LDInfo -Lall -aALL
Display virtual drive and physical drive information for all adapters
MegaCli -LDPDInfo -aAll
Display number of virtual drives for all adapters
MegaCli –LDGetNum -aALL
Display list of physical devices for all adapters
MegaCli –PDList -aAll

9.14 Serial over LAN

Serial over LAN
managed system to be redirected on the network over TCP/IP. SoL provides a means to
manage servers remotely by using a command-line interface (CLI) over a Telnet or Secure
Shell (SSH) connection.
SoL can give you remote access to the UEFI/BIOS and power-on self test (POST) messages.
Using SoL, you can log in to the machine remotely. It can give you access to special operating
system functions during boot.
In the x3850 X5 and x3690 X5, the serial port is shared with the integrated management
module (IMM). The IMM can take control of the shared serial port to perform text console
redirection and to redirect serial traffic, using Serial over LAN (SoL).
In the HX5, the Advanced Management Module (AMM) CLI provides access to the text
console command prompt through the SoL connection.
(SoL) is a mechanism that enables the input and output of the serial port of a
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