IBM Power System S914 Installing Instructions page 27

Table 1. Available console types (continued)
Console type Operating system
Operations Console IBM i
Keyboard, video, Linux or VIOS
and mouse (KVM)
Cabling the server with an ASCII terminal
If you are not creating logical partitions, you can use an ASCII terminal to manage a server that is running
the AIX, Linux, or VIOS operating systems. From the ASCII terminal, you can access the Advanced System
Management Interface (ASMI) to complete more installation tasks.
About this task
The ASCII terminal is connected to the server through a serial link. The ASCII interface to the ASMI
provides a subset of the web interface functions. The ASCII terminal for the ASMI interface is available
only when the system is in the standby state. It is not available during the initial program load (IPL) or run
time.
Note: If you are using a serial connection to the ASMI terminal, you must use a conversion cable. This
cable (part number 46K5108) is used to convert the ASCII terminal 9-pin Dshell connector to an RJ45
serial port connector on the system. For information about the locations of the connectors on the system,
see Part locations and location codes (http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/POWER9/p9ecs/
p9ecs_locations.htm).
To cable an ASCII terminal to the server, complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. Using a serial cable that is equipped with a null modem, connect the ASCII terminal to the serial port
on the rear of the server.
2. Complete the following steps:
a. Plug the power cord into the power supply.
Note: If a plug is covering a port that you need to use on the rear of the system, remove and discard
it. The port covers ensure that you are reminded that you must reset the Administrator password
on your managed system upon initial system IPL.
b. Plug the system power cords and the power cords for any other attached devices into the power
source.
c. If your system uses a power distribution unit (PDU), complete the following steps:
1) Connect the system power cords from the server and I/O drawers to the PDU with an IEC 320
type receptacle.
2) Attach the PDU input power cord and plug it into the power source.
3) If your system uses two PDUs for redundancy, complete the following steps:
• If your system has two power supplies, attach one power supply to each of the two PDUs.
• If your system has four power supplies, plug E1 and E2 to PDU A and E3 and E4 to PDU B.
Logical partitions Cable required
Yes Ethernet cable for
LAN connection
Use your
Operations Console
to manage existing
IBM i partitions.
Yes Monitor and USB
cables equipped
with KVM
Installing the IBM Power System S914 (9009-41A) 13
Cabling setup
instructions
"Cabling the server
and accessing
Operations
Console" on page
15
"Cabling the server
with keyboard,
video, and mouse"
on page 18