Smart Access Serial - Cisco Secure Network Server 3700 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Installing the Appliance

Smart Access Serial

This server supports the Smart Access Serial feature. This feature allows you to switch between host serial
and Cisco IMC CLI.
• This feature has the following requirements:
• To switch from host serial to Cisco IMC CLI, press Esc+9.
• To switch from Cisco IMC CLI to host serial, press Esc+8.
Note
• After a session is created, it is shown in the CLI or web GUI by the name
• A serial cable connection, which can use either the RJ-45 serial connector on the server rear panel,
or a DB-9 connection when using the KVM cable on the front-panel KVM console connector.
• Console redirection must be enabled in the server BIOS.
• Terminal type must be set to VT100+ or VTUFT8.
• Serial-over-LAN (SOL) must be disabled.
You must enter your Cisco IMC credentials to authenticate the connection.
You cannot switch to Cisco IMC CLI if the serial-over-LAN (SOL) feature is
enabled.
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