Intel SR870BN4 - Server Platform - 0 MB RAM Product Manual page 98

Serial Over LAN Configuration
The Serial Over LAN screen is displayed after the user clicks Next on the LAN Alert
Configuration screen. The Serial Over LAN screen, shown in the following diagram, allows the
user to configure the operation of the serial over LAN capability of the BMC.
The SMU sets up the SOL configuration such that SOL packets do not have to be authenticated.
This enhances the performance of an SOL session.
After configuring the Serial Over LAN information, click Save to complete this sub-task.
Enable Serial Over LAN
This check box is used to enable or disable the serial over LAN capability.
SOL Privilege Level
This setting is used to select the minimum operating privilege level that is required to be able to
activate SOL. The choices are User, Operator, and Administrator. For the best
performance, User should be selected.
Number of Retries
This field sets the number of times that the BMC tries to resend a SOL message to a remote
console.
The number of retries must be between zero and seven.
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Figure 28. Serial Over LAN Configuration
Intel® SR870BN4 Server System Product Guide