Configuring The Bladecenter Unit For The Serial Over Lan (Sol) Feature - IBM eServer BladeCenter JS20 Installation And User Manual

To support the SOL feature and to configure your blade server, you must install a
compatible Ethernet switch module in I/O bay 1 of the BladeCenter unit. Examples
of compatible Ethernet switch modules are the IBM 4-Port Gb Ethernet Switch
Module for BladeCenter and the Nortel Networks Layer 2-7 GbE Switch Module for
IBM BladeCenter. For more information about these switch modules, see the IBM
4-Port Gb Ethernet Switch Module for BladeCenter Installation and User's Guide or
Nortel Networks Layer 2-7 GbE Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter Installation
Guide on the IBM BladeCenter Documentation CD. For more details, see the
following information:
v Chapter 6, "Running a Serial Over LAN session," on page 57.
v The IBM Eserver BladeCenter Management Module Command Line Interface
Note: The BladeCenter unit supports up to four Ethernet switch modules.
The SOL feature is accessed through the management-module command-line
interface. For information about using the command-line interface, see "Using the
command-line interface" on page 56 and the IBM Eserver BladeCenter
Management Module Command Line Interface Reference Guide on the IBM
BladeCenter Documentation CD.

Configuring the BladeCenter unit for the Serial Over LAN (SOL) feature

This section provides instructions for configuring the BladeCenter unit to operate
using SOL. The BladeCenter unit needs to be configured only once. The settings in
this section are used by all components in the BladeCenter unit. See "Configuring
the BladeCenter components for Serial Over LAN operation" on page 46 for SOL
configuration steps that are specific to each BladeCenter component.
SOL configuration that is shared by all BladeCenter components is performed using
the management-module Web-based user interface. The management-module
Web-based user interface supports only configuration and monitoring of the
command-line interface and SOL and cannot be used to start command-line
interface or SOL sessions.
Note: Throughout this document, the management-module Web-based user
Some SOL configuration can also be performed using the management-module
command-line interface. See the IBM Eserver BladeCenter Management Module
Command-Line Interface Reference Guide on the IBM BladeCenter Documentation
CD for information and instructions.
After you install the operating system (including the Ethernet device drivers) on your
blade server, you can use either Telnet or Secure Shell (SSH) sessions to
communicate with the blade server. An SOL session must be used for the initial
installation of the operating system.
Before you continue with the configuration tasks, read the information in
"Preinstallation requirements" on page 11.
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interface is also known as the BladeCenter management-module Web
interface.