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Configuration changes to be made in BIOS:
Select the following in order:
1. Select "Advanced"
2. Select "IPMI 2.0 Configuration"
3. Set "External COM Port" to "BMC"
Select the following in order:
1. Select "Advanced"
2. Select "Remote Access Configuration"
3. Set "Remote Access" to "Serial"
4. Set "Serial port number" to "COM2"
5. Set "Serial Port Mode" to "09600 8,n,1"
6. Set "Flow Control" to "Hardware"
7. Set "Post-Boot support" to "Always"
8. Set "Terminal Type" to "vt100"
9. Set "VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support" to "Enabled"
Make sure that all settings for COM1 and COM2 are the same.
Make sure you are connected to the interface COM2, otherwise will not see BIOS and GRUB output.
Configuration changes to be made in Solaris:
As the user root, edit "/boot/grub/menu.lst" with your favourite text editor.
Append the following "console=ttyb" to the kernel boot parameter lines for both Solaris and Solaris failsafe entries.
The line should look similar to the following under the section "Solaris xx/xx":
kernel /platform/i86pc/multiboot -B console=ttyb
The line should look similar to the following under the section "Solaris failsafe":
kernel /boot/multiboot -B console=ttyb kernel/unix -s
As the user root, edit "/kernel/drv/asy.conf" with your favourite text editor.
Add the following entry to the bottom of the file if they do not exist already:
name="asy" parent="isa" reg=1,0x2f8,8 interrupts=3;
As the user root, edit "/boot/solaris/bootenv.rc" with your favourite text editor.
Add the following entry to the bottom of the file if they do not exist already:
setprop console 'ttyb'
setprop ttyb-mode 9600,8,n,1,-
Configuration changes to be made in Red Hat Enterprise Linux:
As the user root, edit "/boot/grub/menu.lst" with your favourite text editor.
Append the following "console=tty1 console=ttyS1, 115200" to the kernel boot parameter line.
The line should look similar to:
kernel /vmlinuz-2.x.x ro root=LABEL/1 rhgb quiet console=tty1 console=ttyS1, 115200
Edit /etc/securetty
Append the following to the bottom of the file:
ttyS1
Edit /etc/inittab
Append the line "id:5:initdefault:" to "id:3:initdefault:" instead.
Under the section "Run gettys in standard runlevels" add the following as the first line:
co:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty ttyS1 115200 vt100
Reboot the platform:
reboot -- -r
Configuration changes to be made in SuSE Enterprise Linux:
As the user root, edit "/boot/grub/menu.lst" with your favorite text editor.
Append the following "console=ttyS1, 115200" to the kernel boot parameter line.
The line should look similar to:
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda2 resume=/dev/sda1 splash:silent showops console=tty1 console:ttyS1, 115200
Edit /etc/securetty
Append the following to the bottom of the file:
ttyS1
Edit /etc/inittab
Append the line "id:5:initdefault:" to "id:3:initdefault:" instead.
Under the section "getty-programs for normal runlevels" modify the following line (Note the ttyS1 and 115200 are changed):
S0:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L 115200 ttyS1 vt100
Reboot the platform:
reboot -- -r

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