● Command-based switchover
a. Log in to the iBMC CLI over SSH or Telnet.
iBMC 2.20 and later versions do not support CLI login over Telnet.
b. Run the following command to change the serial port direction:
ipmcset -d serialdir -v
<option>
Para
meter
Description Value
<optio
n>
Serial port
direction
The value options of this parameter vary
depending on the server model. Run the
ipmcget -d serialdir command to view
the value options.
For a rack server, the options are as
follows:
▪ 0: sets the serial port on the device
panel as the system serial port.
▪
1: sets the serial port on the device
panel as the iBMC serial port.
▪ 2: sets the SOL port as the system
serial port.
▪ 3: sets the SOL port as the iBMC serial
port.
▪ 4: sets the system serial port as the
iBMC serial port.
If you need to set the direction of the
panel serial port to the iBMC serial port,
run the ipmcset -d serialdir -v 1
command.
● Physical switchover
a. Power o the server and remove the power cables.
b. Place the jumper cap on COM_SW pins. For details about the jumper
position, see 2.6 Mainboard Layout.
c. Connect the power cables and power on the server.
Step 2 Use a serial cable to connect the terminal serial port and the server serial port.
Step 3 Open HyperTerminal and set the following parameters:
The following parameters need to be set:
● Bits per second: 115200
● Data bits: 8
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