80 Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers Installation Guide • December 2009
▼ Use a Serial Connection to View the Assigned ILOM SP
IP Address
To establish a connection to the SP using a serial connection (SER MGT port),
complete the following steps:
1. Ensure that the server hardware is installed and cables are connected.
Ensure that the power is in standby mode and the green Power/OK LED blinks.
See “Connecting the Cables” on page 74.
2. Verify that your terminal, laptop, PC, or terminal server is operational.
3. Configure the terminal device or the terminal emulation software running on a
laptop or PC to the following settings:
■ 8,N,1: eight data bits, no parity, one stop bit
■ 9600 baud
■ Disable hardware flow control (CTS/RTS)
■ Disable software flow control (XON/XOFF)
4. Connect a null serial modem cable from the SER MGT/RJ-45 serial port on the
server back panel to the terminal device (if not connected already).
See
FIGURE 4-1 and FIGURE 4-2 for the position of the serial port on the back panel.
5. Press Enter on the terminal device to establish a connection between the
terminal device and the ILOM SP.
ILOM displays a login prompt, after a short wait.
login:
Note – If you connect to the serial port on the server before the ILOM SP has been
powered on or during its power-on sequence, SP boot messages might be displayed
prior to the login prompt.
6. Type the default user name, and the default password to log in to the ILOM SP.
Username: root
Password: changeme
ILOM displays a default command prompt (
->), indicating that you have
successfully logged in to ILOM.
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