User`s guide

Configuration Software and Utilities 107
Serial Channel Configuration
The serial channel is configured through the SMU. Set the connection mode to the desired
connection mode and the rest of the options to the desired state for your application.
• Direct Connection Mode: Set the options on the direct connection mode to the correct
states for your application. Disable the ping message to avoid receiving serial ping message
data from the BMC on your terminal screen.
• Modem Connection Mode: Set the options on the modem connection mode to the desired
states for your application. Disable the ping message to avoid receiving serial ping message
data from the BMC on your terminal screen.
Save the new serial channel configuration when you are done editing the serial channel settings.
Sample Setup for Terminal Mode
The following is an example of how to configure the console/host and server for Terminal
Mode. In this example, the console is running Windows 2000 with SP3. The console and
server are directly connected through the serial ports of both systems. See Serial/Modem
Channel Configuration Sub-task on page 70 for details about the Serial / Modem configuration
screens.
Server Configuration
1. Run the SMU to configure the BMC.
2. In the Navigation Pane at the left side of the SMU, click Serial/Modem to go to the
Serial/Modem configuration menu.
3. At the Connection Mode box, pull down the menu and select Direct Connect
Mode.
4. Select Always Available for the Access Mode.
5. Select Administrator for the Privilege Level Limit.
6. Select None for Flow Control.
7. Leave the Enable Data Terminal Ready box unselected.
8. Select 19200 for the Baud Rate.
9. Click Next to move to the next menu.
10. Click Next again to reach the Terminal Mode Configuration screen.
11. Click in the Enable Terminal Mode box to select it.
12. Click in the Enable Line Editing box to select it.
13. Select Backspace for the Delete Control.
14. Select the box for Turn BMC echo of received characters on.
15. Select the box for Enable handshake when BMC ready to receive
another message box.
16. Select CRLF for the Newline output sequence (BMC to console) box.
17. Select CR for the Newline input sequence (console to BMC) box.
18. Click Save to save your settings and click Ok to return to the Home page of the SMU.
19. Click on the User option in the Navigation Pane to configure the user setup.
20. Select the Anonymous User box and click on the Edit button to configure this user.
21. In the Edit User Configuration screen, check the Enable User box.
22. In the Enter New Password box, enter your password. In this example the password
is guest.
23. Enter the password again in the Verify New Password box.
24. Select Administrator for the User Privilege Level under the Serial/Modem
Channel menu.