Product guide
86 Configuration Software and Utilities
87MAXDATA PLATINUM 90004R Server System
Serial Over LAN Conguration View
The serial over LAN view shown in Figure 40 allows conguring the operation of the serial over LAN
capability of the BMC.
Figure 40. Serial Over LAN Configuration View
Enable Serial Over LAN
This checkbox is used to enable or disable the serial over LAN capability.
SOL Privilege Level
This setting is used to select the minimum operating privilege level that is required to be able to
activate SOL. The choices are User, Operator, and Administrator.
Number of Retries
This setting sets the number of times the BMC attempts to resend an SOL message to a remote
console. The number of retries must be in the range 0-7 inclusive.
Retry Interval
This setting sets the number of milliseconds that the BMC waits between retries of SOL messages
to a remote client. The value that can be entered must be in the range from 0-2559 inclusive. Note
however, that the SMU truncates the digit in the ones column from any input number since the
rmware keeps track of this value in 10 millisecond intervals. So, for example, any value entered
between 0-9 shows up as 0.
Baud Rate
This setting sets the baud rate at which serial data is transferred by the BMC when SOL is active. The
choices are Default IPMI, 9600 bps, 19.2 kbps, 38.4 kbps, 57.6 kbps, or 115.2 kpbs. If Default IPMI is
chosen, the baud rate used is the rate currently set for BIOS serial redirection. Note that when SOL
is active, serial communication with the BMC always occurs with 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit,
and RTS/CTS (hardware) ow control.
Default SOL Settings
The SMU by default sets up the SOL conguration such that SOL packets do not have to be
authenticated. This enhances the performance of an SOL session.