Installation guide

PHANTOM MX IP

RS232

Terminal

MX IP

VT420

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digi tal

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P110

To Serial

port 3

www.minicom.com

POWER

85-265VAC 50/60 Hz

COMPUTER

SYSTEM2

USER OUT IN SERVICE

RST

SERIAL 3

ETHERNET

USER

SERIAL 1SERIAL 2

Figure 18 The RS232 terminal connected to the MX IP

27. Connecting the IPMI option

IPMI Version 1.5 defines a serial connection to access certain system parameters

and to perform actions like switching off the system or performing a hard reset.

Connect a Serial cable to a Serial port on the host computer and the Serial 1 or 2

port on the MX IP.

For further information about IMPI 1.5, see

i/tools.htm

http://developer.intel.com/design/servers/ipm

To use the IPMI over a serial interface enable it in the host computer. This is done

using BIOS settings or special utilities provided by the server manufacturer. Refer

to the server manufacturer's manual site.