Installation Guide

NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5 Installation Guide (Linux)

4.3.4 About Remote Console

4.3.4.1 About SOL

The SOL (Serial over LAN) system implements a CUI remote console via LAN by the following method: the

BMC gets redirection data that has been output to the serial port 2 by System BIOS or console-less OS and

transmits the data via the LAN. If the remote console has been set in the BMC configuration information, the

serial port 2 (COM2) cannot be used for connecting another device such as UPS because the BMC occupies

the serial port 2.Please refer to "Appendix C. Managed Components Summary" of the "NEC ESMPRO

Manager Ver.5 Setup Guide" to confirm the managed component supports SOL.

The remote console of Linux or SAC (Special Administration Console) of Windows Server 2003 can be used

when the managed component support SOL. However, there are the following notes:

-- Use of serial port 2 is restricted. See 2.4.1 "Notes on Managed Components and Network Devices".

In the case of the managed server based on vPro, NEC ESMPRO Manager does not support the Remote

Console.

There are the following notes in the managed component which does not support SOL:

-- Do not attempt to boot Windows or Linux on the managed component when you use Remote Control

function with utility boot mode via LAN connection. Booting of Windows or Linux may result in a failure.

-- To operate RAID EzAssist for a SOL-incompatible managed component from the CUI remote console via

LAN, set the item "Console Redirection" to "Disable" on the BIOS Setup Utility screen, reboot the system,

and then boot the RAID EzAssist Configuration Utility.

-- The remote console by the redirection function of Linux and the remote console of SAC (Special

Administration Console) of Windows Server 2003 cannot be used via LAN.

4.3.4.2 Power Control with the BIOS Setup Utility Active

Do not control the power supply while the BIOS Setup Utility is active on the managed component.

Otherwise, the alert setting of BMC configuration will be disabled.

4.3.4.3 CUI Remote Console of DOS

To execute the CUI remote console function of the DOS screen, select "Component" -> "Console

Redirection" and change "ACPI Redirection" to "Disable" on the BIOS Setup Utility screen of the managed

component if "ACPI Redirection" exists on the "Console Redirection".

4.3.4.4 CUI Remote Console after Windows Boot

-- The remote console via LAN cannot be used for SAC if the managed component does not support SOL.

-- To execute the CUI remote console function of the SAC screen after Windows boot, select "Server" ->

"Console Redirection" and change "ACPI Redirection" to "Enable" on the BIOS Setup Utility screen of the

managed component. When "ACPI Redirection" is set to "Enable" on the BIOS Setup Utility screen, the

CUI remote console function cannot be executed after POST.

If "ACPI Redirection" does not exist on the "Console Redirection" menu, please confirm that "Console

Redirection after POST" is enabled.