Intel MPCBL0010 manual SOL Parameters, Channel Parameters, Command Line Options, Option Meaning

Serial Over LAN (SOL)—MPCBL0010 SBC

IP and MAC addresses supplied to the IPMC are specified on the command-line as shown in Table 125. The IP source is set to “static” and the subnet mask is set for a class C subnet. Gateway IP and MAC addresses should be specified with the command to enable RMCP communication across subnets. If the IP or MAC address options are missing from the command line, these parameters are not be changed on the IPMC.

The IP, MAC, gateway, and gateway MAC parameters are optional. If these settings have been previously configured and have not changed, it is not necessary to supply them on the command line every time the script is executed.

The IP and MAC address for an IPMC can be obtained from the operating system running on the SBC with the "ifconfig" command. In the output from this command, the field "inet addr" contains the IP address; the field "HWaddr" contains the MAC address.

The IP and MAC address of the subnet's gateway can be obtained from the operating system running on the SBC by executing the "route" command to obtain the host name of the gateway, then by executing the command "arp -a gateway_hostname" to obtain the gateway's IP address and MAC address. (If needed, execute the command "ping gateway_hostname", then re-execute the "arp" command to obtain the IP and MAC addresses.)

Gratuitous ARPs generated by the BMC are enabled and sent every three seconds.

The md5 authentication type is enabled for all privilege levels.

11.7.5SOL Parameters

The SOL payload type is enabled with a privilege level of operator. Neither payload encryption nor payload authentication is forced. Serial characters are accumulated for as long as 40 milliseconds or as many as 50 characters. SOL packets are retried every 100 milliseconds, up to seven times. The default SOL baud rate is 9600 bps.

11.7.6Channel Parameters

Channel 1 is configured as “always available”, meaning that all RMCP traffic to the SBC LAN adaptor is routed exclusively to the IPMC and not to system software.

For channel 1, User2 is enabled for general IPMI messaging (as opposed to SOL-only messaging). User2 has a privilege level of operator on channel 1.

11.7.7Command Line Options

Table 125 lists the available command-line options for the reference script.

Table 125. SOL Configuration Reference Script Command-line Options

Option	Meaning
-h	“help” - display usage, version number and a list of options. When this option is specified, all
	other options are ignored.
	“location” - specifies what blade to configure. When running on an Intel NetStructure MPCMM0001
-l	Chassis Management Module (CMM), this value should be one of [“blade1”...“blade14”]. When
	running on a remote node, this value should be the IPMB address. When running on the local
	processor, this option is ignored.
-i	“IP” - specifies what IP address should be used to configure the blade. The IP address should be
	given in the form ###.###.###.### where “###” is a decimal number from 0 to 255
-j	Specifies the IP address of the subnet’s gateway.

	Intel NetStructure® MPCBL0010 Single Board Computer
October 2006	Technical Product Specification
Order Number: 304120	151