Intel MPCBL0001 manual SOL Parameters, Channel Parameters, Command Line Options, Option Meaning

Serial Over Lan (SOL)

IP and MAC addresses supplied to the IPMC are specified on the command line as specified in Table 104. IP source is set to “static” and the subnet mask is set for a class C subnet. The Gateway IP and MAC address should be specified in the command to enable RMCP communication across subnets. If the IP or MAC address options are missing from the command line, those parameters will not be changed on the IPMC.

If VLAN (802.1q) is being used, then the 12 bit VLAN ID must be configured and bit 7 of the VLAN ID MSB must be set. When VLAN is enabled, all incoming packets must have a VLAN ID matching the configured 12 bit VLAN ID value. Incoming packets without a VLAN header will be dropped when VLAN is enabled. The priority field in incoming VLAN packets is ignored. All outgoing packets will have the specified VLAN ID and priority values inserted into the MAC header.

11.7.4SOL 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 SOL bit rate is 9.6 kbps.

11.7.5Channel 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.

11.7.6Command Line Options

	Available command-line options for the reference script are given in the following table.
Table 104.	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.
	-l	“location” - specifies which blade to configure. When running on an Intel NetStructure
		MPCMM0001 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.
		“MAC” - specifies what MAC address should be used to configure the blade. The MAC address
	-m	should be given in the form ##:##:##:##:##:## where “##” is a hexadecimal number from 00 to FF.
		NOTE: The MAC address must match the actual MAC address of the LAN adaptor.
	-i	“IP” - specifies which 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.
	-n	Specifies the MAC address of the subnet’s gateway.
	-g	“Gratuitous ARPs" - Turns on gratuitous ARPs. This switch must be specified for the MPCBL0001
		blade.

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