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Line Commands

You can access the onboard configuration program by attaching a

VT100 compatible device to the server’s serial port. These

commands are used to set communication parameters for the serial

port or Telnet (i.e., a virtual terminal).

Command Function Mode Page
line Identifies a specific line for configuration and
starts the line configuration mode
GC 3-69
login Enables password checking at login LC 3-70
password Specifies a password on a line LC 3-71
exec-timeout Sets the interval that the command
interpreter waits until user input is detected
LC 3-72
password-th
resh
Sets the password intrusion threshold, which
limits the number of failed logon attempts
LC 3-73
silent-time* Sets the amount of time the management
console is inaccessible after the number of
unsuccessful logon attempts exceeds the
threshold set by the password-thresh
command
LC 3-74
databits* Sets the number of data bits per character
that are interpreted and generated by
hardware
LC 3-75
parity* Defines the generation of a parity bit LC 3-76
speed* Sets the terminal baud rate LC 3-77
stopbits* Sets the number of the stop bits transmitted
per byte
LC 3-78
show line Displays a terminal line's parameters NE,
PE
3-78
* These commands only apply to the serial port.