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APPENDIX C
ConnectingtoILOMviaaserialportNormally, you access the Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) service processor of a VTL
Value appliance via the preconfigured Ethernet management port (NETMGT) and the ILOM
graphical user interface (GUI). However, if network services are not available, you can still
access the ILOM commandline interface (CLI) by connecting a terminal or a computer
running terminal emulation software to the RJ-45 serial port on the back panel of the VTL
Value appliance.
1. Configure the terminal device or the terminal emulation software for
■eight data bits, no parity, one stop bit
■9600 baud
■no hardware flow control (CTS/RTS)
■no software flow control (XON/XOFF)
2. Connect an RJ-45 serial cable from the terminal device to the SER MGT port on the
back panel of the VTL appliance (A below).
3. Press Enter on the terminal device.
ThisestablishestheconnectionbetweentheterminaldeviceandtheILOM.
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