Sun Microsystems X4150 manual About Connection Tasks, Connecting Using a Serial Connection

About Connection Tasks

You have two methods to connect to the ELOM in your server:

■Serial/Local

■Ethernet/Remote

Both methods require making physical cable connections to the server and logging in to the ELOM; refer to TABLE 2-1.

TABLE 2-1Methods of Connecting to the ELOM

Connection	Supported	Required
Method	Interface	Cable	Comments/Description
Serial, direct	CLI only	RJ-45	Connect directly to the serial management port the on
		serial	server with a terminal or laptop running terminal
		(supplied)	emulation software.
Ethernet	CLI and	Ethernet	You must know the ELOM’s Ethernet address.
	Web	LAN	Note: This is the only method that supports web
	browser		browser access.

Note – The ELOM supports a maximum of 10 active sessions, including serial, SSH, and web browser sessions.

Connecting Using a Serial Connection

You access the ELOM CLI by connecting a terminal or a PC running terminal emulation software to the RJ-45 serial port on the server using the supplied cable.

▼To Connect Using a Serial Connection

1.Verify that your terminal, laptop, or terminal server is operational.

2.Configure the terminal device or terminal emulation software to use the following settings:

■8,N,1: eight data bits, no parity, one stop bit.

6 Sun Fire X4150 Server Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide • September 2007