Creating an SOL Session (sol -d activate)

Function

The sol -d activate command is used to establish a Serial Over LAN (SOL) session to the system serial port or iBMC serial port of a server.

Format

ipmcset -t sol -d activate -v <option> <mode>

Parameters

Usage Guidelines

Before stabling an SOL session to the system serial port, configure the serial port redirection function on the OS. For details, see the operation guide provided by the OS vendor.

You can press Esc and then ( with an interval less than one second to exit from the SOL session to the command line interface.

Example

# Establish an SOL session in shared mode to the system serial port.

iBMC:/->ipmcset -t sol -d activate -v 1 0
[Connect SOL successfully! Use 'Esc(' to exit.] 
Warning! The SOL session is in shared mode, the operation can be viewed on another terminal. 

sles11sp1:~ #  
sles11sp1:~ # Esc( [Close SOL] 

SOL connection closed.