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Connecting to the blade, Procedure – Motorola ATCA-717 User Manual

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Serial Console Redirection

BIOS

PENT/ATCA−717

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Note:

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S The COM port routing described above is only applicable to BIOS versions w 2.0.0.

Earlier BIOS versions used a different routing. For details refer to
the

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PENT/ATCA−715/717/7105/7107 BIOS Information Sheet

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which can be

downloaded from the Motorola literature catalog web site.

S COM port swapping can also be enabled via an IPMI System Boot Options

command. COM port swapping is enabled if either the on−board switch 3−4, the
IPMI System Boot Options command or both enable it.

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A NULL−Modem cable is available as accessory kit for the blade. It converts the RJ−45
connector to a standard DSUB connector which can be connected to a remote terminal.
The following communication parameters are used by default:

S Baud rate: 9600

S No handshake

S PC ANSI

S 8 data bits

S No parity

S 1 stop bit
All configuration parameters listed above can be modified via the BIOS.

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Connecting to the Blade

In order to connect to the blade using the serial console redirect feature, proceed as
follows:.

Procedure

1.

Configure terminal to communicate using the same parameters as in BIOS
setup

2.

Connect terminal to NULL−modem cable

3.

Connect NULL−modem cable to COM port you have selected in BIOS setup

4.

Start up blade