Alexey Vlasov wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I have a problem with setup of console redirection in server chassis
> Intel SR1500 and ipmitool.
>
> My setup in BIOS:
>
> console redirections.
> * serial port A
> * flow control - none
> * rate - 38.4K
> * terminal type - VT100
> * legacy OS redirection - disabled
>
> serial port configuration.
> * serial A - enable
> * address - 3F8
> * IRQ - 4
>
> Setup of the boot loader and agetty:
> /etc/grub/grub.conf
> =========
> serial --unit=0 ---speed=38400 --word=8 --parity=no
> terminal --timeout=0 serial console
>
> kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1 console=tty0
> console=ttyS0,38400n8
> =========
> /etc/inittab
> =========
> s0:2345:repswan:/sbin/agetty -L 57600 vt100
> s1:2345:repswan:/sbin/agetty -L 57600 vt100
> =========
>
> # ps ax | grep agetty
> 4295 tty1     Ss+    0:00 /sbin/agetty 38400 tty1 linux
> 4296 tty2     Ss+    0:00 /sbin/agetty 38400 tty2 linux
> 4297 tty3     Ss+    0:00 /sbin/agetty 38400 tty3 linux
> 4298 tty4     Ss+    0:00 /sbin/agetty 38400 tty4 linux
> 4299 tty5     Ss+    0:00 /sbin/agetty 38400 tty5 linux
> 4300 tty6     Ss+    0:00 /sbin/agetty 38400 tty6 linux
> 4301 ttyS0    Ss+    0:00 /sbin/agetty -L 38400 ttyS0 vt100
> 4302 ttyS1    Ss+    0:00 /sbin/agetty -L 38400 ttyS1 vt100
>
> # dmesg | grep tty
> Kernel command line: root=/dev/sda1 ro console=tty0
> console=ttyS0,38400n8
> console [tty0] enabled
> console [ttyS0] enabled
> serial8250: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
> serial8250: ttyS1 at I/O 0x2f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
> 00:07: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
>
> What I'm trying to do:
>
> ipmitool -I lanplus -H 192.168.0.61 -o intelplus set enabled true
> ipmitool -I lanplus -H 192.168.0.61 -o intelplus sol payload enable
> ipmitool -I lanplus -H 192.168.0.61 -o intelplus sol activate
> IPMI LAN host 192.168.0.61 port 623
>   
> [SOL Session operational. Use ~? for help]
>
> After sol activate I see only:
> ==========
> [SOL Session operational.  Use ~? for help]
> ==========
>
> Where have I gone wrong? Has anyone ever tried to setup console
> redirection on SR1500?
> If there's any information more needed I will post it. Thanks in
> advance.
I think the problem is that you are using the wrong serial port. From my
experience (on Supermicro gear, not Intel), Serial B is the port used by
the IPMI card. Serial A is usually the port actually on the back or
front of the box. So try changing the redirection options to Serial B.

Mike

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