Defining devices and I/O ports settings

You can enable console redirection and enable and define the characteristics of the COM 1 port by creating a device and I/O ports pattern.

Procedure

To create a device and I/O ports pattern, complete the following steps.

1. From the Lenovo XClarity Administrator menu bar, click Provisioning > Patterns. The Configuration Patterns: Patterns page is displayed.
2. Click the Category Patterns tab.
3. Click the Devices and I/O Ports Patterns vertical tab, and then click the Create icon ().
   New Server Pattern

   You can also create a devices and I/O ports pattern from the page of the wizard by clicking the Create icon () next to the Devices and I/O Ports selection.
4. In the New Devices and I/O Ports Pattern dialog, specify the following information.
   • Enter a name and description for the pattern.
   • Choose to enable or disable console redirection. If you enable console redirection, you can choose to enable or disable the following:
     • Serial over LAN.
     • Service processor redirection. If you enable service processor redirection, you can choose to use COM port 1 or 2 for the Legacy optional serial data port. Note that if disabled, COM port 1 is always used.
       You can also choose one of the following CLI modes:

       • Disable
       • Enable with user-defined keystroke sequence
       • Enable with EMS compatible keystroke sequence
   • Choose to enable or disable COM ports 1 and 2. If you choose to enable COM ports, specify the following settings:
     • Baud rate
     • Data bits
     • Parity
     • Stop bits
     • Text emulation
     • Active after boot
     • Flow control
5. Click Create.

Results

The new pattern is listed on the Devices and I/O Ports Patterns tab in the Configuration Patterns: Category Patterns page:

From this page, you can also perform the following actions on a selected category pattern:

• Modifying current pattern settings by clicking the Edit icon ().
• Copy an existing pattern by clicking the Copy icon ().
• Delete a pattern by clicking the Delete icon ().
• Rename a pattern by clicking the Rename icon ().

• Import or export patterns (see Exporting and importing server and category patterns).