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Install the serial port module

Use this information to install the serial port module.

Read the installation GuidelinesPower off the server for this taskATTENTION: Static Sensitive Device Ground package before opening

Before installing the serial port module, touch the static-protective package that contains the new serial port module to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the new serial port module out of the package and place it on a static-protective surface.

To install the serial port module, complete the following steps:

Watch the procedure

A video of this procedure is available at YouTube.

  1. If the slot is covered with a slot bracket, open the retention latch and remove the slot bracket from the chassis. Store the bracket in case that you later remove the serial port module and need the bracket to cover the place.
  2. Install the serial port module into the chassis and close the retention latch to secure it in position.
    Figure 1. Serial port module installation
    Install the serial port module.

  3. Connect the cable of the serial port module to serial-port-module connector on the system board. For the location of the serial-port-module connector, see System board components.
After installing the serial port module:

  1. Complete the parts replacement. See Complete the parts replacement.

  2. To enable the serial port module on Linux or Microsoft Windows, do one of the followings according to the installed operating system:
    Note
    If the Serial over LAN (SOL) or Emergency Management Services (EMS) feature is enabled, the serial port will be hidden on Linux and Microsoft Windows. Therefore, it is required to disable SOL and EMS to use the serial port on operating systems for serial devices.

    • For Linux:

      Open the ipmitool and enter the following command to disable the Serial over LAN (SOL) feature:

      -I lanplus -H IP -U USERID -P PASSW0RD sol deactivate

    • For Microsoft Windows:

      1. Open the ipmitool and enter the following command to disable the SOL feature:

        -I lanplus -H IP -U USERID -P PASSW0RD sol deactivate

      2. Open Windows PowerShell and enter the following command to disable the Emergency Management Services (EMS) feature:

        Bcdedit /ems off

      3. Restart the server to ensure that the EMS setting takes effect.