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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:

  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. 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. 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.

  2. Connect the cable of the serial port module to the serial-port-module connector on the system board. For the location of the serial-port-module connector, refer to System board components.
After installing the serial port module, do one of the following to enable it according to the installed operating system:

  • For Linux operating system:

    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 operating system:

    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 no

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