Install a serial port module
Use this information to install a serial port module.
About this task
Read Installation Guidelines and Safety inspection checklist to ensure that you work safely.
Power off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables. See Power off the server.
Keep static-sensitive parts in their static-protective packages until installation to prevent exposure to static electricity. Handle the parts with an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding systems. Place the parts on a static-protective surface.
Read the PCIe slots and adapters to ensure that you install the serial port module to a correct PCIe slot.
Procedure
After you finish
Complete the parts replacement. See Complete the parts replacement.
From the UEFI Setup page, click Console Redirection and SP Redirection setting to Enabled.
. Change both- To enable the serial port module on Linux or Microsoft Windows, do one of the followings according to the installed operating system:NoteIf 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:
Open the ipmitool and enter the following command to disable the SOL feature:
-I lanplus -H IP -U USERID -P PASSW0RD sol deactivate
Open Windows PowerShell and enter the following command to disable the Emergency Management Services (EMS) feature:
Bcdedit /ems off
Restart the server to ensure that the EMS setting takes effect.