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== Verify BIOS Settings ==
* Ensure the following is set in the BIOS
<syntaxhighlight>
Advanced
-> Remote Access Configuration
-> Remote Access [Enabled]
-> Serial port number [Com2]
-> Serial Port Mode [115200 8,n,1]
-> Flow Control [None]
-> Redirect After BIOS Port [Always]
-> Terminal Type [VT100]
</syntaxhighlight>
== Update inittab ==
* Edit /etc/inittab
* Add the #enable SOL entry as follows:
<syntaxhighlight>
id:3:initdefault:

# enable sol
S1:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty ttyS1 115200 vt100

# System initialization.
si::sysinit:/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
</syntaxhighlight>
== Update GRUB ==
* Edit /boot/menu/grub.lst
<syntaxhighlight>
default=0
timeout=5
serial --unit=1 --speed=115200 --word=8 --parity=no --stop=1
terminal --timeout=10 serial console
#splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title CentOS (2.6.18-194.el5)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-194.el5 ro root=LABEL=/ serial console=ttyS1,115200n8
initrd /initrd-2.6.18-194.el5.img
</syntaxhighlight>

== Connecting using IPMITool ==
* Start a SOL session
<syntaxhighlight>
ipmitool -I lanplus -H x.x.x.x -U [username] -P [password] sol activate
</syntaxhighlight>

== SOL Shortcut Keys ==
<syntaxhighlight>
Defined As F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12
Keyboard Entry <ESC>1 <ESC>2 <ESC>3 <ESC>4 <ESC>5 <ESC>6 <ESC>7 <ESC>8 <ESC>9 <ESC>0 <ESC>! <ESC>@@

Defined As Home End Insert Delete PageUp PageDn
Keyboard Entry <ESC>h <ESC>k <ESC>+ <ESC>- <ESC>? <ESC>/
</syntaxhighlight>

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