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4 Serial Debugging of Blade Host on Dell PowerEdge MX7000 chassis with Microsoft Windows Debugger |
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Introduction:
The Dell PowerEdge MX7000 chassis and blades support Windows debugging on the blade host via the USB
serial port on the back of the chassis. This requires several steps to set up the blade, the chassis, and the
operating system as follows.
 Setting up the serial connection via Management Module to create a dedicated connection to a
specific blade.
 Setting up the blade serial settings in system BIOS.
 Enabling debugging in the operating system.
 Upon completion of debugging, the Management Module GUI can be used to reset the serial
connection, so the serial port can be used for other functions.
Hardware required - The MX7000 chassis has a micro-USB port on the back of the Management Module that
is used as the serial port. A USB cable with micro-USB on one end and USB on another (Figure 1) is all that’s
needed.
Micro USB to USB cable
Management Module Port located here
: USB serial port on management module
Connecting to the chassis, and setting up the serial connection between the blade and the debugger –