Intel Server Management (ISM) Installation and User's Guide, Version 5.5.5 - HP Carrier-Grade Server cc3310

8 Native Command Line
Native Command Line Overview
Native command line is a feature that allows you to directly send text-based commands to the server’s
Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) using a serial port connection. Terminal mode supports standard
binary IPMI 1.5 hex-ASCII commands as well as specific text commands. In terminal mode you can:
• Power the server on or off
• Reset the server
• Retrieve the server’s health status
• View and configure the server boot options
• View and configure the BMC’s terminal mode configuration
• Execute any platform-supported binary command specified in the Intelligent Platform Management
Interface (IPMI) v1.5 specification using the hex-ASCII format
Setup and Configuration
Connection Mechanism
You can connect to the server in two ways:
• Direct connection, where the local host is connected to the target system directly through each system’s
serial port. This requires a null modem cable.
• Modem connection, where the local host is connected to the target system via modem. This requires that
each system is connected to its own modem using a serial cable.
Server Configuration Using the System Setup Utility (SSU)
To configure native command line on the server, run the System Setup Utility (SSU) from the service
partition or the Resource CD, as described in your server Product Guide and follow these steps.
1. On the SSU main screen, choose the Platform Event Manager (PEM).
2. On the PEM screen, choose Configure EMP.
3. On the Emergency Management Port (EMP) screen, make the following changes:
a. Enter a password and verify the password.
b. For Access Mode, select Always Available.
c. Select the Options pull-down menu at the top of the window and select Configure Terminal Mode.
d. Leave the Enable Data Terminal Ready box unselected.
e. Check the box to Enable Terminal Mode.
f. Check the box to Enable Line Editing
(this lets you make changes to the input line before submitting it to the BMC for processing).
g. For Delete Control, select Backspace
(the other option is Del, and these options are only available if you enable line editing).
h. Check the box to Turn On BMC Echo Of Received Characters
(BMC echoes each character to the console as you enter it; highly recommended when you enable line
editing).