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 To close the command prompt channel, type exit.
 To leave the channel open and return to the SAC prompt, press <Esc>+<Tab>+0 (the number zero)
(three keys in sequence).
 To leave the remote console and return to DPCCLI, press <tilde>+<period> (that is, ~.)
5.4.7 Configuring Linux* to support SOL
You must configure Linux* to expose the Linux* initialization (booting) process through SOL. This
enables users to log in to the Linux* console through an SOL session and direct output to the
serial console.
In this guide, SuSE* Linux is provided as an example. The solution for Red Hat* Linux is quiet similar.
Apart from the minimum setting described in Section 5.4.1 to allow SOL to access the BIOS boot up
menu, the SOL Baud Rate setting needs to be consistent with the GRUB setting under Linux*.
Figure 51. Baud Rate setting for SOL
To configure SuSE* Linux to support SOL, follow these steps:
 Log in as root.
 Change GRUB GUI setting to text mode to display the GRUB menu in the SOL console by
modifying the /boot/grub/menu.lst file as follows:
Comment out the gfxmenu line and add the “display” line as shown.
Figure 52. Change GRUB GUI to be displayed through SOL