
500 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide
Figure A-6 Remote control - remote console and remote disk
Serial Over LAN
Serial over LAN (SOL) provides a means to manage servers remotely by using a
command-line interface (CLI) over a Telnet or secure shell (SSH) connection.
SOL is required to manage servers that do not have KVM support. SOL provides
console redirection for both BIOS and the blade server operating system. The
SOL feature redirects server serial-connection data over a LAN without the need
for special cabling. The SOL connection enables blade servers to be managed
from any remote location with network access. The advantages of SOL include:
Remote administration without keyboard, video, or mouse (headless servers)
Reduced cabling and no need for a serial concentrator
Standard Telnet interface that eliminates the need for special client software
The IBM BladeCenter management module command-line interfaces provide
access to the text-console command prompt on each blade server through an
SOL connection, enabling the blade servers to be managed from a remote
location.
In the BladeCenter environment, the integrated system management processor
(ISMP) and network interface controller (NIC) on each blade server route the
serial data from the blade server serial communications port to the network
infrastructure of the BladeCenter unit, including an Ethernet-compatible I/O
module that supports SOL communication. BladeCenter components are
configured for SOL operation through the BladeCenter management module.
The management module also acts as a proxy in the network infrastructure to
couple a client running a Telnet or SSH session with the management module to
an SOL session running on a blade server, enabling the Telnet or SSH client to
interact with the serial port of the blade server over the network.
Because all SOL traffic is controlled by and routed through the management
module, administrators can segregate the management traffic for the
BladeCenter unit from the data traffic of the blade servers. To start an SOL
connection with a blade server, first start a Telnet command-line interface
session with the management module. When this Telnet or SSH command-line
interface session is running, you can start a remote-console SOL session with
any blade server in the BladeCenter unit that is set up and enabled for SOL
operation.
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