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How to set up IPMI Serial-Over-LAN (SOL) on a ASRock C2550D4I motherboard running FreeNAS
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BIOS Setup | |
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1) Boot into the BIOS setup utility (press F2 or DEL) and open Advanced > Serial Port Console Redirection. | |
2) Disable COM1 and EMS console redirection and enable SOL redirection. | |
3) Set the SOL console redirection settings as follows: | |
Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. | |
Advanced | |
/----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------\ | |
| SOL |Emulation: ANSI: | | |
| Console Redirection Settings |Extended ASCII char | | |
| |set. VT100: ASCII char | | |
| Terminal Type [VT100] |set. VT100+: Extends | | |
| Bits per second [115200] |VT100 to support color, | | |
| Data Bits [8] |function keys, etc. | | |
| Parity [None] |VT-UTF8: Uses UTF8 | | |
| Stop Bits [1] |encoding to map Unicode | | |
| Flow Control [None] |chars onto 1 or more | | |
| VT-UTF8 Combo Key Sup [Enabled] |-------------------------| | |
| Recorder Mode [Disabled] |<>: Select Screen | | |
| Resolution 100x31 [Disabled] |^v: Select Item | | |
| Legacy OS Redirection [80x24] |Enter: Select | | |
| Putty KeyPad [VT100] |+/-: Change Option | | |
| Redirection After BIO [Always Enable] |F1: General Help | | |
| |F7: Discard Changes | | |
| |F9: Load UEFI Defaults | | |
| |F10: Save and Exit | | |
| |ESC: Exit | | |
\----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------/ | |
Version 2.15.1236. Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. | |
IPMItool Setup | |
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# password is probably admin if you have yet to change it. | |
1) Configure the SOL bitrates: | |
$ ipmitool -I lanplus -H <bmc-host> -U admin -P <password> -e \& sol set non-volatile-bit-rate 115.2 | |
$ ipmitool -I lanplus -H <bmc-host> -U admin -P <password> -e \& sol set volatile-bit-rate 115.2 | |
FreeNAS Setup | |
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Go to System > Advanced: | |
Check "use serial console" | |
Set port to 0x248. | |
Set speed to 115200. | |
$ ipmitool -I lanplus -H <bmc-host> -U admin -P <password> -e \& sol activate | |
[SOL Session operational. Use &? for help] | |
FreeBSD/amd64 (unas) (ttyu2) | |
login: &. [terminated ipmitool] |
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