The following hardware and software is required for the command-line interface:
No special hardware is required to use the management-module command-line interface.
To use the SOL feature, an Ethernet I/O module that supports SOL must be installed in I/O-module bay 1. You can use the console command to control a blade server through SOL only on blade server types that support SOL functionality and have an integrated service processor firmware level of version 1.00 or later. See the IBM BladeCenter Serial Over LAN Setup Guide for information.
Make sure that you are using the latest versions of device drivers, firmware, and BIOS code for your blade server, management module, and other BladeCenter components. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/ for the latest information about upgrading the device drivers, firmware, and BIOS code for BladeCenter components. The latest instructions are in the documentation that comes with the updates.
The management-module CLI is supported by BladeCenter management-module firmware level version 1.08 or later. All versions of BladeCenter T management-module firmware and advanced management module firmware support the command-line interface. The SOL feature has additional firmware requirements. See the IBM BladeCenter Serial Over LAN Setup Guide for information.