Monitoring SOL session status

Complete the following steps to monitor SOL session status:

  1. Start the BladeCenter® management-module Web interface (see Starting the BladeCenter management-module Web interface).
  2. In the navigation pane, click Blade Tasks → Serial Over LAN; then, scroll to the Serial Over LAN Status section.

The following illustration shows the SOL status page for management modules other than an advanced management module.

Graphic illustrating the SOL status page for management modules other than the advanced management module.

For management modules other than the advanced management module, the SOL Session status for each blade server has three possible states:

Not Ready
This status indicates that no SOL session is available between the management module and the blade server. It might indicate that there was an SOL session setup failure that must be investigated.
Ready
This status indicates that an SOL session is established between the management module and the blade server. This SOL session is available to connect to a Telnet session, if one is requested by the user.
Active
This status indicates that there is an SOL session between the management module and the blade server and that this session is currently connected to a Telnet session.

The following illustration shows the SOL status page for an advanced management module.

Graphic illustrating the SOL status page for an advanced management module.

For advanced management modules, the SOL Session status for each blade server has five possible states:

Unknown Graphic illustrating the unknown status icon.
This status indicates that the status of the SOL session is not known. It might indicate that the blade server is still being discovered.
Disabled Graphic illustrating the disabled status icon.
This status indicates that SOL is disabled for the blade server.
No session Graphic illustrating the status icon for no session .
This status indicates that no SOL session is available between the management module and the blade server. It might indicate that there was an SOL session setup failure that must be investigated.
Ready Graphic illustrating the ready status icon.
This status indicates that an SOL session is established between the management module and the blade server. This SOL session is available to connect to a Telnet session, if one is requested by the user.
Active Graphic illustrating the active status icon.
This status indicates that there is an SOL session between the management module and the blade server and that this session is currently connected to a Telnet session.

For advanced management modules, click the SOL Status icon for a blade server to see a detailed summary of the condition for that blade server and recommended actions. You can also click the SOL Status Summary link to see the status summary information for all the blader servers managed by the advanced management module.

Graphic illustrating the SOL Status Summary for a single blade server.

If an SOL session closes itself, or if the session indicates that it is active and is not responding, complete the following steps:

  1. Disable SOL for the affected blade server (see Enabling SOL for blade servers).
  2. Wait 60 seconds.
  3. Re-enable SOL for the blade server (see Enabling SOL for blade servers).

Problems with SOL sessions can also be due to incorrect BladeCenter configuration, or installation of components or firmware that are not SOL compatible.

Parent topic: Using SOL