console command

This command sets up a serial over LAN connection to the command console of a blade server.

To end an SOL session, press Esc followed by an open parenthesis:

Esc (

Table 1. console command
Function	What it does	Command	Valid targets
Create SOL session with blade server	Creates an SOL connection to the specified blade server.	`console` Command use restricted (see Commands and user authority).	`-T system:blade[x]` where x is the blade server bay number.
Create override SOL session with blade server	Creates an SOL connection to the specified blade server, with the override option enabled. This enables you to end an existing SOL session to that blade server and start a new one.	`console -o` Command use restricted (see Commands and user authority).	`-T system:blade[x]` where x is the blade server bay number.

Example: To start an SOL connection to the blade server in blade bay 14, while this blade server is set as the persistent command environment, at the system:mm[x]> prompt, type

                  console -T system:blade[14]