If you are having trouble entering
commands in an SOL session or are receiving double prompts, check the following
items:
- Check the keyboard Return key settings for your terminal emulation program.
Make sure that only a line-feed character is sent whenever the Return key
is pressed (Telnet works this way by default). The Putty terminal application
has a configuration setting for the Return key under Configuration → Connection
→ Telnet.
- The service processor on older blade servers, including the Type 8832
and Type 8842 blade servers, might block SOL output to a blade server that
is running Linux. If this happens, enter Ctrl+q in the SOL session to clear
the keystroke buffer.
- Make sure that the operating system that is running on the blade server
supports SOL. See Operating system configuration for
instructions.
- Make sure that the operating system that is running on the blade server
is set up correctly for SOL console access (see Operating system configuration for
instructions). For example, you must enable the Windows Emergency Management
System (EMS) for Windows Server 2003 and redirect it to the COM2 serial port.