

If they do not have an HMC, these ports only support having a dumb terminal attached to them or a modem for dial in purposes. If there is an HMC (Hardware Management Console) attached to the system, these ports have NO functionality. On the back of the 9111 Power5 Systems, you will find 2 standard serial ports (labeled T1 & T2). I had a similar issue with 510 and raised a call with IBM. The serial port behing 505 are not 'true' serial ports. NOTE: Regardless of content, this e-mail shall not operate toīind CSC to any order or other contract unless pursuant to explicit writtenĪgreement or government initiative expressly permitting the use of e-mail If you are not the intended recipient, pleaseĭelete without copying and kindly advise us by e-mail of the mistake inĭelivery. We now have a HMC which makes the power up and booting much easier. Our servers had the OS preinstalled so I just needed to do Power on, then boot.) Once the Hypervisor finishes the power up, theĬonsole starts. You need to go into the ASMI menu (I used the serial port and select Powering on the server with the power button did not bring it up all the

My notes from our first P510 install: Serial port defaults are 19200 8-N-1Ĭonnect your laptop with a null modem cable.
