Configure Serial Port Settings Using the CLI

Use the set command to change properties and values for serial port settings. Port settings have two sets of properties: pending and active. The active settings are the settings currently in use by the ILOM. These settings are read-only. If you want to change settings, enter the updated settings as the pending settings, then set the commitpending property to true. This prevents accidental disconnections for both port and network settings.

What to Do

  1. Log in to the ILOM CLI as an Administrator or Operator.

  2. At the command prompt type:

    -> set target [propertyname=value]

Targets, Properties, and Values

The following targets, properties, and values are valid for ILOM serial ports.

Target

Property

Value

Default

/SP/serial/external

commitpending

flowcontrol

pendingspeed

speed

true|(none)

none

<decimal>

9600

(none)

none

9600

9600

/SP/serial/host

commitpending

pendingspeed

speed

true|(none)

<decimal>

9600

(none)

(none)

9600

Example

To change the speed (baud rate) for the host serial port from 9600 to 57600, type:

-> set /SP/serial/host pendingspeed=57600 commitpending=true

Note

The speed of the host serial port must match the speed setting for serial port 0, COM1, or /dev/ttys0 on the host operating system for ILOM to communicate properly with the host.

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