Configuring terminal settings – IBM Partner Pavilion Remote Supervisor Adapter User Manual

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Use the following keys to navigate through the windows in the text-based interface:

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Press the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys ( ↑ and ↓ ) to navigate the Advanced
System Management window.

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Press Esc to exit to the Advanced System Management window.

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Press Esc at the Advanced System Management window to log off from your
session.

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Press F3 to exit the window you are viewing.

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Press F4 or press Enter to save your changes.

Accessing the text-based interface through a direct serial connection

Complete the following steps to set up a direct serial connection:

1. Connect a null modem cable to the serial port of the Remote Supervisor

Adapter.

2. Connect the other end of the cable to a COM port on the client computer.

3. Start a terminal emulation program on the client computer such as Hilgraeve

HyperTerminal.

4. Click File Properties. The New Connection Properties window opens.

5. Click Configure and set the following values:

Table 17. COM properties

Field

Entry

Bits per second

57600

Data bits

8

Parity

None

Stop bits

1

Flow control

None

6. Click OK.

7. Click the Settings tab.

8. From the Emulation field, select Terminal Keys and ANSI.

9. Click OK.

10. Click View Font.

11. Select the Terminal font with a point size of 9.

12. Click OK.

13. Press Esc to begin your session. The login prompt opens.

14. Enter your login ID and password and click OK.

The Advanced System Management window opens.

Configuring terminal settings

Complete the following steps to properly display special characters in the text-based
user interface:

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