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Serial console on Oracle X2 to X8 x86 servers (Doc ID 1646099.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Server X6-2 - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Oracle Server X8-2 - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Oracle Server X7-2 - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Sun Fire X4170 Server - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Sun Server X3-2 - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Oracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-bit)
Linux x86
Linux x86-64
Oracle Solaris on x86 (32-bit)

Goal

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Configure serial console on Oracle X2 to X9 servers with Oracle Linux 5.x, 6.x, 7.x, 8.x or Solaris 10u1 and newer

Solution

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Goal
Solution
 ILOM Serial Port Configuration:
 BIOS settings (for x5-2, but other systems are similar):
 Solaris 10u1 to Solaris 10u11 to Solaris 11 grub:
 Solaris 11.1 and newer (grub2):
 Linux grub:
 Oracle Linux 5.x:
 Oracle Linux 6.x:
  Oracle Linux 7.x, 8.x, OVM 3.4 grub2:
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