6/13/2023 0 Comments Ibm system p5 serial connectionsAfter running into a wall using the serial port, I performed a few more optimized google queries and came up with some information about the Hardware Management Controller (HMC) that is installed on these servers.Apparently there is a web console which can be accessed once an ethernet cable is plugged into one of the HMC ethernet ports. ![]() I did not see any text roll across the screen as I had expected. After connecting a USB - Serial adapter hooked up so I could plug in the 9-pin cable to the P5 I tried using a serial console emulator to connect. My initial google queries did not return much useful information, just that there is a serial console port which can be used to potentially get into single user mode. Try to SSH into the host, should be successful This may take around 10 to 15 minutes depending on how slow the box is feeling Exploration (Long Story) Coming from a strong background in Linux on generic x86 hardware, it took me a fair amount of time to become familiarized with old IBM hardware. ![]() Try to ping your host once it has booted.
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