Serial over LAN

Short description: A mechanism that allows the serial port of a managed system to be redirected over IP

Serial over LAN (SOL) is a mechanism that enables the input and output of the serial port of a managed system to be redirected over IP.

Details

On some managed systems, notably blade server systems, the serial ports on the managed computers are not normally connected to a traditional serial port socket. To allow users to access applications on these computers via the serial port, the input/output of the serial port is redirected to the network. For example, a user wishing to access a blade server via the serial port can telnet to a network address and log in. On the blade server the login will be seen as coming through the serial port.

SOL is implemented as a payload type under the RMCP+ protocol in IPMI.

See also

• Console redirection
• Emergency Management Services (EMS)
• IPMI
• LAN
• Shell shoveling

External links

• IPMI Technical Resources