Was the SOL port assignment changed to blade NIC 2?
The default SOL port assignment is blade NIC 1 which connects to the switch module in Bay 1. The BladeCenter HS20 (Type 8832) provides a jumper to change the SOL port assignment. All blades, except the BladeCenter HS40 and JS2x blades, provide a setting in the network controller firmware to change the SOL port assignment. This setting can be changed only when flashing the NIC firmware on the blade. If SOL traffic has been assigned to NIC 2 then the module in chassis Bay 2 needs to be a true switch and additional switch configuration may be required. See the SOL Setup Guide for more details. • Is SOL properly set up in blade system firmware (BIOS)? Only the BladeCenter JS2x, pSeries family of blades do not require system firmware configuration to enable SOL. Look in Chapter 4 of the SOL Setup Guide, Older component configuration, for the required BIOS settings for SOL. Note: The blade may boot extremely slow and/or become unresponsive if COM 1 is configured for SOL instead of COM 2. • I
