This is how you configure ALOM for ethernet from the SERIAL console: ## ENTER ALOM CONSOLE #. # setup ALOM password for the admin account password ## set to real$#@! for realnet RN2 # configure SC setupsc Entering Interactive setup mode. To exit and discard changes to that point, use Ctrl-C or to exit and save changes to that point, use Ctrl-Z. Do you wish to configure the enabled interfaces [y]? y Should the SC network interface be enabled [y]? y Should the SC email alerts be enabled [y]? y Do you wish to configure the network interface [y]? y Should the SC use DHCP to obtain its network configuration [n]? n Enter the SC IP address [100.100.100.100]? xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Enter the SC IP netmask [255.255.255.0]? xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Enter the SC IP gateway address [100.100.100.100]? xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Should the TPE link test be enabled [y]? y Do you wish to configure the managed system interface [y]? y What level of SC events should be reported to the managed system where valid settings are 0 (none), 1 (critical), 2 (critical and major) and 32 What action should the SC invoke if the OS is hung. The available options are 'none', 'xir' or 'reset' where an xir will attempt to collect die How many seconds should be allowed for an XIR to complete (maximum timeout of 10800s) [900]? 900 Do you wish to configure the network management interfaces [y]? y Enter the number of mail servers to configure [0]? 0 Do you wish to configure the SC parameters [y]? y Enter any customer data for this platform (maximum of 40 characters) []? Realnet Systems RN2 Enter the console session escape sequence (2 characters). The first character can be any printable characters or control-A through control-Y e. Enter level of events to be displayed over the CLI where valid settings are 0 (none), 1 (critical), 2 (critical and major) and 3 (critical, ma2 Should poweron sequencing be enabled [y]? y Enter the SC cli prompt (maximum of 16 characters) [sc]? rn2-sc Enter the SC CLI timeout in seconds (maximum of 10000s) [0]? 0 Should password entry echo '*'s [y]? y ### SHOW THE SC CONFIG showsc ## RESETSC for changes to take effect resetsc -y ------------------------------ Credit goes to my good friend: ------------------------------ Rajesh Goel, CISSP cell (917) 685-7731 CTO: Brainlink International, Inc. "IT Crisis Management and Solutions" HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley & GLBA Information Security Compliance ------------------------------