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Cabling the server and setting up the console

Your console, monitor, or interface choices are guided by whether you create logical partitions, which operating system you install in your primary partition, and whether you install a Virtual I/O Server in one of your logical partitions.

Note: If you ordered your system or expansion unit preinstalled into a rack, you must remove the orange shipping brackets that are on either side the rear of the system or expansion unit before you cable it. To remove the shipping brackets, remove the screws in the orange bracket on each side. Then detach the brackets.

Choose one of the following consoles, interfaces, or terminals for installation.

Table 1. Available console types
Console type	Operating system	Logical partitions (virtual servers)	Cable required	Cabling and setup instructions
ASCII terminal	AIX®, Linux, and VIOS	Yes for VIOS, no for AIX and Linux	Serial cable equipped with a null modem	Cabling the server with an ASCII terminal
Hardware Management Console	AIX, IBM® i, Linux, and VIOS	Yes	Ethernet (or crossover cable)	Cabling the server to the Hardware Management Console
Operations Console	IBM i	Yes Use your Operations Console to manage existing IBM i partitions.	Ethernet cable for LAN connection	Cabling the server and accessing Operations Console
Integrated Virtualization Manager for VIOS	AIX, Linux, and IBM i	Yes	Serial cable	Cabling the server and accessing the Integrated Virtualization Manager

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Last updated: Thu, October 10, 2013