4. When your telephone rings, answer the call. You should hear the sound of a
telephone being dialed. This is your system unit trying to page you.
If this test is successful, call-out is working.
You should now select “Telephone Number Setup Menu” on page 463 to enter the
actual telephone numbers that your server uses to report problems.
Serial Port Configuration
To configure the serial port on an AIX system, do the following at an AIX console:
1. Log in as root user.
2. To determine if you have any serial ports already configured, type:
lsdev -Cc tty
If no serial ports are configured, none are listed. If you wish to configure serial
ports that are not listed, continue with the remaining steps.
3. Identify the serial port(s) with the modem(s).
4. Enter:
smit tty
5. Select add tty.
6. Select RS232.
7. Select Baud rate 9600 or higher.
8. Select login enable and set the flow control to RTS.
9. Commit the selections and set up any other needed serial ports.
10. Exit SMIT.
Appendix D. Service Processor Setup and Test 611
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