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Configuring the Serial Port Console

  1. Install serialproxy on the controller node and start the serialproxy service.
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    yum install openstack-nova-serialproxy
systemctl enable openstack-nova-serialproxy
systemctl start openstack-nova-serialproxy
  2. Modify the nova configuration file of the controller node.
    1. Open the /etc/nova/nova.conf file.
      vi /etc/nova/nova.conf
    2. Add the following content to the file:
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      [serial_console]
enabled=true
port_range=10000:20000
serialproxy_host=0.0.0.0
serialproxy_port=6083
    3. Press Esc to exit the insert mode. Type :wq! and press Enter to save the file and exit.
  3. Restart the Nova service on the controller node.
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    systemctl restart openstack-nova-scheduler.service
  4. Install socat on the BMS management node.
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    yum install socat
  5. Modify the nova configuration file of the BMS management node baremetal. Add the following content to the /etc/nova/nova.conf file:
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    [serial_console]
enabled=true
port_range=10000:20000
base_url=ws://controller:6083/
proxyclient_address=${my_ip}
enabled=true
  6. Restart the Nova service on the BMS management node.
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    systemctl restart openstack-nova-compute.service