OXE and VMWare ESX 4 Linux

[Urri]

Hi All!
I move my virtual OXE from Windows version to Linux version of VMWare and can't access serial port via named pipe. What is the solution?
Thnks.

[tot3nkopf]

Install OXE as Blade Server on VM and restore database is the simplest way. In this way console is available on your screen.
You can always use also ethernet serial adapters.

[krzysioD]

Nope.
I've got same issue. U use socat.
VMware creates Unix Domain Soctet (but names it 'a pipe') - this is not a pipe (said in a voice of asterix & oberix saying that this is not a magic potion, this is a soup)
so:

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socat  -s  /dev/vmware_pipe0,raw,b9600,echo=0 tcp4-listen:9988,raw,b9600,echo=0

is good, mgr w/ menu works. But - netadmin goes this:

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xa000000 login:

Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise

xa000000 login:

Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise

xa000000 login: mtcl
Password:
Last login: Wed Jan 11 02:57:12 on ttyS0
[..]


R9.1-i1.605-35-pl-c0
Cpu: c0

11/01/12 03:07:52 001001M|---/--/-/---|=3:1125=external alarm : "mtcl login"
(101)xa000000> role
MAIN
(101)xa000000> siteid

              CPU type           : cpu0
              Linux version      : 67.15
              MAO software version      : I1.605.35 ;

(101)xa000000> netadmi
netadmin   netadmind
(101)xa000000> netadmin -m

Alcatel-Lucent e-Mediate IP Network Administration
==================================================

  1. 'Installation'
[..]
  0. 'Quit'

What is your choice ? 0
[it stucks in here! but CTRL-C works]
WARNING: Restoring previous saved state ...
Please run "netadmin -r local" command.
(101)xa000000> netadmin
Warning: for a specific setup please use menu mode (netadmin -m).

Do you want to erase the existing setup (y/n default is 'n') ? y
Installation canceled.
[but - ive pressed y and ENTER ! ]

(the newline is not a newline anymore!). So - how gets it;s done under BiCS? Dont have any working recent BiCS in my home lab...
Any kind soul?

EDIT:
Simply this alows for netadmin: socat -s /dev/vmware_pipe0 tcp4-listen:9988,crnl
But - it does buffer output/input so, you type in blank, until ENTER...

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(101)xa000000> netadmin
Warning: for a specific setup please use menu mode (netadmin -m).


Do you want to erase the existing setup (y/n default is 'n') ? y

Do you intend to use IP/X25 on your system (y/n default is 'n') ?