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-<color #ed1c24>ctrl gg</color> 0/1/2 will connect you to either the (0) BCM, (1) Server1 or (2) Server2.
+<color #ed1c24>ctrl gg 0/1/2</color> will connect you to either the (0) BCM, (1) Server1 or (2) Server2.
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-The error <color #ed1c24>Console dropped due to BP Com Request</color> means that the BMC cannot be contacted. To fix this we need to connect to the BMC via another means (normally it's IP Address and SSH).
+The error <color #ed1c24>Console dropped due to BP Com Request</color> means that the BMC cannot properly be contacted. To fix this we need to connect to the BMC via serial. Although the serial over LAN is not working, you should still be able to connect to the BMC using <color #ed1c24>ctrl-g 'sled number'</color>
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-SSH to the BMC, and from the command line run the following command:
+You might have to toggle between the BCM and Payload a couple of times to get the BCM to respond (ctrl gg 0, then ctrl gg 1, then ctrl-gg 0) and keep hitting enter until you get a response.
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+Once connected to the BMC, and from the command line run the following command:
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     mc reset cold