Users Guide

the back of the chassis. Connect the other end of
the cable to management station serial port. For
more information on connecting cables, refer to
the back panel of the chassis in Chassis Overview
section.
Configure your terminal emulation software with
the following parameters:
• Baud rate: 115200
• Port: COM1
• Data: 8 bit
• Parity: None
• Stop: 1 bit
• Hardware flow control: Yes
• Software flow control: No
Remote RACADM CLI Remote RACADM is a client utility that runs on a
management station. It uses the out-of-band
network interface to run RACADM commands on
the managed system and uses the HTTPs channel.
The –r option runs the RACADM command over a
network, it requires CMC IP, username and
password.
To use remote RACADM from your management
station, install remote RACADM using the Dell
Systems Management Tools and Documentation
DVD that is available with your system. For more
information on Remote RACADM
Web Interface Provides remote access to CMC using a graphical
user interface. The Web interface is built into the
CMC firmware and is accessed through the NIC
interface from a supported web browser on the
management station. For a list of supported Web
browsers, see the Supported Browsers section in
the Dell System Software Support Matrix at
dell.com/support/manuals.
Telnet Provides command line access to CMC through
the network. The RACADM command line interface
and the connect command, which is used to
connect to the serial console of a server or IO
module, are available from the CMC command
line.
NOTE: Telnet is not a secure protocol and is
disabled by default. Telnet transmits all data,
including passwords in plain text.
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a
set of protocol definitions for managing devices on
the networks. The CMC provides access to SNMP,
which allows you to use SNMP tools to query the
CMC for Systems Management information. The
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