Users Guide

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Conguring CMC to use Command Line consoles
This section provides information about the CMC command line console (or serial/Telnet/Secure Shell console) features, and
explains how to set up the system so that you can perform systems management actions through the console. For information about
using the RACADM commands in CMC through the command line console, see
Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge
FX2/FX2s RACADM Command Line Reference Guide.
CMC Command Line console features
The CMC supports the following serial, Telnet, and SSH console features:
• One serial client connection and up to four simultaneous Telnet client connections.
• Up to four simultaneous Secure Shell (SSH) client connections.
• RACADM command support.
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Built-in connect command connecting to the serial console of servers and I/O module; also available as racadm connect.
• Command line editing and history.
• Session timeout control on all console interfaces.
CMC Command Line interface commands
When you connect to the CMC command line, you can enter these commands:
Table 21. CMC Command Line commands
Command Description
racadm
RACADM commands begin with the keyword racadm, and then followed by a
subcommand. For more information, see Dell Chassis Management Controller for
PowerEdge FX2/FX2s RACADM Command Line Reference Guide.
connect
Connects to the serial console of a server or I/O module. For more information,
see Connecting to Servers or IO Module Using Connect Command.
NOTE: You can also use the connect RACADM command.
exit, logout, and quit All the commands perform the same action. They end the current session and
return to a login commond line interface.
Using Telnet console with CMC
You can have up to four Telnet sessions with CMC at a time.
If your management station is running Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Server 2003, you may experience an issue with
the characters in a CMC Telnet session. This issue may occur as a frozen login where the return key does not respond and the
password prompt does not appear.
To x this issue, download hotx 824810 from support.microsoft.com. For more information, you can also see Microsoft Knowledge
Base article 824810.
Using SSH with CMC
SSH is a command line session that includes the same capabilities as a Telnet session, but with session negotiation and encryption to
improve security. CMC supports SSH version 2 with password authentication. SSH is enabled on the CMC by default.
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