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7 Select Modem and Dialing and press <Enter>.
8 In the Modem Dialing and Parameter Setup menu, press <Backspace> to clear the init, reset, connect, and hangup settings so that
they are blank, and then press <Enter> to save each blank value.
9 When all specied elds are clear, press <Enter> to exit the Modem Dialing and Parameter Setup menu.
10 Select Exit From Minicom and press <Enter>.
11 At the command shell prompt, type minicom <Minicom config file name>.
12 To exit Minicom, press <Ctrl><a>, <x>, <Enter>.
Make sure that the Minicom window displays a login prompt. When the login prompt appears, your connection is successful. You are
now ready to login and access the CMC command line interface.
Required Minicom Settings
See the following table to congure any version of Minicom.
Table 33. Minicom Settings
Setting Description Required Setting
Bps/Par/Bits 115200 8N1
Hardware ow control Yes
Software ow control No
Terminal emulation ANSI
Modem dialing and parameter settings Clear the init, reset, connect, and hangup settings so that they are blank.
Connecting to Servers or Input Output Module Using
Connect Command
CMC can establish a connection to redirect the serial console of a server or I/O module.
For servers, serial console redirection can be accomplished using:
• CMC command line interface (CLI) or the RACADM connect command. For more information about running the RACADM
commands, see the
Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide.
• iDRAC Web interface serial console redirection feature.
• iDRAC Serial Over LAN (SOL) functionality.
In a serial, Telnet, SSH console, CMC supports the connect command to establish a serial connection to a server or I/O module. The
server serial console contains both the BIOS boot and setup screens, and the operating system serial console. For the I/O module, the
switch serial console is available. There is a single IOM on the chassis.
CAUTION
: When run from the CMC serial console, the connect -b option stays connected until the CMC resets. This
connection is a potential security risk.
NOTE: The connect command provides the –b (binary) option. The –b option passes raw binary data, and
cfgSerialConsoleQuitKey is not used. Additionally, when connecting to a server using the CMC serial console, transitions
in the DTR signal (for example, if the serial cable is removed to connect a debugger) will not result in you exiting the application.
NOTE: If the IOM does not support console redirection, the connect command displays an empty console. In that case, to
return to the CMC console, type the Escape sequence. The default console escape sequence is <Ctrl><\>.
To connect to an IOM:
connect switch-n
where n is an IOM label A1.
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