Quick Reference Guide

NOTE: The CTRL key does not generate a character by
itself, but must be struck simultaneously with another
key to generate a character.
For example, striking both the CTRL key and the \ key
simultaneously (rather than sequentially) is denoted as ^\.
Configuration options: The value must start with the ^
character, and be followed by one of the characters— a-
z, A-Z, [, ], \
Legal value: String of up to 4 characters
Default:
• For iDRAC: < Ctrl >< \ >
• For CMC: ^\
NOTE: For information on using RACADM commands
for special characters, see Guidelines to Quote Strings
Containing Special Characters When Using RACADM
Commands.
cfgSerialConsoleIdleTimeout (Read/Write)
Description The maximum number of seconds to wait before an idle
serial session is disconnected.
Legal Values
• 0 = No timeout
• 60 – 1920
Default
• For iDRAC: 300
• For CMC: 1800
cfgSerialConsoleNoAuth (Read/Write)
Description Enables or disables the RAC or CMC serial console login
authentication.
Legal Values
• 0 (enables serial login authentication)
• 1 (disables serial login authentication)
Default 0
cfgSerialConsoleCommand (Read/Write)
Description Specifies a serial command that is executed after a user
logs into the serial console interface.
Legal Values
• For iDRAC: A string of up to 128 characters.
• For CMC: A string representing a valid serial
command. For example, connect server-1.
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