Users Guide

Configuring the DRAC 4 to Use a Serial or Telnet Text Console 61
Connecting to the Managed System Through the
Local Serial Port or Telnet Management Station
(Client System)
The managed system provides access between the DRAC 4 and the serial port
on your system to enable you to power on, power off, or reset the managed
system and access logs.
The serial console is available on the DRAC 4 through the managed system
external serial connector. Only one serial client system (management station)
can be active at any given time.
The telnet and SSH consoles are available on the DRAC 4 through the DRAC
4 NIC. Up to four telnet client systems and one SSH client can connect at
any given time.
The management station connection to the managed system serial or telnet
console requires the use of management station terminal emulation software
(see "Configuring the Management Station Terminal Emulation Software"
for more information).
The following subsections explain how to connect your management station
to the managed system through a managed system external serial port using
terminal software and a null modem cable, or by telnet using terminal
software through the managed system DRAC 4 NIC.
Connecting the DB-9 Cable
To connect to the managed system using a serial text console, connect a DB-9
null modem cable to the COM port that you are using on the managed
system. Not all DB-9 cables carry the pinout/signals necessary for this
connection. The DB-9 cable for this connection must conform to the
specification shown in Table 3-4.
NOTE: You can also use this cable for BIOS text console redirection with the
DRAC 4 serial console disabled.