Users Guide
Configuring the DRAC 4 to Use a Serial or Telnet Text Console 65
Configuring HyperTerminal for Serial Console Redirection
HyperTerminal is the Microsoft Windows serial port access utility. To set the
size of your console screen appropriately, use Hilgraeve’s HyperTerminal
Private Edition version 6.3.
To configure HyperTerminal for serial console redirection, perform the
following steps:
1
Start the HyperTerminal program.
2
Type a name for the new connection and click
OK
.
3
Next to
Connect using:
, select the COM port on the management station
(for example, COM2) to which you have connected the DB-9 null modem
cable and click
OK
.
4
Configure the COM port settings as shown in Table 3-6.
5
Click
OK
.
6
Click
File,
select
Properties
, and click the
Settings
tab.
7
Set the
Telnet term inal ID:
to
ANSI
.
8
Click
Terminal Setup
and set
Screen Rows
to
26
.
9
Set
Columns
to
80
and click
OK
.
The HyperTerminal window displays a command prompt, such as [DRAC
4\root]#. When the command prompt appears, your connection is
successful and you are ready to connect to the managed system console using
the connect com2 serial command.
Table 3-6. Management Station COM Port Settings
Setting Description Required Setting
Bits per second: 115200
Data bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1
Flow control: Hardware