Users Guide

62 Configuring the DRAC 4 to Use a Serial or Telnet Text Console

To expand the Minicom window to 80 x 25, drag the corner of the window.

To exit Minicom, press <Ctrl+a>, <z>, <x>.

NOTE: If you are using Minicom for serial text console redirection to configure the

managed system BIOS, it is recommended that you turn on color in Minicom. To turn

on color, at the command prompt

type

minicom -c on.

Ensure that the Minicom 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 serial command.

Required Minicom Settings for Serial Console Emulation

Use Table 3-5 to configure any version of Minicom.

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:

Start the HyperTerminal program.

Type a name for the new connection and click

Table 3-5. Minicom Settings for Serial Console Emulation

Setting Description Required Setting

Bps/Par/Bits 115200 8N1

Hardware flow control Yes

Software flow control No

Terminal emulation ANSI

Modem dialing and

parameter settings

Clear the init, reset, connect, and hangup settings so

that they are blank

Window size 80 x 25 (to resize, drag the corner of the window)