Users Guide

6 Contents
3 Configuring the DRAC 4 to
Use a Serial or Telnet
Text Console
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Serial and Telnet Console Features . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Enabling and Configuring the
Managed System to Use a Serial or
Telnet Console
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Configuring the System Setup Program
on the Managed System
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Configuring Red Hat Enterprise
Linux for Serial Redirection During Boot
. . . . . . 49
Enabling Login to the Console After Boot
. . . . . . 51
Enabling the Serial/Telnet Console
on the DRAC 4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Using the racadm Command to
Configure the Settings for the Serial
and Telnet Console
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Using the Secure Shell (SSH)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Enabling SSH
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Changing the SSH Port
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Supporting Cryptography Schemes
. . . . . . . . 58
Connecting to the Managed System
Through the Local Serial Port or
Telnet Management Station (Client System)
. . . . . . 59
Connecting the DB-9 Cable
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Configuring the Management
Station Terminal Emulation Software
. . . . . . . . . . 60
Configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Minicom for Serial Console Emulation
. . . . . . . 60
Configuring HyperTerminal for Serial
Console Redirection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62