Users Guide

90 Configuring and Using the DRAC 5 Command Line Console
Using a Serial or Telnet Console
Serial and telnet commands, and RACADM CLI can be typed in a serial or
telnet console and executed on the server locally or remotely. The local
RACADM CLI is installed for use by a root user only.
For more information about the serial/telnet/ssh commands and RACADM
CLI, see "Using the RACADM Command Line Interface" on page 209.
Running Telnet Using Windows XP or Windows 2003
If your management station is running Windows XP or Windows 2003, you
may experience an issue with the characters in a DRAC 5 telnet session.This
issue may occur as a frozen login where the return key does not respond and
the password prompt does not appear.
To fix this issue, download hotfix 824810 from the Microsoft Support website
at support.microsoft.com. See Microsoft Knowledge Base article 824810 for
more information.
Running Telnet Using Windows 2000
If your management station is running Windows 2000, you cannot access
BIOS setup by pressing the <F2> key. To fix this issue, use the telnet client
supplied with the Windows Services for UNIX
®
3.5—a recommended free
download from Microsoft. Browse to www.microsoft.com/downloads/ and
search for "Windows Services for UNIX 3.5."