Users Guide

Contents 5
Enabling and Configuring the Managed
System to Use a Serial or Telnet Console
. . . . . . . . 47
Using the connect com2 Serial Command
. . . . . 48
Configuring the BIOS Setup Program for
a Serial Connection on the Managed System
. . . 48
Using the Remote Access Serial Interface
. . . . 48
Configuring Linux for Serial Console
Redirection During Boot
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Enabling Login to the Console After Boot
. . . . . 51
Enabling the DRAC 5 Serial/Telnet/SSH
Console
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Using the RACADM Command to Configure
the Settings for the Serial and Telnet Console
. . . 55
Using a Serial or Telnet Console
. . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Logging in to the DRAC 5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Starting a Text Console
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Configuring Serial and Terminal Modes
. . . . . . . . 58
Configuring IPMI and RAC Serial
. . . . . . . . . 58
Configuring Terminal Mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Connecting to the Managed System Through
the Local Serial Port or Telnet Management
Station (Client System)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Connecting the DB-9 or Null Modem Cable for
the Serial Console
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Configuring the Management Station Terminal
Emulation Software
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Configuring Linux Minicom for Serial
Console Emulation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Configuring HyperTerminal for Serial
Console Redirection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64