Users Guide

Contents 5
Using the connect com2 Serial Command . . . . . 50
Configuring the BIOS Setup Program
for a Serial Connection on the
Managed System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Using the Remote Access Serial Interface
. . . . . 51
Configuring Linux for Serial Console
Redirection During Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Enabling Login to the Console After Boot
. . . . . 54
Enabling the DRAC 5 Serial/Telnet/SSH
Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Using the RACADM Command to
Configure the Settings for the Serial
and Telnet Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Using a Serial or Telnet Console
. . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Logging in to the DRAC 5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Starting a Text Console
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Configuring Serial and Terminal Modes
. . . . . . . . 61
Configuring IPMI and RAC Serial
. . . . . . . . . . 61
Configuring Terminal Mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Connecting to the Managed System Through
the Local Serial Port or Telnet Management
Station (Client System)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Connecting the DB-9 or Null Modem Cable
for the Serial Console
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Configuring the Management Station
Terminal Emulation Software
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Configuring Linux Minicom for Serial
Console Emulation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Configuring HyperTerminal for Serial
Console Redirection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Configuring Linux XTerm for Telnet
Console Redirection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68