Users Guide

Configuring and Using Serial Over LAN 171
Using SOL over IPMItool
The Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD provides
IPMItool, which can be installed on various operating systems. To start SOL
with IPMItool on a management station, follow these steps:
NOTE: If required, you can change the default SOL timeout at System→ Remote
Access→ iDRAC→ Network/Security→ Services.
1 Locate IPMItool.exe under the proper directory.
The default path in Windows is
C:\Program Files\Dell\SysMgt\bmc .
2 Ensure the Encryption Key is all zeroes at System → Remote Access →
iDRAC
→ Network/Security → Network → IPMI LAN Settings .
3 Enter the following command in the Windows command prompt or in the
Linux shell prompt to start SOL from iDRAC:
ipmitool -H < iDRAC-ip-address > -I lanplus -U
<
login name > -P < login password > sol activate
This connects you to the managed server's serial port.
4 To quit a SOL session from IPMItool, press <~> and <.> (press the tilde
and period keys in sequence, one after the other). The SOL session will close.
NOTE: If a user does not terminate the SOL session correctly, enter the
following command to reboot iDRAC. Allow iDRAC6 1-2 minutes to complete
booting. See "RACADM Subcommand Overview" for more details.
racadm racreset
Opening SOL with SOL proxy
Serial-Over-LAN Proxy (SOL Proxy) is a telnet daemon that allows
LAN-based administration of remote systems using the Serial over LAN
(SOL) and IPMI protocols. Any standard telnet client application, such as
HyperTerminal on Microsoft Windows or telnet on Linux, can be used to
access the daemon's features. SOL can be used either in the menu mode or
command mode. The SOL protocol coupled with the remote system's BIOS
console redirection allows administrators to remotely view and change a
managed system's BIOS settings over a LAN. The Linux serial console and
Microsoft's EMS/SAC interfaces can also be accessed over a LAN using SOL.