Users Guide

70 Configuring the Management Station
Installing Telnet or SSH Clients
By default, the iDRAC6 telnet service is disabled and the SSH service is
enabled. Since telnet is an insecure protocol, you should use it only if you
cannot install an SSH client or your network connection is otherwise secured.
NOTE: There can be only one active telnet or SSH connection to iDRAC6 at a time.
When there is an active connection, other connection attempts are denied.
Telnet with iDRAC6
Telnet is included in Windows and Linux operating systems, and can be run
from a command shell. You may also choose to install a commercial or freely
available telnet client with more convenience features than the standard
version included with your operating system.
If your management station is running Windows XP SP1 or Windows 2003,
you may experience an issue with the characters in an iDRAC6 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.
NOTE: The hotfix is needed only for Windows XP SP1 and Windows 2003.
Windows XP SP2 fixed the issue.
Configuring the Backspace Key For Telnet Sessions
Depending on the telnet client, using the <Backspace> key may produce
unexpected results. For example, the session may echo ^h. However,
most Microsoft and Linux telnet clients can be configured to use the
<Backspace> key.
To configure Microsoft telnet clients to use the <Backspace> key,
perform the following steps:
1
Open a command prompt window (if required).
2 If you are not running a telnet session, enter:
telnet
If you are running a telnet session, press <Ctrl><]>.