Users Guide

100 Advanced Configuration of the iDRAC6

Table 5-8. IPMI Serial Settings

Setting Description

Connection Mode

Setting

• Direct Connect Basic Mode - IPMI Serial Basic Mode

• Direct Connect Terminal Mode - IPMI Serial Terminal

Mode

Baud Rate

• Sets the data speed rate. Select

9600 bps

19.2 kbps

57.6 kbps

, or

115.2 kbps

Flow Control

• None — Hardware Flow Control Off

• RTS/CTS — Hardware Flow Control On

Channel Privilege

Level Limit

• Administrator

•Operator

•User

Table 5-9. iDRAC6 Serial Settings

Setting Description

Enabled Enables or disables the iDRAC6 serial console. Checked=

Enabled; Unchecked=Disabled

Timeout The maximum number of seconds of line idle time before the

line is disconnected. The range is 60 to 1920 seconds. Default

is 300 seconds. Use 0 seconds to disable the Timeout feature.

Redirect Enabled Enables or disables Console Redirection. Checked=Enabled;

Unchecked=Disabled

Baud Rate The data speed on the external serial port. Values are 9600

bps, 28.8 kbps, 57.6 kbps, and 115.2 kbps. Default is

57.6 kbps.

Escape Key Specifies the <Esc> key. The default are the ^\ characters.

History Buffer Size The size of the serial history buffer, which holds the last

characters written to the console. The maximum and default

= 8192 characters.