Users Guide

6 Contents
Starting a Text Console Through
Telnet or SSH
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Using a Telnet Console
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Using the Secure Shell (SSH)
. . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Configuring Linux for Serial Console
Redirection During Boot
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Configuring iDRAC6 for Serial Connection
. . . . . . . 97
Configuring iDRAC for Direct Connect
Basic Mode and Direct Connect Terminal Mode
. . 99
Switching Between RAC Serial Interface
Communication Mode and Serial
Console Redirection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Connecting the DB-9 or Null Modem Cable
for the Serial Console
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Configuring the Management Station Terminal
Emulation Software
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Configuring Linux Minicom for Serial
Console Emulation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Configuring HyperTerminal for Serial
Console Redirection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Configuring Serial and Terminal Modes
. . . . . . . . 106
Configuring IPMI and iDRAC6 Serial
. . . . . . . 106
Configuring Terminal Mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Configuring the iDRAC6 Network Settings
. . . . . . 109
Accessing the iDRAC6 Through a Network
. . . . . . 109
Using RACADM Remotely
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
RACADM Synopsis
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
RACADM Options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Enabling and Disabling the RACADM
Remote Capability
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114