Users Guide

6 Contents
5 Advanced iDRAC6 Configuration . . . . . . 89
Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Configuring iDRAC6 for Viewing Serial
Output Remotely Over SSH/Telnet
. . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Configuring the iDRAC6 Settings to
Enable SSH/Telnet
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Starting a Text Console Through
Telnet or SSH
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Using a Telnet Console
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Using the Secure Shell (SSH)
. . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Configuring Linux for Serial Console
Redirection During Boot
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Configuring iDRAC6 for Serial Connection
. . . . . . . 99
Configuring iDRAC for Direct Connect
Basic Mode and Direct Connect
Terminal Mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Switching Between RAC Serial Interface
Communication Mode and Serial
Console Redirection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Connecting the DB-9 or Null Modem Cable
for the Serial Console
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Configuring the Management Station
Terminal Emulation Software
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Configuring Linux Minicom for Serial
Console Emulation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Configuring HyperTerminal for Serial
Console Redirection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Configuring Serial and Terminal Modes
. . . . . . . . 108
Configuring IPMI and iDRAC6 Serial
. . . . . . . 108
Configuring Terminal Mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Configuring the iDRAC6 Network Settings
. . . . . . 111