Users Guide

Mode of Communication Supported Protocol Supported Commands Pre-requisite
Remote Services
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WS-MAN
WinRM (Windows)
OpenWSMAN (Linux)
WinRM is installed (Windows) or
OpenWSMAN is installed (Linux)
Redsh Various browser plug-ins, CURL
(Windows and Linux), Python
request, and JSON modules
Plug-ins, CURL, Python modules
are installed
[1] For more information, see the Lifecycle Controller Remote Services User’s Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.
Topics:
• Communicating with iDRAC through serial connection using DB9 cable
• Switching between RAC serial and serial console while using DB9 cable
• Communicating with iDRAC using IPMI SOL
• Communicating with iDRAC using IPMI over LAN
• Enabling or disabling remote RACADM
• Disabling local RACADM
• Enabling IPMI on managed system
• Conguring Linux for serial console during boot
• Supported SSH cryptography schemes
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Communicating with iDRAC through serial connection using DB9 cable
Switching between RAC serial and serial console while using DB9 cable
Communicating with iDRAC using IPMI SOL
Communicating with iDRAC using IPMI over LAN
Enabling or disabling remote RACADM
Disabling local RACADM
Enabling IPMI on managed system
Conguring Linux for serial console during boot
Supported SSH cryptography schemes
Communicating with iDRAC through serial connection
using DB9 cable
You can use any of the following communication methods to perform systems management tasks through serial connection to rack and
tower servers:
• RAC Serial
• IPMI Serial — Direct Connect Basic mode and Direct Connect Terminal mode
NOTE
: In case of blade servers, the serial connection is established through the chassis. For more information, see the Chassis
Management Controller User’s Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.
To establish the serial connection:
1 Congure the BIOS to enable serial connection.
2 Connect the Null Modem DB9 cable from the management station’s serial port to the managed system’s external serial connector.
3 Make sure that the management station’s terminal emulation software is congured for serial connection using any of the following:
• Linux Minicom in an Xterm
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Setting up iDRAC communication