Users Guide

Conguring iDRAC to use SOL
You can specify the SOL settings in iDRAC using Web interface, RACADM, or iDRAC Settings utility.
Conguring iDRAC to use SOL using iDRAC web interface
To congure IPMI Serial over LAN (SOL):
1 In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview > iDRAC Settings > Network > Serial Over LAN.
The Serial over LAN page is displayed.
2 Enable SOL, specify the values, and click Apply.
The IPMI SOL settings are congured.
3 To set the character accumulate interval and the character send threshold, select Advanced Settings.
The Serial Over LAN Advanced Settings page is displayed.
4 Specify the values for the attributes and click Apply.
The IPMI SOL advanced settings are congured. These values help to improve the performance.
For information about the options, see the iDRAC Online Help.
Conguring iDRAC to use SOL using RACADM
To congure IPMI Serial over LAN (SOL):
1 Enable IPMI Serial over LAN using the command.
racadm set iDRAC.IPMISol.Enable 1
2 Update the IPMI SOL minimum privilege level using the command.
racadm set iDRAC.IPMISol.MinPrivilege <level>
Parameter
Privilege level
<level> = 2 User
<level> = 3 Operator
<level> = 4 Administrator
NOTE: The IPMI SOL minimum privilege level determines the minimum privilege to activate IPMI SOL. For more
information, see the IPMI 2.0 specication.
3 Update the IPMI SOL baud rate using the command.
racadm set iDRAC.IPMISol.BaudRate <baud_rate>
NOTE
: To redirect the serial console over LAN, make sure that the SOL baud rate is identical to the managed system’s
baud rate.
Parameter Allowed values (in bps)
<baud_rate> 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, and 115200.
4 Enable SOL for each user using the command.
racadm set iDRAC.Users.<id>.SolEnable 2
Parameter
Description
<id> Unique ID of the user
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