Users Guide

To use Telnet virtual console:
1 Enable Telnet in Windows Component Services.
2 Connect to the iDRAC using the command
telnet <IP address>:<port number>
Parameter Description
<IP address> IP address for the iDRAC
<port number> Telnet port number (if you are using a new port)
Conguring backspace key for your Telnet session
Depending on the Telnet client, using the Backspace key may produce unexpected results. For example, the session may echo ^h.
However, most Microsoft and Linux Telnet clients can be congured to use the Backspace key.
To congure a Linux Telnet session to use the <Backspace> key, open a command prompt and type stty erase ^h. At the prompt,
type telnet.
To congure Microsoft Telnet clients to use the Backspace key:
1 Open a command prompt window (if required).
2 If you are not running a Telnet session, type telnet. If you are running a Telnet session, press Ctrl+].
3 At the prompt, type set bsasdel.
The message Backspace will be sent as delete is displayed.
Disconnecting SOL session in iDRAC command line console
The commands to disconnect a SOL session are based on the utility. You can exit the utility only when a SOL session is completely
terminated.
To disconnect a SOL session, terminate the SOL session from the iDRAC command line console.
• To quit SOL redirection, press Enter, Esc, T.
The SOL session closes.
• To quit a SOL session from Telnet on Linux, press and hold Ctrl+].
A Telnet prompt is displayed. Type quit to exit Telnet.
If a SOL session is not terminated completely in the utility, other SOL sessions may not be available. To resolve this, terminate the command
line console in the Web interface under
Overview > iDRAC Settings > Sessions.
Communicating with iDRAC using IPMI over LAN
You must congure IPMI over LAN for iDRAC to enable or disable IPMI commands over LAN channels to any external systems. If IPMI over
LAN is not congured, then external systems cannot communicate with the iDRAC server using IPMI commands.
NOTE
: From iDRAC v2.30.30.30 or later, IPMI also supports IPv6 address protocol for Linux-based operating systems.
Conguring IPMI over LAN using web interface
To congure IPMI over LAN:
1 In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview > iDRAC Settings > Network.
The Network page is displayed.
2 Under IPMI Settings, specify the values for the attributes and click Apply.
Setting up iDRAC communication
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