Users Guide

Parameter Description
<id>
Unique ID of the user
NOTE: To redirect the serial console over LAN, ensure that the SOL baud rate is identical to the baud rate of the
managed system.
Enabling supported protocol
The supported protocols are IPMI, SSH, and Telnet.
Enabling supported protocol using web interface
To enable SSH or Telnet, go to iDRAC Settings > Services and select Enabled for SSH or Telnet, respectively.
To enable IPMI, go to iDRAC Settings > Connectivity and select IPMI Settings. Make sure that the Encryption Key value is all
zeroes or press the backspace key to clear and change the value to NULL characters.
Enabling supported protocol using RACADM
To enable the SSH or Telnet, use the following commands.
• Telnet
racadm set iDRAC.Telnet.Enable 1
• SSH
racadm set iDRAC.SSH.Enable 1
To change the SSH port
racadm set iDRAC.SSH.Port <port number>
You can use tools such as:
• IPMItool for using IPMI protocol
• Putty/OpenSSH for using SSH or Telnet protocol
SOL using IPMI protocol
The IPMI-based SOL utility and IPMItool use RMCP+ delivered using UDP datagrams to port 623. The RMCP+ provides improved
authentication, data integrity checks, encryption, and the ability to carry multiple types of payloads while using IPMI 2.0. For more
information, see http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net/manpage.html.
The RMCP+ uses a 40-character hexadecimal string (characters 0-9, a-f, and A-F) encryption key for authentication. The default value is
a string of 40 zeros.
An RMCP+ connection to iDRAC must be encrypted using the encryption key (Key Generator Key). You can configure the encryption key
using the iDRAC web interface or iDRAC Settings utility.
To start SOL session using IPMItool from a management station:
NOTE:
If required, you can change the default SOL time-out at iDRAC Settings > Services.
1. Install IPMITool from the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD.
For installation instructions, see the Software Quick Installation Guide.
2. At the command prompt (Windows or Linux), run the following command to start SOL from iDRAC:
ipmitool -H <iDRAC-ip-address> -I lanplus -U <login name> -P <login password> sol activate
This command connected the management station to the managed system's serial port.
3. To quit a SOL session from IPMItool, press ~ and then . (period).
NOTE:
If a SOL session does not terminate, reset iDRAC and allow up to two minutes to complete booting.
110 Setting up iDRAC communication