Users Guide

Using the BMC Management Utility 41
The Serial communication connection mode for the BMC must be set to "Direct Connect Basic Mode"
for all systems. This can be configured using Server Administrator. Log on to Server Administrator and
navigate to Serial Port.
Description
This option establishes a connection to a remote managed system using the serial channel.
NOTE: This global option cannot be used independently to connect to the BMC. One or more IPMISH commands
must follow the option.
Options
-com serial_port
Specifies the serial port used when establishing an IPMI session to the managed system. For a system
running Windows, the management station port can be 1, 2, 3, and so on. For systems running Linux,
the management station port can be ttyS0, ttyS1, ttyS2, and so on.
-baud
baud_rate
Specifies the communication baud rate over the serial channel. The maximum supported baud rates are:
• 19200 for PowerEdge x8xx systems
• 57600 for PowerEdge
x9xx systems without Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC)5
• 115200 for PowerEdge
x9xx systems with DRAC 5
NOTE: The baud rate for serial channel should match the baud rate set in the managed system.
-flow flow_control
Specifies the data flow control method. There are two flow control options: CTS (hardware flow control)
and NONE (no flow control).
-u
username
Specifies the BMC username.
-p
password
Specifies the BMC user password.
IPMI Help Option -help
Synopsis
ipmish -help [ command ]