Users Guide

Terminal Mode Commands 77
Terminal Mode Commands
This appendix provides information about terminal mode commands.
Terminal mode allows you to directly connect to the system's Baseboard Management Controller
(BMC) using a serial port connection and execute text-based commands. Two types of text
commands are supported:
• A limited selection of text commands
• Standard binary Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) hex-ASCII commands
Configuring Terminal Mode
NOTE: Terminal Mode can be configured through Server Administrator and the Deployment Toolkit (DTK).
To configure Terminal Mode through Server Administrator, complete the following steps:
1
Log in to the Server Administrator home page for the target system.
2 Click the System object.
3 Click the Main System Chassis object.
4 Click the Remote Access object.
5 The BMC Information window is displayed.
6 Click the Configuration tab.
Under the Configuration tab, click
Serial Port .
7 Click the Terminal Mode Settings button.
You can configure the Connection Mode Setting, Baud Rate, Flow Control, Channel Privilege Level
Limit attributes on this screen.
• The Serial communication connection mode for the BMC must be set to "Direct Connect
terminal Mode" for Dell™ PowerEdge™
x8xx and x9xx systems.
• "External Serial Connector" must be configured and set to "Remote Access" for PowerEdge
x9xx
systems. This option is available under the "Serial Communication" submenu in the BIOS setup.
• Disable the "RAC serial Console" if you have a DRAC 5 installed. Login to the DRAC GUI,
navigate to Serial from Remote Access, and disable "Enable Serial console."
• Set "Serial port 1" to "BMC Serial" for PowerEdge
x8xx systems. This option is available in the
BIOS Setup, under the Integrated Devices menu.