User`s guide
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Opengear Application Note: SDTConnector + Dell Page 4 of 14
o Select Console Redirection and press Enter. For Console Redirection, set Serial Port 1 (or just Serial Port if
only one is present). For Failsafe Baud Rate, set 19200. For Remote Terminal Type, set VT100/VT220. For
Redirection after boot, set Enabled
o Press Escape, then Escape again to save changes and exit
Configuring the BMC
When the BMC banner is displayed, press Ctrl-E. Select IPMI Over LAN and set it to ON
Select IPMI LAN Channel and press Enter. This network configuration is specific to your management network. If you have
a DHCP server, set IP Address Source to DHCP. Otherwise, set it to Static and select a unique IP address on your
management network for the BMC. In this example we use 192.168.0.200. Enter the Subnet Mask of your management
network, in this example we use 255.255.255.0. Select Default Gateway and enter the IP address of your Opengear unit, in
this example the Opengear unit resides at 192.168.0.1
Press Escape to return. Select User Configuration. Ensure the administrator account (root) is enable. The default
password for root is calvin, you may change this if you wish
Press Escape, then Escape again to save changes and exit
Installing the SOL proxy on the PC running SDTConnector
Connecting to the BMC requires the use of a SOL proxy service. The SOL proxy runs on the client PC running SDTConnector,
and allows you to use a Telnet client to communicate with the redirected serial port. The SOL proxy is used in loopback mode,
as SDTConnector takes care of securely transporting the SOL traffic across the network or Internet.
For Windows:
On the PC running SDTConnector, insert the OpenManage Systems Management CD that shipped with your PowerEdge
and follow the prompts until you reach Select Components. Select OSA SOL Manager, accept the default settings, and
install
The Systems Management is also available from the Dell FTP site ftp://ftp.dell.com/sysman/OM-MgmtStat-Dell-Web-WIN-
440_A00.exe
Once installed, check the SOL proxy is running by clicking Start -> Run and typing telnet 127.0.0.1 623. If the SOL Proxy
menu is displayed, it has installed correctly.
For Linux:
On the PC running SDTConnector, Insert the OpenManage Systems Management CD that shipped with your PowerEdge
and locate the solproxyd-*.rpm package and install it
The Systems Management software is also available from the Dell FTP site: ftp://ftp.dell.com/sysman/OM-MgmtStat-Dell-
Web-LX-440_A00.tar.gz
If you are using a distribution other than Redhat, use a tool such as alien to rpm2targz to convert the package. The
important files are /etc/solproxy.cfg and /usr/sbin/solproxyd
Start solproxyd by running as root: /etc/init.d/solproxy start If this fails, you can run the following command as root:
/usr/sbin/solproxyd -f /etc/solproxy.cfg
Check the SOL proxy is running by opening and terminal and typing telnet 127.0.0.1 623. If the SOL Proxy menu is
displayed, it has installed correctly