Product guide

122 Configuration Software and Utilities
123MAXDATA PLATINUM 90004R Server System
Line Editing
When this option is enabled, it allows you to make changes to the input line before submitting it
to the BMC for processing. When line editing is enabled, it is recommended that echo be enabled
as well.
Echo
When this option is enabled, the BMC echoes each character it receives to the remote console.
Handshaking
When this option is enabled, the BMC will output the following string as soon as the BMC is ready
to accept another message from the remote console.
Handshake string: [SYS]<newline sequence>
Delete Control Sequence
This option allows you to specify the delete control sequence for the BMC to use when the delete
or backspace key is pressed. The following delete control sequences are supported:
<DEL> - The BMC outputs a delete character
<BKSP><SP>< BKSP > - The BMC outputs a backspace, space, backspace character sequence
This delete control sequence is only valid when line editing is enabled. If line editing is not enabled,
the delete key or backspace key are treated as illegal characters.
Input Newline Sequence
This option allows you to specify the input newline sequence for the BMC to expect during remote
console to BMC communications. The following input newline sequences are supported:
<NULL> - The NULL character (0x00)
<CR> - The carriage return character
Output Newline Sequence
This option allows you to specify the output newline sequence for the BMC to output during BMC
to remote console communications.
The following output newline sequences are supported:
• <no termination sequence> - No character sequence is used to indicate output newlines
• <CR-LF> - The carriage return – line feed character sequence
• <NULL> - The NULL character (0x00)
• <CR > - The carriage return character
• <LF-CR> - The line feed – carriage return character sequence
• <LF> - The line feed character
Be sure to save the new terminal mode conguration when you are done editing the terminal mode
settings!
Security Information
Access to the BMC via terminal mode is governed by the proper setup of usernames and password
via the SMU. A session must be established with the BMC prior to accepting any terminal mode
commands. A limited selection of text commands and binary hex-ASCII commands that are assigned
the lowest IPMI privilege level are available prior to session establishment with the BMC.
Since the terminal mode password is sent via clear text, it is highly desirable that the terminal mode
session takes place in a secure location over a secure link, preferably via a direct connection. Connection
via a modem is supported but not recommended.