Installation Manual

NOTE: If required, you can change the default SSH or Telnet time-out at Overview → iDRAC Settings → Network
→ Services.
1. Run the command to connect to iDRAC7: putty.exe [-ssh | -telnet] <login name>@<iDRAC7-
ip-address> <port number>
NOTE: The port number is optional. It is required only when the port number is reassigned.
2. Run the command console com2 or connect to start SOL and boot the managed system.
A SOL session from the management station to the managed system using the SSH or Telnet protocol is opened. To
access the iDRAC7 command line console, follow the ESC key sequence. Putty and SOL connection behavior:
– While accessing the managed system through putty during POST, if the The Function keys and keypad option
on putty is set to:
* VT100+ — F2 passes, but F12 cannot pass.
* ESC[n~ — F12 passes, but F2 cannot pass.
– In Windows, if the Emergency Management System (EMS) console is opened immediately after a host reboot,
the Special Admin Console (SAC) terminal may get corrupted. Quit the SOL session, close the terminal, open
another terminal, and start the SOL session using the same command.
Related Links
Disconnecting SOL Session in iDRAC7 Command Line Console
Using SOL From OpenSSH or Telnet On Linux
To start SOL from OpenSSH or Telnet on a Linux management station:
NOTE: If required, you can change the default SSH or Telnet session time-out at Overview → iDRAC Settings →
Network → Services .
1. Start a shell.
2. Connect to iDRAC7 using the following command:
– For SSH: ssh <iDRAC7-ip-address> -l <login name>
– For Telnet: telnet <iDRAC7-ip-address>
NOTE: If you have changed the port number for the Telnet service from the default (port 23), add the port
number to the end of the Telnet command.
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