Dell IDRAC6, User Manual

Page: 198 / 472

198
Configuring and Using Serial Over LAN
NOTE:
Whether your host operating system is Windows or Linux, if the SOL Proxy
server is running on a different machine than your management station, input SOL
Proxy server IP address instead of localhost.
telnet < SOL Proxy server IP address > 623
Using HyperTerminal with SOL Proxy
1
From the remote station, open HyperTerminal.exe .
2
Choose TCPIP(Winsock) .
3
Enter host address
localhost
and port number
623
.
Connecting to the Remote Managed System's BMC
After a SOL Proxy session is established successfully, you are presented with
the following choices:
1. Connect to the Remote Server's BMC
2. Configure the Serial-Over-LAN for the Remote
Server
3. Activate Console Redirection
4. Reboot and Activate Console Redirection
5. Help
6. Exit
NOTE:
While multiple SOL sessions can be active at the same time, only one
console redirection session can be active at any given time for a managed system.
NOTE:
To exit an active SOL session, use the <~><.> character sequence.
This sequence terminates SOL and returns you to the top-level menu.
1
Select option 1 in the main menu.
2
Enter iDRAC6 IP Address of the remote managed system.
3
Provide iDRAC6 Username and Password for iDRAC6 on the managed
system. iDRAC6 username and password must be assigned and stored in
iDRAC6 non-volatile storage.
NOTE:
Only one SOL console redirection session with iDRAC6 is permitted at
one time.