Dell IDRAC6, User Manual

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Configuring and Using Serial Over LAN
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Ensure the Encryption Key is all zeroes at System
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Remote Access
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iDRAC6
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Network/Security
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Network
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IPMI Settings .
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Enter the following command in the Windows command prompt or in the
Linux shell prompt to start SOL from iDRAC:
ipmitool -H < iDRAC-ip-address > -I lanplus -U
< login name > -P < login password > sol activate
This connects you to the managed server's serial port.
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To quit a SOL session from IPMItool, press <~> and <.> (press the tilde
and period keys in sequence, one after the other). Try more than once since
iDRAC6 may be busy to accept the keys. The SOL session will close.
NOTE:
If a user does not terminate the SOL session correctly, enter the
following command to reboot iDRAC. Allow iDRAC6 upto two minutes to
complete booting. See "RACADM Subcommand Overview" for more details.
racadm racreset
Opening SOL with SOL proxy
Serial-Over-LAN Proxy (SOL Proxy) is a Telnet daemon that allows
LAN-based administration of remote systems using the Serial over LAN
(SOL) and IPMI protocols. Any standard Telnet client application, such as
HyperTerminal on Microsoft Windows or Telnet on Linux, can be used to
access the daemon's features. SOL can be used either in the menu mode or
command mode. The SOL protocol coupled with the remote system's BIOS
console redirection allows administrators to remotely view and change a
managed system's BIOS settings over a LAN. The Linux serial console and
Microsoft's EMS/SAC interfaces can also be accessed over a LAN using SOL.
NOTE:
All versions of the Windows operating system include HyperTerminal
terminal emulation software. However, the included version does not provide many
functions required during console redirection. Instead, you can use any terminal
emulation software that supports VT100/VT220 or ANSI emulation mode. One
example of a full VT100/VT220 or ANSI terminal emulator that supports console
redirection on your system is Hilgraeve's HyperTerminal Private Edition 6.1 or later.
Also, use of the command line window to perform Telnet serial console redirection
may display garbage characters.
NOTE:
See your system's User's Guide for more information about console
redirection, including hardware and software requirements and instructions for
configuring host and client systems to use console redirection.