Reference Guide

General System Configuration 15
5 Select Save setup as config_name and press <Enter>.
6 Select Exit From Minicom and press <Enter>.
7 At the command shell prompt, type minicom < Minicom config file name > .
8 To expand the Minicom window to 80 x 25, drag the corner of the window.
When the login screen is displayed, type your user name and password.
NOTE: If you are using Minicom for serial text console redirection to configure the DRAC/MC BIOS,
it may be useful to turn on color in Minicom. To turn on color, at the command shell prompt type
minicom -c on.
See "Using a Serial or Telnet Console" on page 17 for information on using the Telnet console.
To exit Minicom, press <Ctrl><a><z><x>.
Connecting to the DRAC/MC Using HyperTerminal for Serial Console Redirection (Windows Operating
System)
HyperTerminal is the serial port access utility for the Windows operating system. To set the size of
your console screen appropriately, use Hilgraeve’s HyperTerminal Private Edition version 6.3.
1 Connect the null modem cable to the serial port on the DRAC/MC module and to the client
system.
2 Click the Start button, point to Programs → Accessories → Communications , and then click
HyperTerminal .
3 Enter a name for the new connection, select an icon, and then click OK .
4 In the Connect using: text box, select the COM port on the management station (for
example, COM1) to which you have connected the DB-9 null modem cable and click
OK .
5 Configure the COM port settings as shown in Table 1-3, and then click OK .
Table 1-2. Minicom Settings for Serial Console Emulation
Setting Description Required Setting
Bits Per Second/Parity/Bits 115200 8N1
Hardware flow control Yes
Software flow control No
Terminal emulation ANSI
Modem dialing and parameter
settings
Clear the init, reset, connect, and hangup settings so that they are
blank
Window size 80 x 25 (to resize, drag the lower-right corner of the window)