Users Guide

Switching between RAC serial and serial console while

using DB9 cable

iDRAC supports Escape key sequences that allow switching between RAC Serial Interface communication

and Serial Console on rack and tower servers.

Switching from serial console to RAC serial

To switch to RAC Serial Interface communication mode when in Serial Console Mode, use the following

key sequence:

The key sequence directs you to the "iDRAC Login" prompt (if the iDRAC is set to RAC Serial mode) or to

the Serial Connection mode where terminal commands can be issued if iDRAC is set to IPMI Serial Direct

Connect Terminal Mode.

Switching from RAC serial to serial console

To switch to Serial Console Mode when in RAC Serial Interface Communication Mode, use the following

key sequence:

When in terminal mode, to switch the connection to the Serial Console mode use:

To go back to the terminal mode use, when connected in Serial Console mode:

Communicating with iDRAC using IPMI SOL

IPMI Serial Over LAN (SOL) allows a managed system’s text-based console serial data to be redirected

over iDRAC’s dedicated or shared out-of-band ethernet management network. Using SOL you can:

• Remotely access operating systems with no time-out.

• Diagnose host systems on Emergency Management Services (EMS) or Special Administrator Console

(SAC) for Windows or Linux shell.

• View the progress of a servers during POST and reconfigure the BIOS setup program.

To setup the SOL communication mode:

1. Configure BIOS for serial connection.

2. Configure iDRAC to Use SOL.

3. Enable a supported protocol (SSH, Telnet, IPMItool).