Users Guide

– Using set command: racadm set iDRAC.Telnet.Enable 1
• SSH:
– Using config command:racadm config -g cfgSerial -o cfgSerialSshEnable 1
– Using set command: racadm set iDRAC.SSH.Enable 1
To change the SSH port:
– Using config command:racadm config -g cfgRacTuning -o cfgRacTuneSshPort <port
number>
– Using set command:racadm set iDRAC.SSH.Port <port number>
You can use tools such as:
• IPMItool for using IPMI protocol
• Putty/OpenSSH for using SSH or Telnet protocol
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SOL using IPMI protocol
SOL using SSH or Telnet protocol
SOL using IPMI protocol
IPMItool <−−> LAN/WAN connection <−−> iDRAC
The IPMI-based SOL utility and IPMItool uses RMCP+ delivered using UDP datagrams to port 623. The
RMCP+ provides improved authentication, data integrity checks, encryption, and the ability to carry
multiple types of payloads while using IPMI 2.0. For more information, see http://
ipmitool.sourceforge.net/manpage.html.
The RMCP+ uses an 40-character hexadecimal string (characters 0-9, a-f, and A-F) encryption key for
authentication. The default value is a string of 40 zeros.
An RMCP+ connection to iDRAC must be encrypted using the encryption Key (Key Generator (KG)Key).
You can configure the encryption key using the iDRAC Web interface or iDRAC Settings utility.
To start SOL session using IPMItool from a management station:
NOTE: If required, you can change the default SOL time-out at Overview → iDRAC Settings →
Network → Services.
1. Install IPMITool from the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD.
For installation instructions, see the Software Quick Installation Guide.
2. At the command prompt (Windows or Linux), run the command to start SOL from iDRAC: ipmitool
-H <iDRAC-ip-address> -I lanplus -U <login name> -P <login password> sol
activate
This connects the management station to the managed system's serial port.
3. To quit a SOL session from IPMItool, press <~> and <.> one after the other. The SOL session closes.
NOTE: If a SOL session does not terminate, reset iDRAC and allow up to two minutes to
complete booting.
SOL using SSH or Telnet protocol
Secure Shell (SSH) and Telnet are network protocols used to perform command line communications to
iDRAC. You can parse remote RACADM and SMCLP commands through either of these interfaces.
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