Users Guide

Configuring and Using the DRAC 5 Command LIne Console 51

To configure the IPMI mode using RACADM, perform the following steps:

Disable the RAC serial interface.

At the command prompt, type:

racadm config -g cfgSerial -o cfgSerialConsoleEnable 0

Enable the appropriate IPMI mode.

For example, at the command prompt, type:

racadm config -g cfgIpmiSerial -o cfgIpmiSerialConnectionMode

See "DRAC 5 Property Database Group and Object Definitions" for more information.

RAC Serial Interface

RAC also supports a serial console interface (or RAC Serial Console) that provides a RAC CLI, which is

not defined by IPMI. If your system includes a RAC card with Serial Console enabled, the RAC card will

override the IPMI serial settings and display the RAC CLI serial interface.

To enable the RAC serial terminal interface, set the cfgSerialConsoleEnable property to 1 (TRUE).

For example:

racadm config -g cfgSerial -o cfgSerialConsoleEnable 1

See "cfgSerialConsoleEnable (Read/Write)" for more information.

Table 3-1 provides the serial interface settings.

Configuring Linux for Serial Console Redirection During Boot

The following steps are specific to the Linux GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB). Similar changes would

be necessary for using a different boot loader.

NOTE: When you configure the client VT100 emulation window, set the window or application that is displaying the

redirected console to 25 rows x 80 columns to ensure proper text display; otherwise, some text screens may be

garbled.

Table 3-1. Serial Interface Settings

IPMI Mode RAC Serial Console Interface

Basic Disabled Basic Mode

Basic Enabled RAC CLI

Terminal Disabled IPMI Terminal Mode

Terminal Enabled RAC CLI