Users Guide

Configuring and Using the DRAC 5 Command LIne Console 63
Configuring the Management Station Terminal Emulation Software
Your DRAC 5 supports a serial or telnet text console from a management station running one of the
following types of terminal emulation software:
• Linux Minicom in an Xterm
• Hilgraeve’s HyperTerminal Private Edition (version 6.3)
• Linux Telnet in an Xterm
•Microsoft
®
Telnet
Perform the steps in the following subsections to configure your type of terminal software. If you are
using Microsoft Telnet, configuration is not required.
Configuring Linux Minicom for Serial Console Emulation
Minicom is the serial port access utility for Linux. The following steps are valid for configuring Minicom
version 2.0. Other Minicom versions may differ slightly but require the same basic settings. Use the
information in "Required Minicom Settings for Serial Console Emulation" to configure other versions of
Minicom.
Configuring Minicom Version 2.0 for Serial Console Emulation
NOTE: To ensure that the text displays properly, Dell recommends that you use an Xterm window to display the
telnet console instead of the default console provided by the Linux installation.
1 To start a new Xterm session, type xterm & at the command prompt.
2 In the Xterm window, move your mouse arrow to the lower right-hand corner of the window and resize
the window to 80 x 25.
3 If you do not have a Minicom configuration file, go to the next step.
If you have a Minicom configuration file, type
minicom < Minicom config file name > and
skip to step 17.
4 At the Xterm command prompt, type minicom -s .
5 Select Serial Port Setup and press <Enter>.
6 Press <a> and select the appropriate serial device (for example, /dev/ttyS0 ).
7 Press <e> and set the Bps/Par/Bits option to 57600 8N1 .
8 Press <f> and set Hardware Flow Control to Yes and set Software Flow Control to No .
9 To exit the Serial Port Setup menu, press <Enter>.
10 Select Modem and Dialing and press <Enter>.
11 In the Modem Dialing and Parameter Setup menu, press <Backspace> to clear the init , reset ,
connect , and hangup settings so that they are blank.
12 Press <Enter> to save each blank value.