Users Guide

Configuring and Using the DRAC 5 Command LIne Console 67

Using a Serial or Telnet Console

Serial and telnet commands, and RACADM CLI can be typed in a serial or telnet console and executed

on the server locally or remotely. The local RACADM CLI is installed for use by a root user only.

For more information about the serial/telnet/ssh commands and RACADM CLI, see "Using the

RACADM Command Line Interface."

Running Telnet Using Windows XP or Windows 2003

If your management station is running Windows XP or Windows 2003, you may experience an issue with

the characters in a DRAC 5 telnet session.This issue may occur as a frozen login where the return key

does not respond and the password prompt does not appear.

To fix this issue, download hotfix 824810 from the Microsoft Support website at support.microsoft.com.

See Microsoft Knowledge Base article 824810 for more information.

Running Telnet Using Windows 2000

If your management station is running Windows 2000, you cannot access BIOS setup by pressing the

<F2> key. To fix this issue, use the telnet client supplied with the Windows Services for UNIX

3.5—a

recommended free download from Microsoft. You can download Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 from