Users Guide

Configuring and Using Serial Over LAN 169

When you are ready to quit SOL redirection from SM-CLP, press <Enter>,

<Esc>, and then <t> (press the keys in sequence, one after the other).

The SOL session will close.

NOTE: If a SOL session is not closed successfully in the utility, more SOL sessions

may not be available. The way to resolve this situation is to delete the SMASH

console in the Web GUI under System→Remote Access→iDRAC→ Network/

Security→Sessions.

Using SOL over PuTTY

To start SOL from PuTTY on a Windows management station, follow

these steps:

NOTE: If required, you can change the default SSH/telnet timeout at System→

Remote Access→ iDRAC → Network/Security → Services.

Connect to iDRAC6 with the following command in the command

prompt:

putty.exe [-ssh | -telnet] <

>@<

iDRAC-ip-

address

> <

port number

NOTE: The port number is optional. It is required only when the port number is

reassigned.

Enter the following command in the SM-CLP prompt to start SOL:

start /system1/sol1

NOTE: This connects you to the managed server's serial port. The SM-CLP

commands are no longer available to you. You cannot return to SM-CLP once

you have started SOL. You must quit the SOL session using the command

sequence detailed in "Disconnecting SOL session in SM-CLP," and start a new

one to use SM-CLP.