Reference Guide

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5 See "Using a Serial or Telnet Console" on page 17 for information on using the Telnet
console.
Connecting to the DRAC/MC Using Microsoft Telnet for Telnet Console Redirection
Microsoft Telnet requires that you first enable Telnet in Windows Component Services . After
Telnet is enabled, connect to the DRAC/MC by performing the following steps:
1 Open a command prompt.
2 Ty p e telnet < DRAC/MC IP address >:< port number > and press <Enter>
(where
IP address is the IP address for the DRAC/MC and port number is the Telnet
port number if it has been changed from its default value of 23).
NOTE: The DRAC/MC default IP address is 192.168.0.120.
3 See "Using a Serial or Telnet Console" on page 17 for information on using the Telnet
console.
Using a Serial or Telnet Console
NOTE: If you are running the Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 operating system and experience
problems in a DRAC/MC Telnet session, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 824810 on the
Microsoft Support site at support.microsoft.com for more information and an available hotfix.
NOTE: On a Windows 2000 management station, pressing the <F2> key does not enter BIOS setup. To
resolve this problem, use the Telnet client supplied with the Windows Services for UNIX
®
3.5 download
from Microsoft. You can download Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 from
www.microsoft.com/windows/sfu/downloads/default.asp.
You can type serial commands or RACADM CLI commands in a serial or Telnet console.
For more information, see "Using the DRAC/MC CLI Commands" in the
Dell Remote Access
Controller/Modular Chassis User’s Guide
.
1 Click OK .
The DRAC/MC application displays a login screen on the console monitor.
2 Log into the DRAC/MC using the default username root and password calvin .
The DRAC/MC CLI command prompt
DRAC/MC: is displayed.
3 If the system enclosure is powered off, power on the enclosure using the following DRAC/MC
CLI command:
racadm chassisaction -m chassis powerup
NOTE: The Ethernet switch module inserted into the I/O bay is powered on automatically when the
system enclosure is powered on. For more information on configuring the system enclosure using the
DRAC/MC CLI interface, see the Dell Remote Access Controller/Modular Chassis User's Guide.