Installation Manual

Configuring Intelligent Platform Management Interface 251
d Set the IPMI serial channel minimum privilege level.
At the command prompt, type the following command and press
<Enter>:
racadm config -g cfgIpmiSerial -o
cfgIpmiSerialChanPrivLimit
<level>
where <level> is one of the following:
•
2 (User)
•
3 (Operator)
•
4 (Administrator)
For example, to set the IPMI serial channel privileges to 2 (User),
type the following command:
racadm config -g cfgIpmiSerial -o
cfgIpmiSerialChanPrivLimit 2
e Ensure that the serial MUX is set correctly in the BIOS Setup program.
• Restart your system.
• During POST, press <F2> to enter the BIOS Setup program.
•Click
Serial Communication .
•In the
Serial Connection menu, ensure that External Serial
Connector
is set to Remote Access Device .
• Save and exit the BIOS Setup program.
• Restart your system.
The IPMI configuration is complete.
If IPMI serial is in terminal mode, you can configure the following
additional settings using
racadm config cfgIpmiSerial commands:
• Delete control
•Echo control
• Line edit
• New line sequences
• Input new line sequences
For more information about these properties, see the IPMI 2.0
specification.