Installation Manual

98 Advanced iDRAC6 Configuration
To configure iDRAC6 settings to enable serial connections using the iDRAC6
Web interface, follow these steps:
1
Expand the System tree and click iDRAC Settings .
2 Click the Network/Security tab and then click Serial .
3 Select Enabled under the RAC Serial section.
4 Click Apply Changes .
When you are connected serially with the previous settings, you should see a
login prompt. Enter the iDRAC6 username and password (default values are
root, calvin, respectively).
From this interface, you can execute such features as RACADM. For example,
to print out the System Event Log, enter the following RACADM command:
racadm getsel
Configuring iDRAC for Direct Connect Basic Mode and Direct Connect
Terminal Mode
Using RACADM, run the following command to disable the iDRAC6
command line interface:
racadm config -g cfgSerial -o cfgSerialConsoleEnable 0
Then, run the following RACADM command to enable Direct Connect Basic:
racadm config -g cfgIpmiSerial -o
cfgIpmiSerialConnectionMode 1
Or, run the following RACADM command to enable Direct Connect
Terminal:
racadm config -g cfgIpmiSerial -o
cfgIpmiSerialConnectionMode 0
You can perform the same actions using the iDRAC6 Web interface:
1
Expand the System tree and click iDRAC Settings .
2 Click the Network/Security tab and then click Serial .
3 Deselect Enabled under the RAC Serial section.
For Direct Connect Basic:
Under the
IPMI Serial section change the Connection Mode Settings
drop-down menu to
Direct Connect Basic Mode .