Installation Manual

106 Advanced iDRAC6 Configuration
Configuring Terminal Mode
1 Expand the System tree and click iDRAC Settings .
2 Click the Network/Security tab and then click Serial .
3 In the Serial page, click Terminal Mode Settings .
4 Configure the terminal mode settings.
See Table 5-10 for description of the terminal mode settings.
Flow Control • None — Hardware Flow Control Off
• RTS/CTS — Hardware Flow Control On
Channel Privilege
Level Limit
• Administrator
•Operator
•User
Table 5-9. iDRAC6 Serial Settings
Setting Description
Enabled Enables or disables the iDRAC6 serial console. Checked=
Enabled; Unchecked=Disabled
Timeout The maximum number of seconds of line idle time before the
line is disconnected. The range is 60 to 1920 seconds. Default
is 300 seconds. Use 0 seconds to disable the Timeout feature.
Redirect Enabled Enables or disables Virtual Console. Checked=Enabled;
Unchecked=Disabled
Baud Rate The data speed on the external serial port. Values are 9600
bps, 19.2 kbps, 57.6 kbps, and 115.2 kbps. Default is
57.6 kbps.
Escape Key Specifies the <Esc> key. The default are the ^\ characters.
History Buffer Size The size of the serial history buffer, which holds the last
characters written to the Virtual Console. The maximum and
default = 8192 characters.
Login Command The iDRAC6 command line to be executed upon valid login.
Table 5-8. IPMI Serial Settings (continued)
Setting Description