Installation Manual

6 Contents
Internal Dual SD Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Viewing Internal Dual SD Module
Status Using GUI
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
5 Advanced iDRAC6 Configuration . . . . . . 85
Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Configuring iDRAC6 for Viewing Serial Output
Remotely Over SSH/Telnet
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Configuring the iDRAC6 Settings to
Enable SSH/Telnet
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Starting a Text Console Through Telnet
or SSH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Using a Telnet Console
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Using the Secure Shell (SSH). . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Configuring Linux for Serial Console
During Boot
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Configuring iDRAC6 for Serial Connection
. . . . . . . 97
Configuring iDRAC for Direct Connect Basic
Mode and Direct Connect Terminal Mode
. . . . . 98
Switching Between RAC Serial Interface
Communication Mode and Serial Console . . . . 100
Connecting the DB-9 or Null Modem Cable for
the Serial Console
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Configuring the Management Station Terminal
Emulation Software
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Configuring Linux Minicom for Serial
Console Emulation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Configuring HyperTerminal for Serial
Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Configuring Serial and Terminal Modes
. . . . . . . . 105
Configuring IPMI and iDRAC6 Serial
. . . . . . . 105