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
.