Dell External OEMR 1435 User Guide - Page 111

Terminal Mode Commands, Configuring Terminal Mode

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Terminal Mode Commands This appendix provides information about terminal mode commands. Terminal mode allows you to directly connect to the system's Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) using a serial port connection and execute text-based commands. Two types of text commands are supported: • A limited selection of text commands • Standard binary Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) hex-ASCII commands Configuring Terminal Mode NOTE: Terminal Mode can be configured through Server Administrator and the Deployment Toolkit (DTK). To configure Terminal Mode through Server Administrator, complete the following steps: 1 Log in to the Server Administrator home page for the target system. 2 Click the System object. 3 Click the Main System Chassis object. 4 Click the Remote Access object. 5 The BMC Information window is displayed. 6 Click the Configuration tab. In the Configuration tab, click Serial Port. 7 Click the Terminal Mode Settings button. You can configure the Connection Mode Setting, Baud Rate, Flow Control, and Channel Privilege Level Limit attributes on this screen. • The Serial communication connection mode for the BMC must be set to Direct Connect terminal Mode for Dell™ PowerEdge™ x8xx, x9xx, and xx0x systems. • External Serial Connector must be configured and set to Remote Access for PowerEdge x9xx and xx0x systems. This option is available under the Serial Communication submenu in the BIOS Setup. Terminal Mode Commands 111

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Terminal Mode Commands
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Terminal Mode Commands
This appendix provides information about terminal mode commands.
Terminal mode allows you to directly connect to the system's Baseboard
Management Controller (BMC) using a serial port connection and execute
text-based commands. Two types of text commands are supported:
A limited selection of text commands
Standard binary Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)
hex-ASCII commands
Configuring Terminal Mode
NOTE:
Terminal Mode can be configured through Server Administrator and the
Deployment Toolkit (DTK).
To configure Terminal Mode through Server Administrator, complete the
following steps:
1
Log in to the Server Administrator home page for the target system.
2
Click the
System
object.
3
Click the
Main System Chassis
object.
4
Click the
Remote Access
object.
5
The
BMC Information
window is displayed.
6
Click the
Configuration
tab.
In the
Configuration
tab, click
Serial Port
.
7
Click the
Terminal Mode Settings
button.
You can configure the Connection Mode Setting, Baud Rate, Flow Control,
and Channel Privilege Level Limit attributes on this screen.
The Serial communication connection mode for the BMC must be set to
Direct Connect terminal Mode
for Dell™ PowerEdge™
x
8
xx, x
9
xx,
and
xx0x
systems.
External Serial Connector
must be configured and set to
Remote Access
for PowerEdge
x
9
xx
and
xx
0
x
systems. This option is available under the
Serial Communication
submenu in the BIOS Setup.