Dell PowerEdge R830 Integrated Remote Access Controller 8 Version 2.70.70.70 U - Page 107

Communicating with iDRAC through serial connection using DB9 cable

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Related concepts Communicating with iDRAC through serial connection using DB9 cable Switching between RAC serial and serial console while using DB9 cable Communicating with iDRAC using IPMI SOL Communicating with iDRAC using IPMI over LAN Enabling or disabling remote RACADM Disabling local RACADM Enabling IPMI on managed system Configuring Linux for serial console during boot Supported SSH cryptography schemes Topics: • Communicating with iDRAC through serial connection using DB9 cable • Switching between RAC serial and serial console while using DB9 cable • Communicating with iDRAC using IPMI SOL • Communicating with iDRAC using IPMI over LAN • Enabling or disabling remote RACADM • Disabling local RACADM • Enabling IPMI on managed system • Configuring Linux for serial console during boot • Supported SSH cryptography schemes Communicating with iDRAC through serial connection using DB9 cable You can use any of the following communication methods to perform systems management tasks through serial connection to rack and tower servers: • RAC Serial • IPMI Serial - Direct Connect Basic mode and Direct Connect Terminal mode NOTE: In case of blade servers, the serial connection is established through the chassis. For more information, see the Chassis Management Controller User's Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals. To establish the serial connection: 1. Configure the BIOS to enable serial connection. 2. Connect the Null Modem DB9 cable from the management station's serial port to the managed system's external serial connector. 3. Make sure that the management station's terminal emulation software is configured for serial connection using any of the following: • Linux Minicom in an Xterm • Hilgraeve's HyperTerminal Private Edition (version 6.3) Based on where the managed system is in its boot process, you can see either the POST screen or the operating system screen. This is based on the configuration: SAC for Windows and Linux text mode screens for Linux. 4. Enable RAC serial or IPMI serial connections in iDRAC. Related concepts Configuring BIOS for serial connection Enabling RAC serial connection Enabling IPMI serial connection basic and terminal modes Configuring BIOS for serial connection To configure BIOS for Serial Connection: NOTE: This is applicable only for iDRAC on rack and tower servers. Setting up iDRAC communication 107

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Related concepts
Communicating with iDRAC through serial connection using DB9 cable
Switching between RAC serial and serial console while using DB9 cable
Communicating with iDRAC using IPMI SOL
Communicating with iDRAC using IPMI over LAN
Enabling or disabling remote RACADM
Disabling local RACADM
Enabling IPMI on managed system
Configuring Linux for serial console during boot
Supported SSH cryptography schemes
Topics:
Communicating with iDRAC through serial connection using DB9 cable
Switching between RAC serial and serial console while using DB9 cable
Communicating with iDRAC using IPMI SOL
Communicating with iDRAC using IPMI over LAN
Enabling or disabling remote RACADM
Disabling local RACADM
Enabling IPMI on managed system
Configuring Linux for serial console during boot
Supported SSH cryptography schemes
Communicating with iDRAC through serial
connection using DB9 cable
You can use any of the following communication methods to perform systems management tasks through serial connection to rack and
tower servers:
RAC Serial
IPMI Serial — Direct Connect Basic mode and Direct Connect Terminal mode
NOTE:
In case of blade servers, the serial connection is established through the chassis. For more information, see the
Chassis Management Controller User’s Guide
available at dell.com/support/manuals.
To establish the serial connection:
1.
Configure the BIOS to enable serial connection.
2.
Connect the Null Modem DB9 cable from the management station’s serial port to the managed system’s external serial connector.
3.
Make sure that the management station’s terminal emulation software is configured for serial connection using any of the following:
Linux Minicom in an Xterm
Hilgraeve’s HyperTerminal Private Edition (version 6.3)
Based on where the managed system is in its boot process, you can see either the POST screen or the operating system screen. This
is based on the configuration: SAC for Windows and Linux text mode screens for Linux.
4.
Enable RAC serial or IPMI serial connections in iDRAC.
Related concepts
Configuring BIOS for serial connection
Enabling RAC serial connection
Enabling IPMI serial connection basic and terminal modes
Configuring BIOS for serial connection
To configure BIOS for Serial Connection:
NOTE:
This is applicable only for iDRAC on rack and tower servers.
Setting up iDRAC communication
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