Dell PowerEdge R830 Integrated Remote Access Controller 8 Version 2.70.70.70 U - Page 108

Enabling RAC serial connection, Enabling RAC serial connection using web interface

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1. Turn on or restart the system. 2. Press F2. 3. Go to System BIOS Settings > Serial Communication. 4. Select External Serial Connector to Remote Access device. 5. Click Back, click Finish, and then click Yes. 6. Press Esc to exit System Setup. Enabling RAC serial connection After configuring serial connection in BIOS, enable RAC serial in iDRAC. NOTE: This is applicable only for iDRAC on rack and tower servers. Enabling RAC serial connection using web interface To enable RAC serial connection: 1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview > iDRAC Settings > Network > Serial. The Serial page is displayed. 2. Under RAC Serial, select Enabled and specify the values for the attributes. 3. Click Apply. The RAC serial settings are configured. Enabling RAC serial connection using RACADM To enable RAC serial connection using RACADM, use the set command with the object in the iDRAC.Serial group. Enabling IPMI serial connection basic and terminal modes To enable IPMI serial routing of BIOS to iDRAC, configure IPMI Serial in any of the following modes in iDRAC: NOTE: This is applicable only for iDRAC on rack and tower servers. • IPMI basic mode - Supports a binary interface for program access, such as the IPMI shell (ipmish) that is included with the Baseboard Management Utility (BMU). For example, to print the System Event Log using ipmish via IPMI Basic mode, run the following command: ipmish -com 1 -baud 57600 -flow cts -u root -p calvin sel get • IPMI terminal mode - Supports ASCII commands that are sent from a serial terminal. This mode supports limited number of commands (including power control) and raw IPMI commands that are typed as hexadecimal ASCII characters. It allows you to view the operating system boot sequences up to BIOS, when you login to iDRAC through SSH or Telnet. Related concepts Configuring BIOS for serial connection Additional settings for ipmi serial terminal mode Enabling serial connection using web interface Make sure to disable the RAC serial interface to enable IPMI Serial. To configure IPMI Serial settings: 1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview > iDRAC Settings > Network > Serial. 2. Under IPMI Serial, specify the values for the attributes. For information about the options, see the iDRAC Online Help. 3. Click Apply. 108 Setting up iDRAC communication

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1.
Turn on or restart the system.
2.
Press F2.
3.
Go to
System BIOS Settings
>
Serial Communication
.
4.
Select
External Serial Connector
to
Remote Access device
.
5.
Click
Back
, click
Finish
, and then click
Yes
.
6.
Press Esc to exit
System Setup
.
Enabling RAC serial connection
After configuring serial connection in BIOS, enable RAC serial in iDRAC.
NOTE:
This is applicable only for iDRAC on rack and tower servers.
Enabling RAC serial connection using web interface
To enable RAC serial connection:
1.
In the iDRAC Web interface, go to
Overview
>
iDRAC Settings
>
Network
>
Serial
.
The
Serial
page is displayed.
2.
Under
RAC Serial
, select
Enabled
and specify the values for the attributes.
3.
Click
Apply
.
The RAC serial settings are configured.
Enabling RAC serial connection using RACADM
To enable RAC serial connection using RACADM, use the
set
command with the object in the
iDRAC.Serial
group.
Enabling IPMI serial connection basic and terminal modes
To enable IPMI serial routing of BIOS to iDRAC, configure IPMI Serial in any of the following modes in iDRAC:
NOTE:
This is applicable only for iDRAC on rack and tower servers.
IPMI basic mode — Supports a binary interface for program access, such as the IPMI shell (ipmish) that is included with the
Baseboard Management Utility (BMU). For example, to print the System Event Log using ipmish via IPMI Basic mode, run the
following command:
ipmish -com 1 -baud 57600 -flow cts -u root -p calvin sel get
IPMI terminal mode — Supports ASCII commands that are sent from a serial terminal. This mode supports limited number of
commands (including power control) and raw IPMI commands that are typed as hexadecimal ASCII characters. It allows you to view
the operating system boot sequences up to BIOS, when you login to iDRAC through SSH or Telnet.
Related concepts
Configuring BIOS for serial connection
Additional settings for ipmi serial terminal mode
Enabling serial connection using web interface
Make sure to disable the RAC serial interface to enable IPMI Serial.
To configure IPMI Serial settings:
1.
In the iDRAC Web interface, go to
Overview
>
iDRAC Settings
>
Network
>
Serial
.
2.
Under
IPMI Serial
, specify the values for the attributes. For information about the options, see the
iDRAC Online Help
.
3.
Click
Apply
.
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Setting up iDRAC communication