Dell PowerEdge R830 Integrated Remote Access Controller 8 Version 2.70.70.70 U - Page 111

Configuring iDRAC to use SOL, Configuring iDRAC to use SOL using iDRAC 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. Specify the following values: • Serial Communication - On With Console Redirection • Serial Port Address - COM2. NOTE: You can set the serial communication field to On with serial redirection via com1 if serial device2 in the serial port address field is also set to com1. • External serial connector - Serial device 2 • Failsafe Baud Rate - 115200 • Remote Terminal Type - VT100/VT220 • Redirection After Boot - Enabled 5. Click Back and then click Finish. 6. Click Yes to save the changes. 7. Press to exit System Setup. NOTE: BIOS sends the screen serial data in 25 x 80 format. The SSH window that is used to invoke the console com2 command must be set to 25 x 80. Then, the redirected screen appears correctly. NOTE: If the boot loader or operating system provides serial redirection such as GRUB or Linux, then the BIOS Redirection After Boot setting must be disabled. This is to avoid potential race condition of multiple components accessing the serial port. Configuring iDRAC to use SOL You can specify the SOL settings in iDRAC using Web interface, RACADM, or iDRAC Settings utility. Configuring iDRAC to use SOL using iDRAC web interface To configure IPMI Serial over LAN (SOL): 1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview > iDRAC Settings > Network > Serial Over LAN. The Serial over LAN page is displayed. 2. Enable SOL, specify the values, and click Apply. The IPMI SOL settings are configured. 3. To set the character accumulate interval and the character send threshold, select Advanced Settings. The Serial Over LAN Advanced Settings page is displayed. 4. Specify the values for the attributes and click Apply. The IPMI SOL advanced settings are configured. These values help to improve the performance. For information about the options, see the iDRAC Online Help. Configuring iDRAC to use SOL using RACADM To configure IPMI Serial over LAN (SOL): 1. Enable IPMI Serial over LAN using the command. racadm set iDRAC.IPMISol.Enable 1 2. Update the IPMI SOL minimum privilege level using the command. racadm set iDRAC.IPMISol.MinPrivilege Parameter = 2 = 3 Privilege level User Operator Setting up iDRAC communication 111

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1.
Turn on or restart the system.
2.
Press F2.
3.
Go to
System BIOS Settings
>
Serial Communication
.
4.
Specify the following values:
Serial Communication — On With Console Redirection
Serial Port Address — COM2.
NOTE:
You can set the serial communication field to On with serial redirection via com1 if serial device2 in the
serial port address field is also set to com1.
External serial connector — Serial device 2
Failsafe Baud Rate — 115200
Remote Terminal Type — VT100/VT220
Redirection After Boot — Enabled
5.
Click
Back
and then click
Finish
.
6.
Click
Yes
to save the changes.
7.
Press <Esc> to exit
System Setup
.
NOTE:
BIOS sends the screen serial data in 25 x 80 format. The SSH window that is used to invoke the
console
com2
command must be set to 25 x 80. Then, the redirected screen appears correctly.
NOTE:
If the boot loader or operating system provides serial redirection such as GRUB or Linux, then the BIOS
Redirection After Boot setting must be disabled. This is to avoid potential race condition of multiple components
accessing the serial port.
Configuring iDRAC to use SOL
You can specify the SOL settings in iDRAC using Web interface, RACADM, or iDRAC Settings utility.
Configuring iDRAC to use SOL using iDRAC web interface
To configure IPMI Serial over LAN (SOL):
1.
In the iDRAC Web interface, go to
Overview
>
iDRAC Settings
>
Network
>
Serial Over LAN
.
The
Serial over LAN
page is displayed.
2.
Enable SOL, specify the values, and click
Apply
.
The IPMI SOL settings are configured.
3.
To set the character accumulate interval and the character send threshold, select
Advanced Settings.
The
Serial Over LAN Advanced Settings
page is displayed.
4.
Specify the values for the attributes and click
Apply
.
The IPMI SOL advanced settings are configured. These values help to improve the performance.
For information about the options, see the
iDRAC Online Help
.
Configuring iDRAC to use SOL using RACADM
To configure IPMI Serial over LAN (SOL):
1.
Enable IPMI Serial over LAN using the command.
racadm set iDRAC.IPMISol.Enable 1
2.
Update the IPMI SOL minimum privilege level using the command.
racadm set iDRAC.IPMISol.MinPrivilege <level>
Parameter
Privilege level
<level>
= 2
User
<level>
= 3
Operator
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