Communicating With Idrac Through Serial Connection Using Db9 Cable; Configuring Bios For Serial Connection - Dell iDRAC 8 User Manual

Mode of Communication
[1] For more information, see the Lifecycle Controller Remote Services User's Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.
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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.
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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:
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Supported Protocol
Redfish
Supported Commands
OpenWSMAN (Linux)
Various browser plug-ins,
CURL (Windows and Linux),
Python request, and JSON
modules
Pre-requisite
Plug-ins, CURL, Python
modules are installed