Enabling Supported Protocol - Dell iDRAC 8 User Manual

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
<level> = 2
<level> = 3
<level> = 4
NOTE: The IPMI SOL minimum privilege level determines the minimum privilege to activate IPMI SOL. For more
information, see the IPMI 2.0 specification.
3. Update the IPMI SOL baud rate using the command.
racadm set iDRAC.IPMISol.BaudRate <baud_rate>
NOTE: To redirect the serial console over LAN, make sure that the SOL baud rate is identical to the managed
system's baud rate.
Parameter
<baud_rate>
4. Enable SOL for each user using the command.
racadm set iDRAC.Users.<id>.SolEnable 2
Parameter
<id>
NOTE: To redirect the serial console over LAN, ensure that the SOL baud rate is identical to the baud rate of the
managed system.

Enabling supported protocol

The supported protocols are IPMI, SSH, and Telnet.
Enabling supported protocol using web interface
To enable SSH or Telnet, go to Overview → iDRAC Settings → Network → Services and select Enabled for SSH or Telnet,
respectively.
To enable IPMI, go to Overview → iDRAC Settings → Network and select Enable IPMI Over LAN. Make sure that the Encryption
Key value is all zeroes or press the backspace key to clear and change the value to NULL characters.
Enabling supported protocol using RACADM
To enable the SSH or Telnet, use the following commands.
• Telnet
racadm set iDRAC.Telnet.Enable 1
• SSH
racadm set iDRAC.SSH.Enable 1
To change the SSH port
racadm set iDRAC.SSH.Port <port number>
You can use tools such as:
Privilege level
User
Operator
Administrator
Allowed values (in bps)
9600, 19200, 57600, and 115200.
Description
Unique ID of the user
115