Configuring Cmc To Use Command Line Consoles; Cmc Command Line Console Features; Cmc Command Line Interface Commands; Using Telnet Console With Cmc - Dell EMC PowerEdge VRTX User Manual

Configuring CMC to Use Command Line Consoles

This section provides information about the CMC command line console (or serial/Telnet/Secure Shell console) features, and
explains how to set up the system so that you can perform systems management actions through the console. For information about
using the RACADM commands in CMC through the command line console, see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge
VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide.

CMC Command Line Console Features

The CMC supports the following serial, Telnet, and SSH console features:
• One serial client connection and up to four simultaneous Telnet client connections.
• Up to four simultaneous Secure Shell (SSH) client connections.
• RACADM command support.
• Built-in connect command connecting to the serial console of servers and I/O module; also available as racadm connect.
• Command line editing and history.
• Session timeout control on all console interfaces.

CMC Command Line Interface Commands

When you connect to the CMC command line, you can enter these commands:
Table 30. CMC Command Line Commands
Command
racadm
connect
exit, logout, and quit

Using Telnet Console With CMC

You can have up to four Telnet sessions with CMC at a time.
If your management station is running Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Server 2003, you may experience an issue with
the characters in a CMC Telnet session. This issue may occur as a frozen login where the return key does not respond and the
password prompt does not appear.
To fix this issue, download hotfix 824810 from support.microsoft.com. For more information, you can also see Microsoft Knowledge
Base article 824810.
In the command line interface, you can manage session timeouts using the racadm command, racadm getconfig -g
cfgSessionManagement. For more information, see the Chassis Management Controller Version for Dell PowerEdge VRTX
Command Line Reference Guide.
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Description
RACADM commands begin with the keyword racadm, and then followed by a
subcommand. For more information, see Chassis Management Controller for
PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide.
Connects to the serial console of a server or I/O module. For more information, see
Connecting to Servers or I/O Module Using Connect
NOTE: You can also use the connect RACADM command.
All the commands perform the same action. They end the current session and return
to a login commond line interface.
Command.
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