Configuring Bios For Serial Connection; Configuring Idrac7 To Use Sol - Dell iDRAC7 User Manual

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• Diagnose host systems on Emergency Management Services (EMS) or Special Administrator Console (SAC) for
Windows or Linux shell.
• View the progress of a servers during POST and reconfigure the BIOS setup program.
To setup the SOL communication mode:
1. Configure BIOS for serial connection.
2. Configure iDRAC7 to Use SOL.
3. Enable a supported protocol (SSH, Telnet, IPMItool).
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Configuring BIOS For Serial Connection

Configuring iDRAC7 to Use SOL

Enabling Supported Protocol
Configuring BIOS For Serial Connection
To configure BIOS for Serial Connection:
NOTE: This is applicable only for iDRAC7 on rack and tower servers.
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.
Configuring iDRAC7 to Use SOL
You can specify the SOL settings in iDRAC7 using Web interface, RACADM, or iDRAC Settings utility.
Configuring iDRAC7 to Use SOL Using iDRAC7 Web Interface
To configure IPMI Serial over LAN (SOL):
1. In the iDRAC7 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.
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