Communicating With Idrac7 Using Ipmi Over Lan; Configuring Ipmi Over Lan Using Web Interface - Dell iDRAC7 User Manual

To use Telnet virtual console:
1. Enable Telnet in Windows Component Services.
2. Connect to the iDRAC7 using the command: telnet < IP address >:< port number >, where IP
address is the IP address for the iDRAC7 and port number is the Telnet port number (if you are using a new
port).
Configuring Backspace Key For Your Telnet Session
Depending on the Telnet client, using the <Backspace> key may produce unexpected results. For example, the session
may echo ^h. However, most Microsoft and Linux Telnet clients can be configured to use the <Backspace> key.
To configure a Linux Telnet session to use the <Backspace> key, open a command prompt and type stty erase ^h.
At the prompt, type telnet.
To configure Microsoft Telnet clients to use the <Backspace> key:
1. Open a command prompt window (if required).
2. If you are not running a Telnet session, type telnet. If you are running a Telnet session, press <Ctrl><]>.
3. At the prompt, type set bsasdel.
The message Backspace will be sent as delete is displayed.
Disconnecting SOL Session in iDRAC7 Command Line Console
The commands to disconnect a SOL session are based on the utility. You can exit the utility only when a SOL session is
completely terminated.
To disconnect a SOL session, terminate the SOL session from the iDRAC7 command line console:
• To quit SOL redirection, press <Enter>, <Esc>, and then <t>. The SOL session closes.
• To quit a SOL session from Telnet on Linux, press and hold <Ctrl>+]. A Telnet prompt is displayed. Enter quit to exit
Telnet.
• If a SOL session is not terminated completely in the utility, other SOL sessions may not be available. To resolve this,
terminate the command line console in the Web interface under Overview → iDRAC Settings → Sessions.

Communicating With iDRAC7 Using IPMI Over LAN

You must configure IPMI over LAN for iDRAC7 to enable or disable IPMI commands over LAN channels to any external
systems. If it is not configuration is not done, then external systems cannot communicate with the iDRAC7 server using
IPMI commands.

Configuring IPMI Over LAN Using Web Interface

To configure IPMI over LAN:
1. In the iDRAC7 Web interface, go to Overview → iDRAC Settings → Network.
The Network page is displayed.
2. Under IPMI Settings, specify the values for the attributes and click Apply.
For information about the options, see the
The IPMI over LAN settings are configured.
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