Enabling The Serial And/Or Telnet Console On The Drac/Mc; Enabling The Telnet Console; Connecting To The Drac/Mc Through The Local Serial Port Or Telnet Management Station (Client System) - Dell PowerEdge 1855 Configuration Manual

For more information on configuring and using the DRAC/MC module, see the Dell Remote
Access Controller/Modular Chassis User's Guide.
After the Ethernet switch module is connected to the console, wait until the Ethernet switch
module is fully booted. Observe the booting information being displayed on the terminal
window and wait for the Ethernet switch module CLI console> prompt to appear. Press
<Enter> several times to ensure that the terminal connection is successfully established and
the Ethernet switch module can be configured through the CLI.
NOTE:
The Ethernet switch module's system indicator is off when the module is enabled and
operating normally. If the switch has been disabled by the DRAC/MC, or there are hardware or
firmware issues, the indicator will turn green.

Enabling the Serial and/or Telnet Console on the DRAC/MC

The following subsections provide information about how to enable the serial and/or Telnet
console.

Enabling the Telnet Console

NOTE:
You (the current user) must have Configure DRAC/MC permission in order to perform the steps
in this section.
The DRAC/MC serial console is enabled by default; to enable the Telnet console (disabled by
default):
1 Type the following serial CLI command:
racadm config -g cfgSerial -o cfgSerialTelnetEnable 1
NOTE:
For detailed information about how to use the racadm CLI and serial/telnet commands,
see "Using the serial and racadm CLI Commands" in the Dell Remote Access Controller/Modular
Chassis User's Guide.
2 Type racreset and press <Enter> to reset the controller.
Connecting to the DRAC/MC Through the Local Serial Port or Telnet Management Station
(Client System)
The serial console is available through the DRAC/MC serial connector. Only one serial client can
be connected at any given time.
The Telnet console is available on the DRAC/MC through the DRAC/MC NIC. Only one Telnet
client can be connected at any given time.
NOTE:
If a Telnet client is attached to the DRAC/MC, and another client attempts a Telnet connection,
the second client will receive only a blank screen in response.
The serial/Telnet connection to the DRAC/MC serial or Telnet console requires the use of
management station terminal emulation software. For more information, see "Configuring the
Management Station Terminal Emulation Software" in the Dell Remote Access Controller/Modular
Chassis User's Guide.
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