Dell IDRAC6 User Manual page 94

Table 5-2. Sample File: /etc/grub.conf
serial --unit=1 --speed=57600
terminal --timeout=10 serial
title Red Hat Linux Advanced Server (2.4.9-e.3smp)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.3smp ro root=
/dev/sda1 hda=ide-scsi console=ttyS0 console=
ttyS1,115200n8r
initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.9-e.3smp.img
title Red Hat Linux Advanced Server-up (2.4.9-e.3)
root (hd0,00)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.3 ro root=/dev/sda1 s
initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.9-e.3.im
When you edit the /etc/grub.conf file, use the following guidelines:
1 Disable GRUB's graphical interface and use the text-based interface;
otherwise, the GRUB screen will not be displayed in RAC Virtual Console.
To disable the graphical interface, comment out the line starting with
splashimage.
2 To enable multiple GRUB options to start Virtual Console sessions
through the RAC serial connection, add the following line to all options:
console=ttyS1,115200n8r console=tty1
Table 5-2 shows console=ttyS1,57600 added to only the first option.
Enabling Login to the Virtual Console After Boot
Edit the file /etc/inittab as follows:
Add a new line to configure agetty on the COM2 serial port:
co:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -h -L 57600 ttyS1 ansi
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