Enabling the Serial/Telnet Console Remotely
To enable the serial/telnet console remotely, type the following remote racadm commands from
a command prompt:
racadm -u < username > -p < password > -r < DRAC 4 IP address > config -g
cfgSerial cfgSerialConsoleEnable 1
racadm -u < username > -p < password > -r < DRAC 4 IP address > config -g
cfgSerial cfgSerialTelnetEnable
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NOTE:
Use the DRAC 4 IP address for your managed system; not 192.168.10.1 as shown in the example.
racadm -u root -p calvin -r 192.168.10.1 config -g cfgSerial -o
cfgSerialConsoleEnable 1
racadm -u root -p calvin -r 192.168.10.1 config -g cfgSerial -o
cfgSerialTelnetEnable 1
Using the racadm Command to Configure the Settings for the Serial and Telnet Console
This subsection provides steps to configure the default configuration settings for serial/telnet
console redirection. To configure the settings, type the racadm config command with the
appropriate group, object, and object value(s) for the setting that you want to configure. For a
complete list of available serial/telnet and racadm CLI commands, see "Using the serial and
racadm Commands."
You can type racadm commands locally or remotely. When using racadm commands remotely,
you must include the user name, password, and managed system DRAC 4 IP address.
Using racadm Locally
To type racadm commands locally, type the commands from a command prompt on the
managed system:
racadm config -g < group > -o < object > < value >
Using racadm Remotely
To use racadm commands remotely, type the commands from a command prompt on a
management station with the following syntax:
racadm -u < username > -p < password > -r < DRAC 4 IP address > config -g
< group > -o < object > < value >
Displaying Configuration Settings
To display the current settings for a particular group, type the following commands from the
command prompt on the managed system:
racadm getconfig -g < group >
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Configuring the DRAC 4 to Use a Serial or Telnet Text Console