Configuring Hyperterminal For Serial Console Redirection; Minicom Settings For Serial Console Emulation - Dell Remote Access Controller 4 Firmware Version 1.30 User Manual

12 To save each blank value, press <Enter>.
13 When all specified fields are clear, press <Enter> to exit the Modem Dialing and Parameter
Setup menu.
14 Select Save setup as config_name and press <Enter>.
15 Select Exit From Minicom and press <Enter>.
16 At the command shell prompt, type minicom < Minicom config file name >.
17 To expand the Minicom window to 80 x 25, drag the corner of the window.
18 To exit Minicom, press <Ctrl+a>, <z>, <x>.
NOTE:
If you are using Minicom for serial text console redirection to configure the managed system
BIOS, it may be useful to turn on color in Minicom. To turn on color, at the command prompt
type minicom -c on
Ensure that the Minicom window displays a command prompt such as [DRAC 4\root]#.
When the command prompt appears, your connection is successful and you are ready to
connect to the managed system console using the connect serial command.
Required Minicom Settings for Serial Console Emulation
Use Table 3-5 to configure any version of Minicom.
Table 3-5. Minicom Settings for Serial Console Emulation
Setting Description
Bps/Par/Bits
Hardware flow control
Software flow control
Terminal emulation
Modem dialing and
parameter settings
Window size

Configuring HyperTerminal for Serial Console Redirection

HyperTerminal is the Microsoft Windows serial port access utility. To set the size of your
console screen appropriately, use Hilgraeve's HyperTerminal Private Edition version 6.3.
To configure HyperTerminal for serial console redirection, perform the following steps:
1 Start the HyperTerminal program.
2 Type a name for the new connection and click OK.
3 Next to Connect using:, select the COM port on the management station (for example,
COM2) to which you have connected the DB-9 null modem cable and click OK.
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Configuring the DRAC 4 to Use a Serial or Telnet Text Console
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Required Setting
115200 8N1
Yes
No
ANSI
Clear the init, reset, connect, and hangup
settings so that they are blank
80 x 25 (to resize, drag the corner of the window)