Compaq 281862-002 manual Verifying Modem Settings, 6Establishing a Connection

3-6Establishing a Connection

In addition to enhanced keyboard support, Insight Manager also offers enhanced display support. If the server console changes to a different display mode, this change is automatically updated in the Insight Manager terminal window. This is particularly useful when managing a Microsoft NT server, which changes from 25-line to 50-line text modes during the OS load process.

An additional feature is the Switch Consoles button, which appears below the status bar in the terminal window. This button conveniently switches between the Remote Console mode and the Integrated Remote Console main menu.

Verifying Modem Settings

A majority of IRC connection problems are actually caused by improper configuration of the modem on the management console. For consistent and reliable out-of-band connections to IRC, the modem in the management console must be configured as follows:

■Computer to modem serial port speed to “ fixed” (&B1 or \J0)

■DCD serial port signal assertion to “ normal” (&C1)

■Modem responds correctly to DTR assertion (&D2)

■Computer to modem serial port set for “ hardware flow control”

■Error correction “ enabled”

Chapter 6 contains additional information on the settings listed above. If you are having trouble connecting to the Integrated Remote Console feature on a managed server, particularly if a connection is established but you are unable to obtain a login prompt, check the modem initialization strings within Compaq Insight Manager. To verify or modify the out-of-band modem initialization strings:

1. Select Setup →COM Ports… from within Insight Manager.

2.Click Setup next to the COM port used for out-of-band access.