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Configuring the Management Station Terminal Emulation Software

iDRAC6 supports a serial or Telnet text console from a management station running one of the following types of terminal emulation software:

•Linux Minicom in an Xterm

•Hilgraeve’s HyperTerminal Private Edition (version 6.3)

•Linux Telnet in an Xterm

•Microsoft Telnet

Perform the steps in the following subsections to configure your type of terminal software. If you are using Microsoft Telnet, configuration is not required.

Configuring Linux Minicom for Serial Console Emulation

Minicom is the serial port access utility for Linux. The following steps are valid for configuring Minicom version 2.0. Other Minicom versions may differ slightly but require the same basic settings. Use the information in "Required Minicom Settings for Serial Console Emulation" on page 104 to configure other versions of Minicom.

Configuring Minicom Version 2.0 for Serial Console Emulation

NOTE: To ensure that the text displays properly, it is recommended that you use an Xterm window to display the Telnet console instead of the default console provided by the Linux installation.

1 To start a new Xterm session, type xterm & at the command prompt.

2In the Xterm window, move your mouse arrow to the lower right-hand corner of the window and resize the window to 80 x 25.

3If you do not have a Minicom configuration file, go to the next step.

If you have a Minicom configuration file, type minicom <Minicom config file name> and skip to step 17.

4At the Xterm command prompt, type minicom -s.

5Select Serial Port Setup and press <Enter>.

6Press <a> and select the appropriate serial device (for example, /dev/ttyS0).

Advanced iDRAC6 Configuration

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