Using the IPMI Remote Access Serial Interface

In the IPMI serial interface, the following modes are available:

IPMI terminal mode — Supports ASCII commands that are submitted from a serial terminal. The command set has a limited number of commands (including power control) and supports raw IPMI commands that are entered as hexadecimal ASCII characters.

IPMI basic mode — Supports a binary interface for program access, such as the IPMI shell (IPMISH) that is included with the Baseboard Management Utility (BMU).

To configure the IPMI mode using RACADM:

1Disable the RAC serial interface. At the command prompt, type:

racadm config -g cfgSerial -o cfgSerialConsoleEnable 0

2Enable the appropriate IPMI mode.

For example, at the command prompt, type:

racadm config -g cfgIpmiSerial -o cfgIpmiSerialConnectionMode <0 or 1>

For more information, see iDRAC6 Property Database Group and Object Definitions in the iDRAC6 Administrator Reference Guide available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals.

Configuring Serial Over LAN Using the Web-Based Interface

For detailed information, see "Configuring IPMI Using Web Interface" on page 61.

NOTE: You can use Serial Over LAN with the following Dell OpenManage tools: SOLProxy and IPMItool. For more information, see the Dell OpenManage Baseboard Management Controller Utilities User’s Guide at support.dell.com\manuals.

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