6Contents
Remote File Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Internal Dual SD Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Viewing Internal Dual SD Module
Status Using GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
5 Advanced iDRAC6 Configuration. . . . . . 87
Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Configuring iDRAC6 for Viewing Serial
Output Remotely Over SSH/Telnet. . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Configuring the iDRAC6 Settings
to Enable SSH/Telnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Starting a Text Console Through
Telnet or SSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Using a Telnet Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Using the Secure Shell (SSH). . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Configuring Linux for Serial Console
During Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Configuring iDRAC6 for Serial Connection . . . . . . . 97
Configuring iDRAC for Direct Connect
Basic Mode and Direct Connect
Terminal Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Switching Between RAC Serial
Interface Communication Mode
and Serial Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Connecting the DB-9 or Null Modem
Cable for the Serial Console. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Configuring the Management Station
Terminal Emulation Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Configuring Linux Minicom for
Serial Console Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Configuring HyperTerminal for
Serial Console. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105