Dell IDRAC6 manual Serial --unit=1 --speed=57600 terminal --timeout=10 serial

Table 5-2. Sample File: /etc/grub.conf (continued)

serial --unit=1 --speed=57600 terminal --timeout=10 serial

title Red Hat Linux Advanced Server (2.4.9-e.3smp) root (hd0,0)

kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.3smp ro root= /dev/sda1 hda=ide-scsi console=ttyS0 console= ttyS1,115200n8r

initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.9-e.3smp.img

title Red Hat Linux Advanced Server-up (2.4.9-e.3) root (hd0,00)

kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.3 ro root=/dev/sda1 s initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.9-e.3.im

When you edit the /etc/grub.conf file, use the following guidelines:

1Disable GRUB's graphical interface and use the text-based interface; otherwise, the GRUB screen will not be displayed in RAC Virtual Console. To disable the graphical interface, comment out the line starting with splashimage.

2To enable multiple GRUB options to start Virtual Console sessions through the RAC serial connection, add the following line to all options: console=ttyS1,115200n8r console=tty1

Table 5-2 shows console=ttyS1,57600 added to only the first option.

Enabling Login to the Virtual Console After Boot

Edit the file /etc/inittab as follows:

Add a new line to configure agetty on the COM2 serial port:

co:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -h -L 57600 ttyS1 ansi

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