• 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). For example, to print the System Event Log
using ipmish via IPMI Basic mode, run the following command:
ipmish -com 1 -baud 57600 -flow cts -u root -p calvin sel get
• IPMI terminal mode — Supports ASCII commands that are sent from a serial terminal. This mode
supports limited number of commands (including power control) and raw IPMI commands that are
typed as hexadecimal ASCII characters. It allows you to view the operating system boot sequences up
to BIOS, when you login to iDRAC through SSH or Telnet.
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Configuring BIOS For Serial Connection
Additional Settings For IPMI Serial Terminal Mode
Enabling Serial Connection Using Web Interface
Make sure to disable the RAC serial interface to enable IPMI Serial.
To configure IPMI Serial settings:
1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → iDRAC Settings → Network → Serial.
2. Under IPMI Serial, specify the values for the attributes. For information about the options, see the
iDRAC Online Help.
3. Click Apply.
Enabling Serial Connection IPMI Mode Using RACADM
To configure the IPMI mode, disable the RAC serial interface and then enable the IPMI mode using any of
the following:
• Usingconfig command:
racadm config -g cfgSerial -o cfgSerialConsoleEnable 0
racadm config -g cfgIpmiSerial -o cfgIpmiSerialConnectionMode < 0 or 1>
where, 0 indicates Terminal mode and 1 indicates Basic mode.
• Using set command:
racadm set iDRAC.Serial.Enable 0
racadm set iDRAC.IPMISerial.ConnectionMode < 0 or 1>
where, 0 indicates Terminal mode and 1 indicates Basic mode.
Enabling Serial Connection IPMI Serial Settings Using RACADM
To configure IPMI Serial settings, you use the set or config command:
1. Change the IPMI serial connection mode to the appropriate setting using the command:
• Using config command: racadm config -g cfgSerial -o cfgSerialConsoleEnable 0
• Using set command: racadm set iDRAC.Serial.Enable 0
2. Set the IPMI Serial baud rate:
• Using config command: racadm config -g cfgIpmiSerial -o cfgIpmiSerialBaudRate
<baud_rate>
• Using set command: racadm set iDRAC.IPMISerial.BaudRate <baud_rate>
where <baud_rate> is 9600, 19200, 57600, or 115200 bps.
3. Enable the IPMI serial hardware flow control:
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