Dell iDRAC8 manual SOL Using Ipmi Protocol, SOL Using SSH or Telnet Protocol

–Using set command:racadm set iDRAC.SSH.Port <port number>

You can use tools such as:

•IPMItool for using IPMI protocol

•Putty/OpenSSH for using SSH or Telnet protocol

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SOL Using IPMI Protocol

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SOL Using IPMI Protocol

IPMItool <−−> LAN/WAN connection <−−> iDRAC

The IPMI-based SOL utility and IPMItool uses RMCP+ delivered using UDP datagrams to port 623. The RMCP+ provides improved authentication, data integrity checks, encryption, and the ability to carry multiple types of payloads while using IPMI 2.0. For more information, see http:// ipmitool.sourceforge.net/manpage.html.

The RMCP+ uses an 40-character hexadecimal string (characters 0-9, a-f, and A-F) encryption key for authentication. The default value is a string of 40 zeros.

An RMCP+ connection to iDRAC must be encrypted using the encryption Key (Key Generator (KG)Key). You can configure the encryption key using the iDRAC Web interface or iDRAC Settings utility.

To start SOL session using IPMItool from a management station:

NOTE: If required, you can change the default SOL time-out at Overview → iDRAC Settings → Network → Services.

1.Install IPMITool from the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD. For installation instructions, see the Software Quick Installation Guide.

2.At the command prompt (Windows or Linux), run the command to start SOL from iDRAC: ipmitool -H<iDRAC-ip-address>-I lanplus -U <login name> -P <login password> sol activate

This connects the management station to the managed system's serial port.

3.To quit a SOL session from IPMItool, press <~> and <.> one after the other. The SOL session closes.

NOTE: If a SOL session does not terminate, reset iDRAC and allow up to two minutes to complete booting.

SOL Using SSH or Telnet Protocol

Secure Shell (SSH) and Telnet are network protocols used to perform command line communications to iDRAC. You can parse remote RACADM and SMCLP commands through either of these interfaces.

SSH has improved security over Telnet. iDRAC only supports SSH version 2 with password authentication, and is enabled by default. iDRAC supports up to two SSH sessions and two Telnet sessions at a time. It is recommended to use SSH as Telnet is not a secure protocol. You must use Telnet only if you cannot install an SSH client or if your network infrastructure is secure.

Use opensource programs such as PuTTY or OpenSSH that support SSH and Telnet network protocols on a management station to connect to iDRAC.

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