Dell Remote Access Controller 4 Firmware Version 1.30 Viewing a List of Serial/Telnet Commands

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To connect to the managed system text console, type connect com2 from the DRAC 4 command prompt (displayed through Minicom or HyperTerminal).

NOTE: When accessing a DOS console through connect com2, characters in the output may be dropped during the output of large amounts of data (for example, the dump of large files greater than 30 lines). This can cause incorrect displays in connect com2 over telnet sessions. Red Hat® Enterprise Linux and the Microsoft® Windows® Special Administration Console (SAC) work correctly.

connect com2 also supports the -hoption. This option displays the history of the last characters written to the text console. The default (and maximum) size of the history buffer is 8192 characters. You can set this number to a smaller value using the command:

racadm config -g cfgSerial -o cfgSerialHistorySize <number>

The connect -h com2 command displays the contents of the serial history buffer before waiting for input from the keyboard or new characters from the serial port.

NOTE: The terminal emulation type (ANSI or VT100) of the client terminal must match the type on the server serial port output when using the -h option; otherwise, the output may be garbled. In addition, the number of rows of the client terminal must be set to 25.

Viewing a List of Serial/Telnet Commands

Type help to display the entire serial/telnet command list. Commands that are not supported on the system or interface that you are using are labeled as such. For example, if a specific command is not supported on the system, the following text is displayed next to the command:

<NOT SUPPORTED>

If you type a command that is not supported on the system you are using, an error similar to the following is displayed.

setsvctag: Firmware: UNSUPPORTED COMMAND

Table 8-1 lists the serial/telnet commands. These commands are also supported as racadm commands. The descriptions and "man page" information including required syntax for the serial/telnet commands are identical for the racadm command. You do not need to type racadm before typing a serial/telnet command because the serial/telnet commands are not racadm commands. They are at the same level. For detailed information about the required syntax for each racadm command see "racadm Subcommand Man Pages."

Table 8-1. Serial/Telnet Commands

Command	Description
help	Lists DRAC 4 commands.
help <subcommand>	Lists the usage statement for the specified subcommand.
logout	Logs out of a DRAC 4 session and then prints a new login prompt.
quit	Logs out of a DRAC 4 session and then prints a new login prompt.
exit	Logs out of a DRAC 4 session and then prints a new login prompt.

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Using the serial and racadm Commands