Dell Remote Access Controller 4 Firmware Version 1.30 manual Append two options to the kernel line

Configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Serial Redirection During Boot

NOTE: The following instructions are specific to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB). Similar changes would be necessary for using a different boot loader.

NOTE: In configuring the client VT100 emulation window, you must set the window or application that is displaying the redirected console to 25 rows x 80 columns to ensure proper text display; otherwise, some text screens may be garbled.

Edit the file /etc/grub.conf, as follows. See the sample file that follows, which shows the changes described in this procedure.

1Add the following two new lines in the general settings section of the file:

serial --unit=0 --speed=57600 terminal --timeout=10 serial

2Append two options to the kernel line:

kernel ............. console=ttyS0,57600

3If the /etc/grub.conf contains a splashimage directive, you must comment it out.

Table 3-1. Sample File: /etc/grub.con

#grub.conf generated by anaconda

Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file

#NOTICE: You do not have a /boot partition. This means that

#all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, e.g.

#root (hd0,0)

#kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sdal

#initrd /boot/initrd-version.img

#boot=/dev/sda

default=0

timeout=10

#splashimage=(hd0,2)/grub/splash.xpm.gz

serial --unit=0 --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=tty0 console=ttyS0,57600

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

Configuring the DRAC 4 to Use a Serial or Telnet Text Console

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