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54 Configuring the DRAC 4 to Use a Serial or Telnet Text Console
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To save each blank value, press <Enter>.
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When all specified fields are clear, press <Enter> to exit the
Modem Dialing and Parameter
Setup
menu.
14
Select
Save setup as config_name
and press <Enter>.
15
Select
Exit From Minicom
and press <Enter>.
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At the command shell prompt, type
minicom <
Minicom
config file name
>
.
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To expand the Minicom window to 80 x 25, drag the corner of the window.
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To exit Minicom, press <Ctrl+a>, <z>, <x>.
NOTE: If you are using Minicom for serial text console redirection to configure the managed system
BIOS, it may be useful to turn on color in Minicom. To turn on color, at the command prompt
type minicom -c on.
Ensure that the Minicom window displays a command prompt such as [DRAC 4\root]#.
When the command prompt appears, your connection is successful and you are ready to
connect to the managed system console using the connect serial command.
Required Minicom Settings for Serial Console Emulation
Use Table 3-5 to configure any version of Minicom.
Configuring HyperTerminal for Serial Console Redirection
HyperTerminal is the Microsoft Windows serial port access utility. To set the size of your
console screen appropriately, use Hilgraeve’s HyperTerminal Private Edition version 6.3.
To configure HyperTerminal for serial console redirection, perform the following steps:
1
Start the HyperTerminal program.
2
Type a name for the new connection and click
OK
.
3
Next to
Connect using:
, select the COM port on the management station (for example,
COM2) to which you have connected the DB-9 null modem cable and click
OK
.
Table 3-5. Minicom Settings for Serial Console Emulation
Setting Description Required Setting
Bps/Par/Bits 115200 8N1
Hardware flow control Yes
Software flow control No
Terminal emulation ANSI
Modem dialing and
parameter
settings
Clear the init, reset, connect, and hangup
settings so that they are blank
Window size 80 x 25 (to resize, drag the corner of the window)