Connecting To Servers Or Input Output Module Using Connect Command - Dell EMC PowerEdge VRTX User Manual

Configuring Minicom Version 2.0
NOTE: For best results, set the cfgSerialConsoleColumns property to match the number of columns. Be aware that the
prompt consumes two characters. For example, for an 80-column terminal window:
racadm config –g cfgSerial –o
cfgSerialConsoleColumns 80.
1. If you do not have a Minicom configuration file, go to the next step. If you have a Minicom configuration file, type
minicom<Minicom config file name>, and then go to step 12.
2. At the Linux command prompt, type minicom -s.
3. Select Serial Port Setup and press <Enter>.
4. Press <a>, and then select the appropriate serial device (for example, /dev/ttyS0).
5. Press <e>, and then set the Bps/Par/Bits option to 115200 8N1.
6. Press <f>, and then set Hardware Flow Control to Yes and set Software Flow Control to No. To exit the Serial Port Setup
menu, press <Enter>.
7. Select Modem and Dialing and press <Enter>.
8. In the Modem Dialing and Parameter Setup menu, press <Backspace> to clear the init, reset, connect, and hangup settings
so that they are blank, and then press <Enter> to save each blank value.
9. When all specified fields are clear, press <Enter> to exit the Modem Dialing and Parameter Setup menu.
10. Select Exit From Minicom and press <Enter>.
11. At the command shell prompt, type minicom <Minicom config file name>.
12. To exit Minicom, press <Ctrl><a>, <x>, <Enter>.
Make sure that the Minicom window displays a login prompt. When the login prompt appears, your connection is successful.
You are now ready to login and access the CMC command line interface.
Required Minicom Settings
See the following table to configure any version of Minicom.
Table 32. Minicom Settings
Setting Description
Bps/Par/Bits
Hardware flow control
Software flow control
Terminal emulation
Modem dialing and parameter settings
Connecting to Servers or Input Output Module Using Connect
Command
CMC can establish a connection to redirect the serial console of a server or I/O module.
For servers, serial console redirection can be accomplished using:
• CMC command line interface (CLI) or the RACADM connect command. For more information about running the RACADM
commands, see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide.
• iDRAC Web interface serial console redirection feature.
• iDRAC Serial Over LAN (SOL) functionality.
In a serial, Telnet, SSH console, CMC supports the connect command to establish a serial connection to a server or I/O module.
The server serial console contains both the BIOS boot and setup screens, and the operating system serial console. For the I/O
module, the switch serial console is available. There is a single IOM on the chassis.
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Required Setting
115200 8N1
Yes
No
ANSI
Clear the init, reset, connect, and hangup settings so that they are blank.