Dell IDRAC6 Laptop User Manual


 
100 Advanced iDRAC6 Configuration
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. For more information about Direct Connect
Basic and Direct Connect Terminal modes, see "Configuring Serial and
Terminal Modes" on page 106.
Direct Connect
Basic mode will enable you to use such tools as ipmish
directly through the serial connection. For example, to print the System
Event Log using ipmish via IPMI Basic mode, run the following command:
ipmish -com 1 -baud 57600 -flow cts -u root -p calvin
sel get
Direct Connect
Terminal mode will enable you to issue ASCII commands to
the iDRAC6. For example, to power on/off the server via
Direct Connect
Terminal mode:
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Connect to iDRAC6 via terminal emulation software
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Type the following command to login:
[SYS PWD -U root calvin]
You will see the following in response:
[SYS]
[OK]
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Type the following command to verify a successful login:
[SYS TMODE]
You will see the following in response:
[OK TMODE]
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To power off the server (server will immediately power off), type the
following command:
[SYS POWER OFF]
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To power on the server (server will immediately power on):
[SYS POWER ON]