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Advanced iDRAC6 Configuration 105
Configuring HyperTerminal for Serial Console
HyperTerminal is the Microsoft Windows serial port access utility. To set the
size of your Virtual Console screen appropriately, use Hilgraeve’s
HyperTerminal Private Edition version 6.3.
CAUTION: All versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system include
Hilgraeve's HyperTerminal terminal emulation software. However, the included
version does not provide many functions required during Virtual Console. Instead,
you can use any terminal emulation software that supports VT100/VT220 or ANSI
emulation mode. One example of a full VT100/VT220 or ANSI terminal emulator that
supports Virtual Console on your system is Hilgraeve's HyperTerminal Private
Edition 6.3. Also, use of the command line window to perform Telnet serial console
may display garbage characters.
To configure HyperTerminal for serial console:
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
.
4
Configure the COM port settings as shown in Table 5-7.
5
Click
OK
.
6
Click
File
Properties
, and then click the
Settings
tab.
7
Set the
Telnet terminal ID:
to
ANSI
.
8
Click
Terminal Setup
and set
Screen Rows
to
26
.
9
Set
Columns
to
80
and click
OK
.
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)
Table 5-6. Minicom Settings for Serial Console Emulation
(continued)
Setting Description Required Setting