Enabling front panel to ikvm connection, Configuring terminal emulation software, Configuring linux minicom – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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To add a public key using the text upload option, type:
racadm sshpkauth –i svcacct –k 1 –p 0xfff –t “<public key text>”

Deleting Public Keys

To delete a public key type:
racadm sshpkauth –i svcacct –k 1 –d

To delete all public keys type:
racadm sshpkauth –i svcacct –k all –d

Enabling Front Panel to iKVM Connection

For information and instructions on using the iKVM front panel ports, see

Enabling or Disabling Access to iKVM from

Front Panel

Configuring Terminal Emulation Software

The CMC supports a serial text console from a management station running one of the following types of terminal
emulation software:

Linux Minicom.

Hilgraeve’s HyperTerminal Private Edition (version 6.3).

Perform the steps in the following subsections to configure the required type of terminal software.

Configuring Linux Minicom

Minicom is a serial port access utility for Linux. The following steps are valid for configuring Minicom version 2.0. Other
Minicom versions may differ slightly but require the same basic settings. See the information in the

Required Minicom

Settings

section to configure other versions of Minicom.

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 skip 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.

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