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Configuring Minicom Version 2.0NOTE: For best results, set the cfgSerialConsoleColumns property to match the number of columns. Be aware that theprompt consumes two characters. For example, for an 80-column terminal window:racadm config –g cfgSerial –ocfgSerialConsoleColumns 80.1. If you do not have a Minicom configuration file, go to the next step. If you have a Minicom configuration file, typeminicom 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 .4. Press , and then select the appropriate serial device (for example, /dev/ttyS0).5. Press , and then set the Bps/Par/Bits option to 115200 8N1.6. Press , and then set Hardware Flow Control to Yes and set Software Flow Control to No. To exit the Serial Port Setupmenu, press .7. Select Modem and Dialing and press .8. In the Modem Dialing and Parameter Setup menu, press to clear the init, reset, connect, and hangup settingsso that they are blank, and then press to save each blank value.9. When all specified fields are clear, press to exit the Modem Dialing and Parameter Setup menu.10. Select Exit From Minicom and press .11. At the command shell prompt, type minicom .12. To exit Minicom, press , , .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 SettingsSee the following table to configure any version of Minicom.Table 32. Minicom SettingsSetting Description Required SettingBps/Par/Bits 115200 8N1Hardware flow control YesSoftware flow control NoTerminal emulation ANSIModem dialing and parameter settings Clear the init, reset, connect, and hangup settings so that they are blank.Connecting to Servers or Input Output Module Using ConnectCommandCMC 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 RACADMcommands, 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/Omodule, the switch serial console is available. There is a single IOM on the chassis.138
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