Advanced iDRAC6 Configuration 105Configuring HyperTerminal for Serial ConsoleHyperTerminal is the Microsoft Windows serial port access utility. To set thesize of your Virtual Console screen appropriately, use Hilgraeve’sHyperTerminal Private Edition version 6.3.CAUTION: All versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system includeHilgraeve's HyperTerminal terminal emulation software. However, the includedversion does not provide many functions required during Virtual Console. Instead,you can use any terminal emulation software that supports VT100/VT220 or ANSIemulation mode. One example of a full VT100/VT220 or ANSI terminal emulator thatsupports Virtual Console on your system is Hilgraeve's HyperTerminal PrivateEdition 6.3. Also, use of the command line window to perform Telnet serial consolemay 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 modemcable 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 ANSIModem dialing andparameter settingsClear the init, reset, connect, and hangup settings sothat they are blankWindow 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
