Advanced iDRAC6 Configuration 89console com2The console -h com2 command displays the contents of the serialhistory buffer before waiting for input from the keyboard or new charactersfrom the serial port.The default (and maximum) size of the history buffer is 8192 characters.You can set this number to a smaller value using the command:racadm config -g cfgSerial -o cfgSerialHistorySizeTo configure Linux for console direction during boot, see "Configuring Linuxfor Serial Console During Boot" on page 92.Using a Telnet ConsoleRunning Telnet Using Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2003If your management station is running Windows XP or Windows 2003,you may experience an issue with the characters in an iDRAC6 Telnetsession. This issue may occur as a frozen login where the return key does notrespond and the password prompt does not appear.To fix this issue, download hotfix 824810 from the Microsoft Support websiteat support.microsoft.com. See Microsoft Knowledge Base article 824810 formore information.Running Telnet Using Windows 2000If your management station is running Windows 2000, you cannot accessBIOS setup by pressing the key. To fix this issue, use the Telnet clientsupplied with the Windows Services for UNIX 3.5—a recommended freedownload from Microsoft. Go to www.microsoft.com/downloads/ and searchfor Windows Services for UNIX 3.5.Enabling Microsoft Telnet for Telnet Virtual ConsoleNOTE: Some Telnet clients on the Microsoft operating systems may not display theBIOS setup screen correctly when BIOS Virtual Console is set for VT100/VT220emulation. If this issue occurs, update the display by changing the BIOS VirtualConsole to ANSI mode. To perform this procedure in the BIOS setup menu, selectVirtual Console Remote Terminal Type ANSI.
