Enabling or disabling remote RACADMYou can enable or disable remote RACADM using the iDRAC Web interface or RACADM. You can run up to five remote RACADMsessions in parallel.NOTE: Remote RACADM is enabled by default.Enabling or disabling remote RACADM using web interface1. In iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → iDRAC Settings → Network → Services.2. Under Remote RACADM, select the desired option and click Apply.The remote RACADM is enabled or disabled based on the selection.Enabling or disabling remote RACADM using RACADMNOTE: It is recommended to run these commands on the local system.• To disable remote RACADM:racadm set iDRAC.Racadm.Enable 0• To enable remote RACADM:racadm set iDRAC.Racadm.Enable 1Disabling local RACADMThe local RACADM is enabled by default. To disable, see Disabling access to modify iDRAC configuration settings on host system.Enabling IPMI on managed systemOn a managed system, use the Dell Open Manage Server Administrator to enable or disable IPMI. For more information, see the DellOpen Manage Server Administrator’s User Guide at dell.com/support/manuals.NOTE: From iDRAC v2.30.30.30 or later, IPMI supports IPv6 address protocol for Linux-based operating systems.Configuring Linux for serial console during bootThe following steps are specific to the Linux GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB). Similar changes are required if a different bootloader is used.NOTE: When you configure the client VT100 emulation window, set the window or application that is displaying theredirected Virtual Console to 25 rows x 80 columns to make sure the correct text displays. Else, some text screens maybe garbled.Edit the /etc/grub.conf file as follows:1. Locate the General Setting sections in the file and add the following:serial --unit=1 --speed=57600 terminal --timeout=10 serial2. Append two options to the kernel line:kernel ............. console=ttyS1,115200n8r console=tty13. Disable GRUB's graphical interface and use the text-based interface. Else, the GRUB screen is not displayed in RAC VirtualConsole. To disable the graphical interface, comment-out the line starting with splashimage.120
