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Dell Chassis Management Controller Version 3.10 for Dell EMC PowerEdge VRTX User's Guide

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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 then go 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.
  10. Select Exit From Minicom and press <Enter>.
  11. At the command shell prompt, type minicom <Minicom config file name> .
  12. To exit Minicom, press <Ctrl><a>, <x>, <Enter>.

    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.

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