iDRAC 8/7 v2.50.50.50 User’s Guide

Using SOL from OpenSSH or Telnet on Linux

1. Start a shell.
2. Connect to iDRAC using the following command:
   • For SSH: ssh <iDRAC-ip-address> -l <login name>
   • For Telnet: telnet <iDRAC-ip-address>

   NOTE: If you have changed the port number for the Telnet service from the default (port 23), add the port number to the end of the Telnet command.
3. Enter one of the following commands at the command prompt to start SOL:
   • connect
   • console com2

   This connects iDRAC to the managed system’s SOL port. Once a SOL session is established, iDRAC command line console is not available. Follow the escape sequence correctly to open the iDRAC command line console. The escape sequence is also printed on the screen as soon as a SOL session is connected. When the managed system is off, it takes sometime to establish the SOL session.

   NOTE: You can use console com1 or console com2 to start SOL. Reboot the server to establish the connection.

   The console -h com2 command displays the contents of the serial history buffer before waiting for input from the keyboard or new characters from 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 set iDRAC.Serial.HistorySize <number>

4. Quit the SOL session to close an active SOL session.