Dell DRAC Questions
Ken Stevenson
ken at abbott.allenmyland.com
Tue Jan 24 15:47:28 PST 2006
On Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 02:32:32PM +0000, Alex Zbyslaw wrote:
> Ken Stevenson wrote:
>
> >What software did you have to install (if any) on the 2850's in order to
> >use the serial console? I have a couple 2650's with DRAC's, and I can
> >connect to the Web interface on the DRAC port, but the serial console never
> >connects.
> >
> >
> >
> None. For me they just worked out of the box. I had to upgrade the
> firmware in order to get SSH connections to work, but the java serial
> console just worked.
>
> I would first make sure that you have the DRAC configured correctly
> especially gateway and DNS server IPs, then start by running a Web
> browser on the Dell itself and connecting to the DRAC.
>
> The other thing is that I do get lots of warnings about certificates, so
> maybe over-aggressive browser security settings are your problem.
>
> I realise I should have said that these are DRAC4s. I don't believe
> that the underlying OS should matter a jot, but we have 5.4-RELEASE. I
> can connect from a Mozilla browser with native java 1.4. You do have
> Java installed, right?
>
> --Alex
>
I got it working once I quit kdm. Apparently the remote console is only
available if the graphics adapter is in a text mode. Thanks for your help.
--
Ken Stevenson
Allen-Myland Inc.
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