DRAC SSH/TELNET Command line helps
DRAC (Dell Remote Access Console) is a cool utility for remote server management. Unfortunately Crazy Java may not work properly most of the time, and luckily we have ssh/telnet access to the DRAC and we can do most of the stuffs there with commands.
Note: DRAC ssh/telnet works like serial console server. You may need serial console redirection enabled sometimes.
HOW TO USE:
I am explaining couple of important Utilities with SSH/TELNET
1. ssh/telnet to the DRAC/ILOM IP (Being a Linux guy you should know this :) )
2. You will see a prompt like below:
DRAC (Dell Remote Access Console) is a cool utility for remote server management. Unfortunately Crazy Java may not work properly most of the time, and luckily we have ssh/telnet access to the DRAC and we can do most of the stuffs there with commands.
Note: DRAC ssh/telnet works like serial console server. You may need serial console redirection enabled sometimes.
HOW TO USE:
I am explaining couple of important Utilities with SSH/TELNET
1. ssh/telnet to the DRAC/ILOM IP (Being a Linux guy you should know this :) )
2. You will see a prompt like below:
$ ssh 192.168.75.10 -l root
root@192.168.1.19's password:
/admin1->
3. How to reboot the machine:
/admin1-> cd /admin1/system1
/admin1/system1
/admin1/system1-> reset
/admin1/system1 reset at Sat Dec 8 07:23:51 2012
/admin1/system1->
3. How to Connect to Console:
/admin1/system1-> cd /admin1
/admin1
/admin1-> console com2
4. How to PXEBOOT of get other Boot Options:
You will see options displayed like below, Choose the one u need:
Press the spacebar to pause...
KEY MAPPING FOR CONSOLE REDIRECTION:
Use the <ESC><1> key sequence for <F1>
Use the <ESC><2> key sequence for <F2>
Use the <ESC><0> key sequence for <F10>
Use the <ESC><!> key sequence for <F11>
Use the <ESC><@> key sequence for <F12>
Use the <ESC><Ctrl><M> key sequence for <Ctrl><M>
Use the <ESC><Ctrl><H> key sequence for <Ctrl><H>
Use the <ESC><Ctrl><I> key sequence for <Ctrl><I>
Use the <ESC><Ctrl><J> key sequence for <Ctrl><J>
Use the <ESC><X><X> key sequence for <Alt><x>, where x is any letter
key, and X is the upper case of that key
Use the <ESC><R><ESC><r><ESC><R> key sequence for <Ctrl><Alt><Del>
For More Options, type help on the prompt ;)
I followed your instructions to get a console. All I got was a blank screen. How do you escape the console? Can you give some more info on this feature?
ReplyDelete