Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:47:23 -0500 From: Ken Stevenson <ken@abbott.allenmyland.com> To: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> Cc: David Dean <dave.dean@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Dell DRAC Questions Message-ID: <20060124234723.GA1399@abbott.allenmyland.com> In-Reply-To: <43D63A80.701@dial.pipex.com> References: <163a4b210601231436j7c6c8210y641dab515903c3ad@mail.gmail.com> <43D60E87.4050907@dial.pipex.com> <20060124134727.GA61951@abbott.allenmyland.com> <43D63A80.701@dial.pipex.com>
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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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