DRAC and VNC?

[Ronan Mullally]

Hi Adam,

On Wed, 29 Oct 2008, Adam Nielsen wrote:

> Alternatively is there another way to get to the remote text-mode
> console?  I would've thought that SSH'ing into the DRAC would be perfect
> to use the remote Linux console, and the BIOS, if that's still text mode
> on Dell's servers.

I've installed DRACs on 1850s and 2850s and they do support SSH and telnet
access.  Once on the DRAC you can then access the (text) console.  These
devices also support Serial Over LAN (IPMI), however I always found it
more hassle than it's worth.

On the 1950s I've used Serial Over LAN works much better.  You don't
really need a DRAC, pretty much everything can be accomplished via IPMI.


-Ronan