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Under Windows 7, how do I reliably access a Virtual Console on iDrac?

We're a Dell shop, and have a number of older 1950's (circa 2008 I believe) up to new R630s (it is mid-2016 as I write this). For lights out management, this means iDRAC5 through iDRAC8. I have had a hell of a time trying to reliably connect to the…
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Virtual console size increased after upgrading to RHEL 6.8

After updating some VMware virtual machines to RHEL 6.8 (kernel 2.6.32-642) it appears that the size of the virtual console has been increased -- it is huge. No X server is running in the console, i.e., it is a classical text-based linux…
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Are all console cables pinned the same?

My workplace is getting new HP A5500 Series switches, and they include a console cable - a DB-9 Female to RJ-45 Male. I know we talked about them in college, but never actually seen one. I've heard of them being used in other enterprise-level…
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Enabling console login on CentOS

I've inherited a CentOS system where I can't login via the console. I can ssh to the machine and login, but not via the console. How do I go about enabling console logins?
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Update PHP7 MYSQL PHP Extension

I need to Upgrade my Server PHP version to 7. Is there a way to update in OpenSuse 13.2 to version PHP7 via the console? Can I install a php Extension which allows me to use the following again? mysql_connect mysql_query mysql_select_db PS: May be…
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Local console does not appear on ESXi 6.0 server

A VMWare ESXi 6.0 server used to be controlled via a serial console, but now has IPMI card with VGA redirection. During the ESXi boot process, there's a running list of "Loading /xxxx.tgz", then "Relocating modules and startup the kernel". Nothing…
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Can one use AWS Console to modify a stack that was created by Cloud Formation?

For example, I created a LAMP stack with multiple EC2 instances using Cloud Formation. Now, I just want to assign a temporary Security Group to one of the instances for next day or two. Can I do this via AWS Console? Will this cause any issues with…
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Setting up emergency console access with xen

On Gandi (or other providers) you can activate an emergency console to your VM. It binds a SSH channel to a temporary IP and port. I have my own server running on xen. I would like to implement an emergency console, but I don't know where to start.…
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Is it possible to remove the lock of consoles in Solaris?

I installed Solaris 11 with just consoles. Just like with Linux, you can switch between consoles using the Alt-F1 to Alt-F6 key combos. Great. Only, each time you do so, it asks you for your password. Is there a way to remove the lock on consoles so…
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Send keystrokes Vmware ESXi Linux installation

I'm trying to automate my Linux installation using VMware ESXi. The OS is a custom ISO from vendor which only asks for 2 things: 1) Check Media integrity 2) Confirm formatting existing Hard Disk. I need to find a way to programatically send Tab and…
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Allow console access to physical machines through telnet

We have a Super Micro server blade in our lab running a custom OS.The console of the OS can be accessed using the Super Micro web interface. A window gets created by running a .jnlp which needs to be downloaded from the Super Micro web interface. It…
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Server Remote Console Stopped working after reboot

I was working on IBM x3650 M4 Physical server running Red Hat 6.4 with HA LVM. I upgraded the kernel to latest version and reboot it. The server came up just fine and booted with latest kernel. Then I have to rebuild a custom application rpm which…
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Citadel Mailserver Installation floods every root console with error messages

I have installed Citadel (apt-get install citadel-suite) on my Ubuntu 12.04 Box. I configured it for LDAP authentication. After the installation every root console got flooded with error messages of the following pattern: DB: PANIC: Invalid…
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how to avoid console network error (host is not communicating) when passwd or update?

I am trying to change the root password and update ssl package but the commands passwd or yum update {package} make the console loops endlessly. I have set the buffer to 600 sec. which I am reaching everytime, and the console is aborting a few…
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FreeBSD Virtual consoles hang

I'm running FreeBSD 7.2 on a relatively new Dell Desktop, and when I switch between virtual consoles (ALT-f1, f2 etc) it works the first few times, but then just stops. It doesn't matter which terminal I switch to nor which one I switch back to. …
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