How do I open the telnet port in the Dell Remote Access Card (DRAC) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux's fencing agent to be able to access it?
Issue
- Dell™ Remote Access Card (DRAC) provides remote access to controlling power to a server. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4's fencing agent logs into the DRAC through the telnet interface of the card.
fence_drac
agent can reboot, power off, power on and check the power status of the server. However, by default the telnet interface of the Dell™.Remote Access Card (DRAC) is not enabled. How can I enable it?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
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