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2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE:
If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then
restart your system and try again.
3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
4. On the System BIOS screen, click Serial Communication.
Serial Communication details
About this task
The Serial Communication screen details are explained as follows:
Option
Description
Serial
Selects serial communication devices (Serial Device 1 and Serial Device 2) in BIOS. BIOS console
Communication
redirection can also be enabled, and the port address can be specified. This option is set to Auto by
default.
Serial Port
Enables you to set the port address for serial devices. This option is set to Serial Device1=COM2, Serial
Address
Device 2=COM1 by default.
External Serial
Enables you to associate the External Serial Connector to Serial Device 1, Serial Device 2, or the
Connector
Remote Access Device by using this option. This option is set to Serial Device 1 by default.
Failsafe Baud
Specifies the failsafe baud rate for console redirection. The BIOS attempts to determine the baud rate
Rate
automatically. This failsafe baud rate is used only if the attempt fails, and the value must not be changed.
This option is set to 115200 by default.
Remote Terminal
Sets the remote console terminal type. This option is set to VT100/VT220 by default.
Type
Redirection After
Enables or disables the BIOS console redirection when the operating system is loaded. This option is set
Boot
to Enabled by default.
NOTE:
You can use only Serial Device 2 for the Serial Over LAN (SOL) feature. To use console
redirection by SOL, configure the same port address for console redirection and the serial device.
NOTE:
Every time the system boots, the BIOS syncs the serial MUX setting saved in iDRAC. The
serial MUX setting can independently be changed in iDRAC. Loading the BIOS default settings from
within the BIOS setup utility may not always revert the serial MUX setting to the default setting of
Serial Device 1.
NOTE:
Only Serial Device 2 can be used for Serial Over LAN (SOL). To use console redirection by
SOL, configure the same port address for console redirection and the serial device.
NOTE:
Every time the system boots, the BIOS syncs the serial MUX setting saved in iDRAC. The
serial MUX setting can independently be changed in iDRAC. Loading the BIOS default settings from
within the BIOS setup utility may not always revert this setting to the default setting of Serial Device
1.
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