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Configuring BIOS serial console and EMS
options

BIOS Serial Console and EMS options

BIOS serial console and EMS console redirection enable you to view POST error messages and run RBSU
remotely through a serial connection to the server COM port or iLO Virtual Serial port. To do so, you do not
need a keyboard or mouse. This menu includes:
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BIOS Serial Console Port

• BIOS Serial Console Emulation Mode
• BIOS Serial Console Baud Rate
• EMS Console
NOTE:
Some languages or characters might require that you use a specific emulation mode.
BIOS Serial Console Port
Use this option to configure how to redirect video and keystrokes through the serial port. When set, this option
can interfere with non-terminal devices attached to the serial port. If this occurs, set it to disabled.
IMPORTANT:
This option is not supported on Japanese or Simplified Chinese systems.

Configuring the BIOS serial console port

Prerequisites
To set (enable) the option, you must use:
• Terminal software with a Unicode character set (for example: UTF-8)
• A supported language other than Japanese or Simplified Chinese
Procedure
1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration > BIOS/Platform Configuration
(RBSU) > BIOS Serial Console and EMS > BIOS Serial Console Port and press Enter.
2. Select a setting and press Enter.
a. Auto
b. Disabled

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