Supermicro X11DDW-L User Manual page 101

Redirection After BIOS Post
Use this feature to enable or disable legacy Console Redirection after BIOS POST. When
the option-Bootloader is selected, legacy Console Redirection is disabled before booting
the OS. When the option-Always Enable is selected, legacy Console Redirection remains
enabled upon OS bootup. The options are Always Enable and Bootloader.
COM2/SOL (Serial Over LAN) Console Redirection Settings
This feature allows the user to specify how the host computer will exchange data with the
client computer, which is the remote computer used by the user.
Console Redirection (for COM2/SOL)
Select Enabled to enable console redirection support for a serial port specifi ed by the user.
The options are Enabled and Disabled.
*If the item above set to Enabled, the following items will become available for user's
confi guration:
Terminal Type
This feature allows the user to select the target terminal emulation type for Console
Redirection. Select VT100 to use the ASCII Character set. Select VT100+ to add color and
function key support. Select ANSI to use the Extended ASCII Character Set. Select VT-UTF8
to use UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters into one or more bytes. The options are
VT100, VT100+, VT-UTF8, and ANSI.
Bits per second
Use this feature to set the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console Redirection.
Make sure that the same speed is used in the host computer and the client computer. A lower
transmission speed may be required for long and busy lines. The options are 9600, 19200,
38400, 57600 and 115200 (bits per second).
Data Bits
Use this feature to set the data transmission size for Console Redirection. The options are
7 Bits and 8 Bits.
Parity
A parity bit can be sent along with regular data bits to detect data transmission errors. Select
Even if the parity bit is set to 0, and the number of 1's in data bits is even. Select Odd if the
parity bit is set to 0, and the number of 1's in data bits is odd. Select None if you do not want
to send a parity bit with your data bits in transmission. Select Mark to add a mark as a parity
bit to be sent along with the data bits. Select Space to add a Space as a parity bit to be sent
with your data bits. The options are None, Even, Odd, Mark, and Space.
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Chapter 4: BIOS