Accessing The System Bios; Smart Access Serial - Cisco APIC M3 Installation And Service Manual

Installing the Server

Accessing the System BIOS

Step 1
Enter the BIOS Setup Utility by pressing the F2 key when prompted during bootup.
Note The version and build of the current BIOS are displayed on the Main page of the utility.
Step 2 Use the arrow keys to select the BIOS menu page.
Step 3
Highlight the field to be modified by using the arrow keys.
Step 4 Press Enter to select the field that you want to change, and then modify the value in the field.
Step 5
Press the right arrow key until the Exit menu screen is displayed.
Step 6 Follow the instructions on the Exit menu screen to save your changes and exit the setup utility (or press F10). You can
exit without saving changes by pressing Esc.

Smart Access Serial

This server supports the Smart Access Serial feature. This feature allows you to switch between host serial
and Cisco IMC CLI.
• This feature has the following requirements:
• To switch from host serial to Cisco IMC CLI, press Esc+9.
• To switch from Cisco IMC CLI to host serial, press Esc+8.
• After a session is created, it is shown in the CLI or web GUI by the name
• A serial cable connection, which can use either the RJ-45 serial connector on the server rear panel,
or a DB-9 connection when using the KVM cable (Cisco PID N20-BKVM) on the front-panel KVM
console connector.
• Console redirection must be enabled in the server BIOS.
• Terminal type must be set to VT100+ or VTUFT8.
• Serial-over-LAN (SOL) must be disabled (SOL is disabled by default).
You must enter your Cisco IMC credentials to authenticate the connection.
Note You cannot switch to Cisco IMC CLI if the serial-over-LAN (SOL) feature is
enabled.
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