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Table 17. Integrated Devices details (continued)
Option
Slot Bifurcation
Serial Communication
To view the Serial Communication screen, power on the system, press F2, and click System Setup Main Menu > System
BIOS > Serial Communication.
Table 18. Serial Communication details
Option
Serial Communication
Serial Port Address
External Serial Connector
Failsafe Baud Rate
Remote Terminal Type
Redirection After Boot
Description
Slot n: Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled for the PCIe slot
n. This option is set to Enabled by default.
Slot Discovery Bifurcation Settings allows Platform Default Bifurcation
and Manual bifurcation Control.
The default is set to Platform Default Bifurcation. The slot bifurcation field
is accessible when set to Manual bifurcation Control and is grayed out when
set to Platform Default Bifurcation.
Description
Selects serial communication devices (Serial Device 1 and Serial Device 2) in
BIOS. BIOS console redirection can also be enabled, and the port address can
be specified. This option is set to Auto by default.
Enables you to set the port address for serial devices. This option is set to
Serial Device1=COM2, Serial Device 2=COM1 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 that is 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.
Enables you to associate the External Serial Connector to Serial Device 1,
Serial Device 2, or the Remote Access Device by using this option. This
option is set to Serial Device 1 by default.
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.
Specifies the failsafe baud rate for console redirection. The BIOS attempts to
determine the baud 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.
Sets the remote console terminal type. This option is set to VT100/VT220 by
default.
Enables or disables the BIOS console redirection when the operating system is
loaded. This option is set to Enabled by default.
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