Enabling And Configuring Console Redirection - Dell PowerEdge C6220 Hardware Owner's Manual

Enabling and Configuring Console Redirection

External Serial Port
To enable SOL feature in the mode of external serial port, please perform
the following steps:
1 Connect the serial cable to the serial port and host system. For location
of the serial port on the back panel, see Figure 1-6 item 8.
2 Enter the server BIOS setup screen.
3 Enter Set BMC LAN Configuration screen and verify the following
settings:
•
Remote Access: enabled
•
Serial port number: COM1
•
Serial Port Mode: 115200 8,n,1
•
Flow Control: None
•
Redirection After BIOS POST: Always
•
Terminal Type: ANSI
To do this, see "Remote Access Configuration" on page 77. Note that the
last four options need to sync with the host and client.
Internal Serial Connector as SOL
1
Connect the serial cable with internal serial connector and host system.
For the location of internal serial connector on the system board,
please see Figure 5-1 item 16.
2 Enter the server BIOS setup screen.
3 Enter Set BMC LAN Configuration screen and verify the following
settings:
•
Remote Access: enabled
•
Serial port number: COM2 as SOL
•
Serial Port Mode: 115200 8,n,1
•
Flow Control: None
•
Redirection After BIOS POST: Always
•
Terminal Type: ANSI
To do this, see "Remote Access Configuration" on page 77. Note that the
host and client need to have the same network section.
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