Serial Communication Screen - Dell PowerEdge T300 Series Hardware Owner's Manual

Table 2-6. Integrated Devices Screen Options (continued)
Option
I/OAT DMA Engine
(Disabled default)
System Interrupt
Assignment (Standard)

Serial Communication Screen

Table 2-7 lists the options and descriptions for the information fields that
appear on the Serial Communication screen.
Table 2-7. Serial Communication Screen Options
Option
Serial Communication
(On without Console
Redirection default)
External Serial Connector
(COM1 default)
Failsafe Baud Rate
(115200 default)
Remote Terminal Type
(VT 100/VT 220 default)
Redirection After Boot
(Enabled default)
Description
Enables the I/O Acceleration Technology (I/OAT) option.
This feature should be enabled only if the hardware and
software support I/OAT. The I/OAT Data Memory
Tranfer (DMA) Engine transfers data between memory
modules, allowing data to bypass the CPU. I/OAT will be
supported on the NICs.
Controls the interrupt assignment of PCI devices in the
system. When set to distributed, the interrupt routing
will be swizzled to minimize IRQ sharing.
Description
Options are On without Console Redirection, On with
Console Redirection via COM1, On with Console
Redirection via COM2, and Off.
Specifies whether COM1, COM2, or Remote Access
Device has access to the external serial connector for
serial communications.
Displays the failsafe baud rate used for console
redirection when the baud rate cannot be negotiated
automatically with the remote terminal. This rate
should not be adjusted.
Select either VT 100/VT 220 or ANSI.
Enables or disables BIOS console redirection after your
system boots to the operating system.
Using the System Setup Program
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