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3. Select Redirect Text Console. A submenu opens.
4. Select Redirect Text Console on the submenu. The Redirect Text Console
5. Press Ctrl+R+E+T to return to the Advanced System Management window.
Configuring special keys
During server console redirect and remote POST, keyboard support is limited to
ASCII characters, the arrow keys, and the F1 through F4 function keys. To transmit
certain special key combinations, you must type a prefix key combination followed
by a second key as described on the Configuring Special Keys menu. You can
define the prefix key combination that you want to use, as indicated on the
Configuring Special Keys menu. The default prefix key combination is Ctrl+].
Complete the following steps to configure prefix key combinations:
1. From the Redirect Text Console menu, select Configure Special Keys. The
2. Follow the directions in the window to select and save the desired prefix key
Restoring ASM defaults
You can use the Restore ASM to Factory Defaults option to restore the Remote
Supervisor Adapter settings if you have read/write access.
Attention:
will lose all the modifications you made to the Remote Supervisor Adapter. You also
lose remote control of the remote servers. You will have to reset the password
locally on the remote servers in the BIOS setup menu (accessed by pressing F1 in
POST).
Complete the following steps to reset the Remote Supervisor Adapter to the original
factory settings:
1. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter. For more information, see "Accessing
2. In the Advanced System Management window, select Restore ASM To Factory
3. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter again using a Telnet or direct serial
4. Reconfigure the network interface to restore connectivity. For information about
window opens and the text that is displayed during the server POST displays on
your screen.
Note: After you close the Redirect Text Console window, if you return to the
server POST by again selecting the Redirect Text Console option,
characters that are visible on the full screen text display of the server are
displayed again in the Redirect Text Console window.
Configure Special Keys window opens.
combination.
When you select the Restore ASM to Factory Defaults option, you
the text-based interface through a Telnet connection" on page 65 or "Accessing
the text-based interface through a direct serial connection" on page 66.
Defaults to reset the Remote Supervisor Adapter to its original factory settings.
You will lose your TCP/IP connection and must reconfigure the network
interface.
connection.
configuring the network interface, see "Configuring network interfaces" on
page 34.
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