Serial Communication Screen Details; System Profile Settings Screen Details - Dell PowerEdge R630 Owner's Manual

Serial Communication screen details

You can use the Serial Communication screen to view the properties of the serial communication port.
To view the Serial Communication screen, click System Setup Main Menu → System BIOS → Serial
Communication.
The Serial Communication screen details are explained as follows:
Option Description
Serial Selects serial communication devices (Serial Device 1 and Serial Device 2) in BIOS.
Communication BIOS console redirection can also be enabled and the port address can be
specified. This option is set to Auto by default.
Serial Port Enables you to set the port address for serial devices. This option is set to Serial
Address Device 1=COM2, Serial Device 2=COM1 by default.
External Serial Enables you to associate the External Serial Connector to Serial Device 1, Serial
Connector Device 2, or the Remote Access Device by using this field.
Failsafe Baud Rate Displays 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.
Remote Terminal Sets the remote console terminal type. This option is set to VT 100/VT 220 by
Type default.
Redirection After Enables or disables the BIOS console redirection when the operating system is
Boot loaded. This option is set to Enabled by default.

System Profile Settings screen details

You can use the System Profile Settings screen to enable specific system performance settings such as
power management.
To view the System Profile Settings screen, click System Setup Main Menu → System BIOS → System
Profile Settings.
The System Profile Settings screen details are explained as follows:
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
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.
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.
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