Dell PowerEdge C8000 - Manual (Page 62)

62 Using the System Setup Program
Enabling and Configuring Console Redirection Via COM1
To activate console redirection via COM1, you must configure the following
settings:
1 Connect the serial cable to the serial port and host system. See Figure 1-1
for the location of the serial port on the sled.
2 Press immediately after a power-on or reboot to enter System
Setup.
3 In the System Setup screen, select the Server menu and press .
4 In the Server screen, select Remote Access Configuration and press
.
5 In the Remote Access Configuration screen, 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
See "Remote Access Configuration" on page 106 for details. Make sure the
last four options syncs with the host and client.
6 Press to return to the System Setup screen. Press again,
and a message prompts you to save the changes.
Enabling and Configuring Console Redirection Via COM2 SOL
To activate console redirection via COM2 SOL, you must configure the
following settings:
1 Connect the serial cable to the serial port and host system. See Figure 1-1
for the location of the serial port on the sled.
2 Press immediately after a power-on or reboot to enter System
Setup.
3 In the System Setup screen, select the Server menu and press .
4 In the Server screen, select Remote Access Configuration and press
.