Using console redirection, Using, Console redirection – Dell PowerVault 770N (Deskside NAS Appliance) User Manual

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Using Console Redirection

Dell™ PowerVault™ 770N NAS Systems User's Guide

Console redirection allows you to maintain a system from a remote location by re-directing keyboard input and text output

through the serial port. Graphic output is not redirected. Console redirection can be used under MS-DOS® for tasks such as

setting up a common BIOS configuration or setting up a RAID configuration. In a typical installation, the system is connected

to a port concen-trator that allows you to connect several systems using a shared modem. After you use a modem or other

remote connection to log into the port concentrator, you can select which system you want to manage with console

redirection. This section describes the simplest connection possible: connecting to a system with a null modem cable.

Minimum Hardware and Connection Requirements

To use console redirection, you must have the following:

An available serial port (COM port) on a client system

This port must not conflict with any other ports on the system.

Available serial port (COM) on the server

For systems with two available serial ports, you can use either the COM 1 or COM 2 port.

A null modem cable to connect the server to the client system

Software Requirements

Your remote terminal emulation software should meet the following specifications:

ANSI or VT100/220 terminal emulation with a window size of 80 x 25 characters

9600, 19.2 K, 57.6 K, or 115.2 Kbps using serial (COM) ports

Recommended: the ability to create keyboard command macros

All versions of the Microsoft® Windows® operating systems come with Hyper-Terminal terminal emulation software.

However, the version of HyperTerminal included with most Windows operating systems does not provide the correct screen

size, the arrow and function keys do not work, and there is no method of creating macros. Dell recommends that you either

upgrade your version of HyperTerminal to HyperTerminal Private Edition 6.1 or later or select new terminal emulation

software.

Configuring Console Redirection on the System

Console redirection is configured through the System Setup program (see "

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