Users Guide

16 Configuring Your Managed System
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4 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to navigate to the Serial Port 1 field and press <Enter>.
5 Use the space bar to select the serial port option.
The options are
COM1 , COM3 , BMC Serial , BMC NIC , Off , and RAC (if an optional RAC
is installed in the system).
For BMC usage, serial port 1 uses the
COM1 address and communication can be either via
the serial port or the integrated shared NIC. RAC control uses only the
COM1 address. Off
and
COM3 are not available options when Console Redirection is set to use serial port 1.
a Select BMC Serial if you are planning to access the BMC through the serial cable
connection.
b Select BMC NIC if you are using SOL proxy and are planning to access the BMC over a
shared LAN.
6 Press <Enter> to return to the System Setup screen.
7 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to navigate to the Console Redirection field and press
<Enter>.
8 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to navigate to the Console Redirection option and then use
the space bar to set the console redirection feature to
Serial Port 1 .
9 Use the up- and down- arrow keys to navigate to the Failsafe Baud Rate option and then use
the space bar to set the console failsafe baud rate, if applicable.
10 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to navigate to the Remote Terminal Type option and then
use the space bar to select either
VT 100/VT 200 or ANSI , if applicable .
11 Press <Enter> to return to the System Setup screen.
12 Press <Esc> to exit the System Setup program. The Exit screen displays the following
options:
•
Save Changes and Exit
• Discard Changes and Exit
• Return to Setup
NOTE: For most options, any changes that you make are recorded but do not take effect until you restart
the system.
NOTE: Press <F1> to display the help file for the System Setup program.