Users Guide

20 Configuring Your Managed System
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).
To use BMC, serial port 1 uses the
COM1 address and communication can be through 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 . Optionally, you can also enable
Redirection after Boot.
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
13 Choose the appropriate option and exit the system setup.
Configuring System BIOS in Dell PowerEdge x9xx Systems
1 Turn on and restart your system.
2 Press <F2> immediately after you see the following message:
<F2> = Setup
The System Setup screen appears.
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press <F2>, allow the system to finish booting, and
then restart your system and try again.
3 Use the up- and down- arrow keys to navigate to the Serial Communication field and press <Enter>.
4 Use the spacebar to select the appropriate serial communication option.