User's Manual

Configuring Your Managed System 27
10 Use the up- and down- arrow keys to navigate to the Remote Terminal
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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 x 9 xx and xx 0 x 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 the operating system begins to load before you press <F2>,
allow your system to boot, 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.
5 Press <Enter> to select the appropriate option for Console Redirection.
The following options are available:
On without Console Redirection: COM1 and COM2 are enabled and
available for use by the operating system or applications. Console
redirection is disabled. This is the default option.
On with Console Redirection via COM1: When BIOS console
redirection is enabled through COM1, the COM1 port is not available to
applications through the operating system.
On with Console Redirection via COM2: When BIOS console
redirection is enabled through COM2, the COM2 port is not available to
applications through the operating system.