Quick Reference Guide

SYSCFG 55
--serialcomm on, com1cr,
com2cr, off
This option sets the behavior of the serial port
communication. When set to on, this option tells
the BIOS to enable COM port 1 and COM port
2. These ports are made available for use by the
operating system or applications. BIOS Console
Redirection is disabled.
When set to com1cr, this option tells the BIOS to
enable COM port 1 and COM port 2. These ports
are made available for use by the operating system
or applications. BIOS Console Redirection is
through COM port 1.
When set to com2cr, this option tells the BIOS to
enable COM port 1 and COM port 2. These ports
are made available for use by the operating system
or applications. BIOS Console Redirection is
through COM port 2.
When set to off, this option tells the BIOS to
disable COM port 1 and COM port 2.
This option is replicated.
Example:
A:>syscfg --serialcomm=on
serialcomm=on
On Dell PowerEdge x9xx systems, the --
serialcomm option can be used with the external
serial (--extserial) option instead of the --conred
option.
Table 3-2. SYSCFG Options and Arguments for BIOS Configuration (continued)
Option Valid
Arguments
Description