Quick Reference Guide

--serial1
Option
--serial1
Valid Arguments disable, com1, com3, com1_bmc, bmcserial, bmclan, rac
Description
Configures or reports the first serial port communication port. This option can
be replicated.
• bmcserial — maps serial port 1 to BMC Serial.
• bmclan — routes the serial traffic destined for serial1 out to NIC1.
• com1_bmc — maps serial port 1 to COM port 1 BMC.
• rac — maps serial port 1 to the RAC device.
Example:
A:>syscfg --serial1=rac
serial1=rac
Applicable Systems All PowerEdge systems prior to PowerEdge 12G systems.
--serial2
Option
--serial2
Valid Arguments auto, disable, com2, com4
Description
Configures or reports the second serial port communication port. This option
can be replicated.
Example:
A:>syscfg --serial2=rac
serial2=rac
Applicable Systems All PowerEdge systems prior to PowerEdge 12G systems.
--serialcomm
Option
--serialcomm
Valid Arguments on, com1cr, com2cr, off
Description
Sets the behavior of the serial port communication. When set to on, the BIOS
enables 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 , BIOS enables 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 , BIOS enables 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 can be replicated.
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