Quick Reference Guide

--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.
Example:
A:>syscfg --serialcomm=on
serialcomm=on
The --serialcomm option can be used with the external serial (--extserial) option
instead of the --conred (available on systems earlier than PowerEdge 9G
systems) option.
Applicable Systems
All PowerEdge systems prior to PowerEdge 12G systems.
--serialportaddrsel
Option
--serialportaddrsel
Valid Arguments default, alternate
Description
Sets the port address of the serial devices.
When this option is default, Serial Device 1 is set to COM port 1 and Serial
Device 2 is set to COM port 2.
When this option is alternate, Serial Device 1 is set to COM port 2 and Serial
Device 2 is set to COM port 1.
This option can be replicated.
Example:
A:>syscfg --serialportaddrsel=default
serialportaddrsel=default
Applicable Systems PowerEdge 11G systems
--setuppwd
Option
--setuppwd
Valid Arguments < string >
Description
Sets the setup password for the BIOS. The setup password locks the BIOS F2
screen. The argument string supplied to this option is the password. Passwords
are limited to alphanumeric characters and cannot exceed 32 characters in
54