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Table 46. BIOS Setup Settings on systems prior to PowerEdge YX2X systems (continued)
name=value pair 1 attribute= name=value pair 2 setting= Description
attribute=sata setting=off | ata | raid
off: Disables the SATA controller.
ata: Sets the onboard SATA
controller to ATA mode.
raid: Sets the onboard SATA
controller to RAID mode.
attribute=sataport (0...7) or (a...h) setting=off | auto
off: Disables the SATA port.
auto: Automatically enables the SATA
port.
attribute=secondaryscsi setting=on | off
on: Enables secondary SCSI.
off: Disables this device.
attribute=serialportaddr setting=default | alternate | com1 | com2
default: Maps to
Serial device1=COM1, Serial
device2=COM2.
alternate: Maps to Serial
device1=COM2, Serial device2=COM1
com1: Sets serial port address to
COM1.
com2: Sets serial port address to
COM2.
attribute=serialcom setting=off | on | com1 | com2 |
onwithconsole
off: Disables serial communication
setting.
on: Enables serial communication
setting without console redirection.
com1: Enables serial communication
setting with console redirection
through COM1.
com2: Enables serial communication
setting with console redirection
through COM2.
onwithconsole: Enables serial
communication with console
redirection through COM1 and
COM2.
NOTE: The setting onwithconsole
is supported only on Dell blade
systems.
attribute=serialport1 setting=off | auto | com1 | com3 |
bmcserial | bmcnic | rac | com1bmc
off: Disables serial port 1.
auto: Maps serial port 1 to a COM
port.
com1: Maps serial port 1 to COM port
1.
com3: Maps serial port 1 to COM
port 3.
bmcserial: Maps serial port 1 to BMC
Serial.
bmcnic: Maps serial port 1 to the
Baseboard Management Controller
(BMC) NIC.
rac: Maps serial port 1 to the Remote
Access Controller (RAC.)
com1bmc: Maps serial port 1 to COM
port 1 bmc.
66 Omconfig Managing Components Using The Instrumentation Service