HP ProLiant DL185 Generation 5 Server Software Configuration Guide

System BIOS configuration 19
Table
13
Serial Port Configuration submenu fields
Field Description Options
Serial Port
Assignment
This setting will assign the serial port connector to the system. This is the
default setting.
System
This setting will assign the serial port connector to the BMC (Baseboard
Management Controller).
BMC
Serial Port Switching This setting allows the Serial port switch between system and BMC. This
is the default setting.
Enabled
This setting will prevent the Serial port from switching between system
and BMC.
Disabled
Serial Port
Connection Mode
Serial port connection mode is Direct. This is the default setting. Direct
Serial port connection mode is Modem. Modem
Figure 15 LAN Configuration submenu
Table 14 LAN Configuration submenu fields
Field Description Options
Share NIC Mode Setting this value will disable support of NIC sharing. Disabled
Setting this value will allow NIC mode (disabled the KVM). Enabled
DHCP IP Source Setting this value will allow dynamic IP assignment. Enabled
Setting this value will allow manual IP assignment. Disabled