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Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Server
Limitations
The BIOS console redirection terminates after an EFI-aware operating system calls EFI Boot
Service ExitBootServices. The operating system is responsible for continuing the console
redirection after that point. BIOS console redirection is a text console and any graphical
data, such as a logo, is not redirected.
Interface to server management
If the BIOS determines that console redirection is enabled, it passes the baud rate through
the IPMB (Intelligent Platform Management Bus) to the appropriate management controller.
Example setup for console redirection
The following is an example of how to configure the console/host and server for console
redirection. In this example, the console is running under Windows. The console and
server are directly connected through the serial ports of both systems using a serial null
modem cable.
To redirect the server console:
1 Turn on the server.
2 Press the up and down arrow keys to select BIOS Setup from the System Options Menu,
then press E
NTER. The BIOS setup utility menu opens.
3 Press the up and down arrow keys to select Server Management menu, then press ENTER.
The Server Management menu opens.
4 Press the up and down arrow keys to select Console Redirection, then select COM1
Console Redirection
.
5 Make the following settings:
■ Set Console Redirect to Enabled
■ Set Connection Type to Direct
■ Set Baud Rate to 115.2K
■ Set the Flow Control to CTS/RTS
■ Set the Terminal Type to VT-UTF8
6 Press F10, then select Yes to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup utility.
7 Press ENTER to confirm. The server reboots and console redirection is enabled.
8 Turn off the server and configure the console.
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