Appendix F Platform Commands 135
TABLE F-3 lists common COM1 values. TABLE F-4 lists common values for console
redirection.
Note – You can change these values, as long as they are the same as serial-port
values for the operating system (OS). If your operating system supports the COM2-4
values, you can set these for the BIOS settings.
The serial-console settings in the platform OS should be set to match the
BIOS settings.
Enter the following while you are connected to the console:
^Ec character
where ^E represents Control-E and character is one of the entries in TABLE F-5:
TABLE F-3 Common COM1 Values
I/O Device Configuration
Serial port A Enabled
Base I/O address 3F8
Interrupt IRQ 4
TABLE F-4 Common Values for Console Redirection
Console Redirection
Com Port Address On-board COM A
Console connection Direct
Baud Rate 19.2K
Flow Control None
Console Type ANSI
TABLE F-5 Serial-Console Values
Character Function
. Disconnects an attach read/write.
b Sends a broadcast message.
c Toggles flow control.
d Takes down a console.
e Changes the escape sequence.