Dell EMC PowerEdge R620 - Serial Communications Screen; System Profile Settings Screen

Menu Item Description
OS Watchdog Timer Allows you to enable or disable the OS watchdog timer. When this eld is enabled, the operating system initializes
the timer and the OS watchdog timer helps in recovering the operating system. By default, the OS Watchdog
Timer option is set to Disabled.
Embedded Video
Controller
Allows you to enable or disable the Embedded Video Controller. By default, the embedded video controller is
Enabled.
SR-IOV Global
Enable
Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS conguration of Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) devices. By
default, the SR-IOV Global Enable option is set to Disabled.
Slot Disablement Allows you to enable or disable available PCIe slots on your system. The Slot Disablement feature controls the
conguration of PCIe cards installed in the specied slot.
CAUTION: Slot disablement must be used only when the installed peripheral card is preventing booting
into the Operating System or causing delays in system startup. If the slot is disabled, both the Option
ROM and UEFI driver are disabled.
Memory Mapped
I/O above 4 GB
Allows you to enable support for PCIe devices that require large amounts of memory. By default, the option is set
to Enabled.
Serial communications screen
Menu Item Description
Serial
Communication
Allows you to select serial communication devices (Serial Device 1 and Serial Device 2) in the BIOS. BIOS console
redirection can also be enabled and the port address can be specied. By default, Serial Communication option is
set to On without Console Redirection.
Serial Port Address Allows you to set the port address for serial devices. By default, the Serial Port Address option is set to Serial
Device 1=COM2, Serial Device 2=COM1.
NOTE: Only Serial Device 2 can be used for Serial Over LAN (SOL). To use console redirection by SOL,
congure the same port address for console redirection and the serial device.
External Serial
Connector
Allows you to associate the external serial connector to serial device 1, serial device 2, or remote access device. By
default, the External Serial Connector option is set to Serial Device1.
NOTE: Only Serial Device 2 can be used for SOL. To use console redirection by SOL, congure the same
port address for console redirection and the serial device.
Failsafe Baud Rate Displays the failsafe baud rate for console redirection. The BIOS attempts to determine the baud rate automatically.
This failsafe baud rate is used only if the attempt fails and the value must not be changed. By default, the Failsafe
Baud Rate option is set to 11520.
Remote Terminal
Type
Allows you to set the remote console terminal type. By default, the Remote Terminal Type option is set to VT
100/VT 220.
Redirection After
Boot
Allows you to enable or disable to the BIOS console redirection when the operating system is loaded. By default,
the Redirection After Boot option is set to Enabled.
System Prole Settings screen
You can use the System Prole Settings screen to enable specic system performance settings such as power management.
To view the System Prole Settings screen, click System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS > System Prole Settings.
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Using the system setup and boot manager