Dell PowerEdge XR8620t

Table 54. Integrated Devices details(continued)
Option Description
IIO PCIe Data Link Feature Exchange This field allows globally disabling PCIe Data Link Feature Exchange. This may
be needed to support certain legacy hardware.
Slot Disablement Enables or disables the available PCIe slots on your system. The slot
disablement feature controls the configuration of the PCIe cards that are
installed in the specified slot. Slots must be disabled only when the installed
peripheral card prevents booting into the operating system or causes delays in
system startup. If the slot is disabled, both the Option ROM and UEFI drivers
are disabled. Only slots that are present on the system will be available for
control.
Slot n: Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled for the
PCIe slot n. This option is set to Enabled by default.
Slot Bifurcation Auto Discovery Bifurcation Settings allows Platform Default Bifurcation,
Auto Discovery of Bifurcation and Manual Bifurcation Control.
This option is set to Platform Default Bifurcation by default. The slot
bifurcation field is accessible when set to Manual Bifurcation Control and
is grayed out when set to Platform Default Bifurcation and Auto Discovery
of Bifuraction.
NOTE: The slot bifurcation supports on PCIe slot only, does not support
slot type from Paddle card to Riser and Slimline connector to Riser.
Serial Communication
To view the Serial Communication screen, power on the system, press F2, and click System Setup Main Menu > System
BIOS > Serial Communication.
NOTE:
The serial port is optional for the PowerEdge XR8620t system. The Serial Communication option is applicable only if
the serial COM port is installed in the system.
Table 55. Serial Communication details
Option Description
Serial Communication Enables the serial communication options. Selects serial communication
devices (Serial Device 1 and Serial Device 2) in BIOS. BIOS console redirection
can also be enabled, and the port address can be specified.
The options available for System are On without Console Redirection,
On with Console Redirection via COM1, On with Console Redirection
via COM2
Off, Auto. This option is set to Auto by default.
Serial Port Address Enables you to set the port address for serial devices. This option is set to
Serial Device1=COM2,Serial Device2=COM1 by default.
NOTE: You can use only Serial Device 2 for the Serial Over LAN (SOL)
feature. To use console redirection by SOL, configure the same port
address for console redirection and the serial device.
NOTE: Every time the system boots, the BIOS syncs the serial MUX
setting that is saved in iDRAC. The serial MUX setting can independently
be changed in iDRAC. Loading the BIOS default settings from within the
BIOS setup utility may not always revert the serial MUX setting to the
default setting of Serial Device 1.
External Serial Connector Enables you to associate the External Serial Connector to Serial Device 1,
Serial Device 2, or the Remote Access Device by using this option. This
option is set to Serial Device 1 by default.
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