Lenovo ThinkSystem SD530 - Page 17

Slot 2 (Display depending on
which riser card is installed.)
• Gen1
• Gen2
• Gen3
Set the PCIe slot as Generation 1 or Generation 2 or
Generation 3.
Note: Some adapters may not operate correctly in Gen2
or Gen3. Make sure to power off and power on the
system for these settings to take effect.
Slot 7 (for RAID slot)
• Gen1
• Gen2
• Gen3
Set the PCIe slot as Generation 1 or Generation 2 or
Generation 3.
Note: Some adapters may not operate correctly in Gen2
or Gen3. Make sure to power OFF and power ON the
system for these settings to take effect.
Console Redirection Settings
Item
Options
Description
COM Port 1
• Enable
• Disable
Enable or disable COM 1 device. If [Disable] is selected,
the associated COM1 terminal settings will be hidden.
Enable is the default setting.
COM Port 2
• Enable
• Disable
Enable or disable COM 2 device. If [Disable] is selected,
the associated COM 2 terminal settings will be hidden.
Enable is the default setting.
Console Redirection
• Enable
• Disable
• Auto
Set remote console redirection preference to enable or
disable console redirection. While [Auto] is selected,
console redirection will be enabled automatically if IPMI
Serial over LAN status is active. Auto is the default
setting.
Serial Port Sharing
• Enable
• Disable
Enable the system Baseboard Management Controller to
allow access to the system serial port. If this option is set
to [Enable], the BMC will be allowed to control the serial
communication port as requested by remote control
commands.
If sharing is [Disable], the serial port will be assigned to
the BMC unless the “Serial Port Access Mode” is set to
[Disable].
Disable is the default setting.
Serial Port Access Mode
• Shared
• Dedicated
• Disable
This option allows you to control the access the system
Baseboard Management Controller has over the system
serial port.
1. Shared mode: By selecting [Shared], the serial port
will be available for POST and operating system use;
however the BMC will/can monitor the serial data for
a takeover control sequence.
2. Dedicated mode: By selecting [Dedicated], the BMC
will have complete control of the serial port and
POST and/or the operating system will not be able to
use the serial port.
3. Disable mode: By selecting [Disable], the BMC will
not have any access to the serial port.
Disable is the default setting.
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