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.
SP Redirection
• Enable
• Disable
This option is only displayed while “Console Redirection”,
“COM Port 1” and “COM Port 2” set to [Enable]. It allows
you to choose which COM port to have the redirection.
Note: Only show when set Console Redirection to
Enable.
Disable is the default setting.
Legacy OS/Option ROM
Display
• COM Port 2
• COM Port 1
Select a COM port to display redirection of Legacy OS
and Legacy OPROM Messages.
COM Port 1 is the default setting.
COM1 Settings N/A Settings required for serial connections used for
asynchronous start-stop communication.
COM1 Baud Rate
• 115200
• 57600
• 38400
• 19200
• 9600
Control the connection speed between the host and
remote system. 115200 is the default setting.
COM1 Data Bits
• 8
• 7
Set the number of Data bits in each character.
COM1 Parity
• None
• Odd
• Even
Select parity bit in each character to be [None], [Odd], or
[Even]. [None] means that no parity bit is sent at all. None
is the default setting.
COM1 Stop Bits
• 2
• 1
Set Stop Bits. Stop Bits sent at the end of every character
allow the signal receiver to detect the end of a character
and to resynchronize with the character stream.
COM1 Terminal Emulation
• VT100
• VT-UTF8
• ANSI
Select [VT100] only if the remote emulator does not
support ANSI text graphics. Consult the emulator
documentation for more information. ANSI is the default
setting.
Note: If needed, change the character encoding setting
in the remote emulator to ensure the characters show
correctly.
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