Serial Port Console Redirection Menu

►Serial Port Console Redirection

COM1

Console Redirection

Select Enabled to enable COM port 1 for Console Redirection, which allows a client machine to be connected to a host machine at a remote site for networking. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Note: This feature will be set to Enabled if there is no BMC support.

COM2

Console Redirection

Select Enabled to use the COM port 2 for Console Redirection. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

AMT SOL

AMT SOL Console Redirection

Select Enabled to enable console redirection support for the specified serial port. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

►Console Redirection Settings

Note: This submenu is available when "Console Redirection" for COM1, SOL/COM2, or AMT SOL is set to Enabled.

Terminal Type

Use this feature to select the target terminal emulation type for Console Redirection. Select VT100 to use the ASCII Character set. Select VT100+ to add color and function key support. Select ANSI to use the Extended ASCII Character Set. Select VT-UTF8 to use UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters into one or more bytes. The options are VT100, VT100+, VT-UTF8, and ANSI.

Bits Per Second

Use this feature to set the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console Redirection. Make sure that the same speed is used in the host computer and the client computer. A lower transmission speed may be required for long and busy lines. The options are 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, and 115200 (bits per second).

Data Bits

Use this feature to set the data transmission size for Console Redirection. The options are 7 and 8 (bits).

Parity

A parity bit can be sent along with regular data bits to detect data transmission errors. Select Even if the parity bit is set to 0 and the number of 1s in data bits is even. Select Odd if the parity bit is set to 0 and the number of 1s in data bits is odd. Select None if you do not want to send a parity bit with your data bits in transmission. Select Mark to add a mark as a parity bit to be sent along with the data bits. Select Space to add a space as a parity bit to be sent with your data bits. The options are None, Even, Odd, Mark, and Space.

Stop Bits

A stop bit indicates the end of a serial data packet. Select 1 (stop bit) for standard serial data communication. Select 2 (stop bits) if slower devices are used. The options are 1 and 2.

Flow Control

Use this feature to set the flow control for Console Redirection to prevent data loss caused by buffer overflow. Send a "Stop" signal to stop sending data when the receiving buffer is full. Send a "Start" signal to start sending data when the receiving buffer is empty. The options are None and Hardware RTS/CTS.

VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support

Select Enabled to enable VT-UTF8 Combination Key support for ANSI/VT100 terminals. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Recorder Mode

Select Enabled to capture the data displayed on a terminal and send it as text messages to a remote server. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Resolution 100x31

Select Enabled for extended-terminal resolution support. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Putty KeyPad

Use this feature to select function key and keypad settings on Putty, which is a terminal emulator designed for the Windows OS. The options are VT100, LINUX, XTERMR6, SCO, ESCN, and VT400.

Redirection After BIOS POST

Use this feature to enable or disable legacy console redirection after BIOS POST. When set to Bootloader, legacy console redirection is disabled before booting the OS. When set to Always Enable, legacy console redirection remains enabled when booting the OS. The options are Always Enable and Bootloader.

Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management/Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS)

Use the features below to configure Console Redirection settings to support Out-of-Band Serial Port management.

Console Redirection EMS

Select Enabled to use the SOL port for Console Redirection. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

►Console Redirection Settings

Note: This submenu is available when "Console Redirection EMS" is set to Enabled.

Out-of-Band Mgmt Port

The feature selects a serial port in a client server to be used by the Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) to communicate with a remote host server. The options are COM1 and SOL/COM2. Please note that the option of SOL/COM2 indicates a shared serial port. SOL is available with BMC support.

Terminal Type EMS

Use this feature to select the target terminal emulation type for Console Redirection. Select VT100 to use the ASCII character set. Select VT100+ to add color and function key support. Select ANSI to use the extended ASCII character set. Select VT-UTF8 to use UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters into one or more bytes. The options are VT100, VT100+, VT-UTF8, and ANSI.

Bits Per Second EMS

This feature sets the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console Redirection. Make sure that the same speed is used in the host computer and the client computer. A lower transmission speed may be required for long and busy lines. The options are 9600, 19200, 57600, and 115200 (bits per second).

Flow Control EMS

Use this feature to set the flow control for Console Redirection to prevent data loss caused by buffer overflow. Send a "Stop" signal to stop sending data when the receiving buffer is full. Send a "Start" signal to start sending data when the receiving buffer is empty. The options are None, Hardware RTS/CTS, and Software Xon/Xoff.

The following information is displayed.

  • Data Bits EMS

  • Parity EMS

  • Stop Bits EMS