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Using Console Redirection
Dell™ PowerEdge™ 6650 Systems User's Guide
Minimum Hardware and Connection Requirements
Software Requirements
Configuring Console Redirection on the System
Configuring Console Redirection on the Client System
Rebooting the System
Configuring Special Keys
Console redirection allows you to maintain a server from a remote location by re-directing keyboard input and text output through the serial port. Graphic
output is not redirected. Console redirection can be used under MS-DOS® for tasks such as setting up a common BIOS configuration or setting up a RAID
configuration. In a typical installation, the system is connected to a port concen-trator that allows you to connect several systems using a shared modem. After
you use a modem or other remote connection to log into the port concentrator, you can select which system you want to manage with console redirection. This
section describes the simplest connection possible: connecting to a system with a null modem cable.
Minimum Hardware and Connection Requirements
To use console redirection, your systems must have the following minimum requirements:
l An available serial port (COM port) on a client system.
This port must not conflict with any other ports on the system.
l An available serial port (COM port) on the system.
l A null modem cable to connect the client system to the system.
Software Requirements
Your remote terminal emulation software should meet the following specifications:
l American National Standards Institute (ANSI) or VT100/220 terminal emulation with a window size of 80 x 25 characters
l 9600, 19.2 K, 57.6 K, or 115.2 K bits per second (bps) using serial (COM) ports
l Recommended: the ability to create keyboard command macros
All versions of the Microsoft® Windows® operating systems come with Hyper-Terminal terminal emulation software. However, the version of HyperTerminal
included with most Windows operating systems does not provide the correct screen size, the arrow and function keys do not work, and there is no method of
creating macros. Dell recommends that you either upgrade your version of HyperTerminal to HyperTerminal Private Edition 6.1 or later or select new terminal
emulation software.
Configuring Console Redirection on the System
Console redirection is configured through the System Setup program (see " Using the System Setup Program " for instructions). The Console Redirection option
displays a screen that allows you to configure console redirection. The submenu allows you to turn the feature on or off, select the remote terminal type, and
enable or disable redirection after booting. The options available are listed in
Table D -1 .
If you select VT100/220 but not all the characters are visible on the screen, you should go back to the System Setup program and select ANSI as your terminal
type. ANSI can display the full set of ASCII characters.
Configuring Console Redirection on the Client System
Table D-1. Terminal Emulation Types
Selection Options
Console Redirection Systems with one serial port:
On
Off
Remote Terminal Type VT100/220
ANSI
Redirection after boot Enabled
Disabled