System setup options at boot, Console redirection – Dell PowerEdge C1100 User Manual

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Using the System Setup Program

System Setup Options at Boot

You can initiate Setup by pressing <F2> during POST.

Console Redirection

The console redirection allows a remote user to diagnose and fix problems

on a system, which has not successfully booted the operating system.

The centerpiece of console redirection is the BIOS Console. The BIOS

Console is a Flash ROM-resident utility that redirects input and output over

a serial or modem connection.
The BIOS supports console redirection to a serial port. If serial port based

headless system support is provided by the system, the system must provide

support for redirection of all BIOS driven console I/O to the serial port.

The driver for the serial console must be capable of supporting the

functionality documented in the ANSI Terminal Definition.

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