Dell PowerEdge C6220 - Manual (Page 66)

66 | Using the System Setup Program
driver for the serial console must be capable of supporting the functionality
documented in the
ANSI Terminal Definition.
After reconnecting the console, if the display is abnormal it is
recommended that you reflash the screen by pressing the <Ctrl><R>.
The following are different modes for Console Redirection:
1 External serial port.
2 Internal serial connector as Serial Over LAN (SOL).
3 BMC SOL.
Enabling and Configuring Console Redirection
External Serial Port
To enable SOL feature in the mode of external serial port, please perform
the following steps:
1 Connect the serial cable to the serial port and host system. For location
of the serial port on the back panel, see Figure 1-18 item 8.
2 Enter the server BIOS setup screen.
3 Enter Set BMC LAN Configuration screen and verify the following
settings:
 Remote Access: enabled
 Serial port number: COM1
 Serial Port Mode: 115200 8,n,1
 Flow Control: None
 Redirection After BIOS POST: Always
 Terminal Type: VT100
To do this, see “Remote Access Configuration” on page 109. Note that the
last four options need to sync with the host and client.
Internal Serial Connector as SOL
1 Connect the serial cable with internal serial connector and host system.
For the location of internal serial connector on the system board,
please see Figure 5-1 item 15.
2 Enter the server BIOS setup screen.