Dell POWEREDGE C6105 - Manual (Page 38)

38 | Using the System Setup Program
System Setup Options at Boot
<F2> Initiate Setup during POST
<F9> Load optimal (e.g. CMOS) defaults
<F10> Save Settings and exit in BIOS Setup
Console Redirection
The console redirection allows a remote user to diagnose and fix problems
on a server, which has not successfully booted the operating system. The
centerpiece of the console redirection is the BIOS console. The BIOS
Console is a flash memory resident utility that redirects input and output
over a serial or modem connection.
The BIOS supports console redirection to a serial port. If the system
supports a serial port based server, 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.
Setting up SOL (Serial Over LAN)
There are two modes of BMC LAN port configuration-Dedicated NIC and
Shared NIC to enable Serial Over LAN (SOL) feature. The following steps
shows setup process about the LAN connection and BIOS setup settings for
Dedicated-NIC and Shared-NIC.
To enable SOL feature in the mode of Dedicated-NIC, please perform the
following steps:
1 Connect the LAN cable to management port. For location of
management port on the back panel, see Figure 1-6 item 7.
2 Enter the server BIOS setup screen.