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Network Computing Platforms
Appendix B: Setting up Console
Redirection
Console redirection lets you monitor and configure a system from a remote terminal computer
by re-directing keyboard input and text output through the serial port. These following steps
illustrate how to use this feature. The BIOS of the system allows the redirection of console I/O
to a serial port. With this configured, you can remotely access the entire boot sequence
through a console port.
1. Connect one end of the console cable to console port of the system and the other end to
serial port of the Remote Client System.
2. Configure the following settings in the BIOS Setup menu:
BIOS > Advanced > Remote Access Configuration > Serial Port Mode > [115200, 8 , n ,1 ]
3. Configure Console Redirection on the client system. The following is an example on
Windows platform:
a. A. Click the start button, point to Programs > Accessories > Communications and select
Hyper Terminal.
b. B. Enter any name for the new connection and select any icon.
c. Click OK.
d. From the “Connect to”. Pull-down menu, select the appropriate Com port on the client
system and click OK.
e. Select 115200 for the Baud Rate, None. for Flow control, 8 for the Data Bit, None for Parity
Check, and 1 for the Stop Bit.
For items on the setup, please refer to the console redirection of the BIOS menu.