
1. System Utilities
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Chapter 2 Useful Features
(b) Serial Port Options Menu
When you select
System Configuration
>
BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU)
>
System Options
>
Serial
Port Options
from the System Utilities, the
Serial Port Options
menu appears.
For details about the options, see the table below.
Option Parameter
Description
BIOS Serial Console and
EMS
-
Select this option to display the BIOS
Serial Console and EMS menu. Use
the menu to view POST error
messages and run the System Utilities
remotely through a serial connection to
the server COM port or Virtual Serial
port. The remote server does not
require a keyboard or mouse.
Embedded Serial Port
COM 1; IRQ4; I/O: 3F8h-3FFh
[COM 2; IRQ3; I/O: 2F8h-2FFh]
Disabled
Select this option to assign the logical
COM port address and associated
default resources to the selected
physical serial port. The operating
system can overwrite this setting.
Virtual Serial Port
[COM 1; IRQ4; I/O: 3F8h-3FFh]
COM 2; IRQ3; I/O: 2F8h-2FFh
Disabled
Use this option to assign the logical
COM port address and associated
default resources used by the Virtual
Serial Port (VSP).
In order to support BIOS Serial
Console and serial console of
operating system, VSP enables
emulated serial port that provides
management processor.
[ ]: Default setting
BIOS Serial Console and EMS
Menu
①.
When you select
System Configuration
>
BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU)
>
System Options
>
Serial
Port Options
>
BIOS Serial Console and EMS
from the System Utilities, the
BIOS Serial Console and EMS
menu appears.
For details about the options, see the table below.
Option
Parameter Description
BIOS Serial Console Port
[Auto]
Disabled
Physical Serial Port
Virtual Serial Port
Use this option to re-direct video and keystrokes
through the serial port to OS boot. This option
can interfere with non-terminal devices attached
to the serial port. In such cases, set this option to
disabled. This option is only supported in English
language mode when running in the UEFI
pre-boot System Utilities.
BIOS Serial Console Emulation
Mode
VT100
ANSI
[VT100+]
VT-UTF8
Use this option to select the emulation mode
type. The option you select depends on the
emulation you want to use in your serial terminal
program (such as HyperTerminal or PuTTy). The
BIOS Serial Console Emulation Mode must
match the mode you select in your terminal
program.
BIOS Serial Console Baud Rate
9600
19200
38400
57600
[115200]
This is the transfer rate at which data is
transmitted through the serial port.