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2. Configure the BIOS settings: a. Restart the server and press F1 when prompted to start the Configuration/Setup Utility program. b. Select Devices and I/O Ports; then, make sure that the values are set as follows: v Serial Port A: Auto-configure v Serial Port B: Auto-configure c. Select Remote Console Redirection; then, make sure that the values are set as follows: v Remote Console Active: Enabled v Remote Console COM Port: COM 1 v Remote Console Baud Rate: 19200 v Remote Console Data Bits: 8 v Remote Console Parity: None v Remote Console Stop Bits: 1 v Remote Console Text Emulation: ANSI v Remote Console Keyboard Emulation: ANSI v Remote Console Active After Boot: Enabled v Remote Console Flow Control: Hardware d. Press Esc twice to exit the Remote Console Redirection and Devices and I/O Ports sections of the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Note: Do not use Planar Ethernet 1 for PXE/DHCP booting or installation. e. Select Start Options; then, set Planar Ethernet PXE/DHCP to one of the following settings: v Disabled v Planar Ethernet 2. If you set Planar Ethernet PXE/DHCP to Planar Ethernet 2, you must also set Run PXE only on selected Planar NIC to Enabled. f. Press Esc to exit the Start Options section of the Configuration/Setup Utility program. g. Select Save Settings; then, press Enter. h. Press Enter to confirm. i. Select Exit Setup; then, press Enter. j. Make sure that Yes, exit the Setup Utility is selected; then, press Enter. Linux configuration For SOL operation on the server, you must configure the Linux operating system to expose the Linux initialization (booting) process. This enables users to log in to the Linux console through an SOL session and directs Linux output to the serial console. See the documentation for your specific Linux operating-system type for information and instructions. Use one of the following procedures to enable SOL sessions for your Linux operating system. You must be logged in as a root user to perform these procedures. Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 configuration: Chapter 2. Configuring the server 25

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2.
Configure
the
BIOS
settings:
a.
Restart
the
server
and
press
F1
when
prompted
to
start
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
b.
Select
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
;
then,
make
sure
that
the
values
are
set
as
follows:
v
Serial
Port
A
:
Auto-configure
v
Serial
Port
B
:
Auto-configure
c.
Select
Remote
Console
Redirection
;
then,
make
sure
that
the
values
are
set
as
follows:
v
Remote
Console
Active
:
Enabled
v
Remote
Console
COM
Port
:
COM
1
v
Remote
Console
Baud
Rate
:
19200
v
Remote
Console
Data
Bits
:
8
v
Remote
Console
Parity
:
None
v
Remote
Console
Stop
Bits
:
1
v
Remote
Console
Text
Emulation
:
ANSI
v
Remote
Console
Keyboard
Emulation
:
ANSI
v
Remote
Console
Active
After
Boot
:
Enabled
v
Remote
Console
Flow
Control
:
Hardware
d.
Press
Esc
twice
to
exit
the
Remote
Console
Redirection
and
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
sections
of
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
Note:
Do
not
use
Planar
Ethernet
1
for
PXE/DHCP
booting
or
installation.
e.
Select
Start
Options
;
then,
set
Planar
Ethernet
PXE/DHCP
to
one
of
the
following
settings:
v
Disabled
v
Planar
Ethernet
2
.
If
you
set
Planar
Ethernet
PXE/DHCP
to
Planar
Ethernet
2
,
you
must
also
set
Run
PXE
only
on
selected
Planar
NIC
to
Enabled
.
f.
Press
Esc
to
exit
the
Start
Options
section
of
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
g.
Select
Save
Settings
;
then,
press
Enter.
h.
Press
Enter
to
confirm.
i.
Select
Exit
Setup
;
then,
press
Enter.
j.
Make
sure
that
Yes,
exit
the
Setup
Utility
is
selected;
then,
press
Enter.
Linux
configuration
For
SOL
operation
on
the
server,
you
must
configure
the
Linux
operating
system
to
expose
the
Linux
initialization
(booting)
process.
This
enables
users
to
log
in
to
the
Linux
console
through
an
SOL
session
and
directs
Linux
output
to
the
serial
console.
See
the
documentation
for
your
specific
Linux
operating-system
type
for
information
and
instructions.
Use
one
of
the
following
procedures
to
enable
SOL
sessions
for
your
Linux
operating
system.
You
must
be
logged
in
as
a
root
user
to
perform
these
procedures.
Red
Hat
Enterprise
Linux
ES
2.1
configuration:
Chapter
2.
Configuring
the
server
25