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Using BIOS Console Redirection With SOL Proxy, Baseboard Management Controller Configuration

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Using BIOS Console Redirection With SOL Proxy Console redirection allows maintenance of a system from a remote location by redirecting keyboard input and output through the serial port. Any console-based feature or operating system can then be used to access the server. DR-DOS, Linux (init 3) and Windows® Special Administrative Console (SAC) are examples of operating systems and consoles that can be used to access the server. By default, some operating systems, such as Windows Server™ 2003, are automatically configured to send text console output to the BIOS. Manual configuration of the Redirection after Boot feature through the system BIOS may not be visible to the operating system. This results in both, the operating system feature and the BIOS redirection feature, being enabled. Depending on the operating system and its setup, the results may vary. Dell recommends the following steps as good practice: DR-DOS: Do not configure DR-DOS for serial console output. Enable console redirection after reboot in system BIOS. Windows Special Administrative Console (SAC): Do not configure Windows SAC for serial console redirection. Enable console redirection after reboot in system BIOS. Linux: Do not configure console redirection after rebooting the system BIOS. Do the tasks listed in the "Installation and Setup for Linux Operating Systems" section, to configure Linux for console redirection. NOTE: See" Escape Key Sequences" for a list of keystrokes to be used for BIOS Setup operations from a serial terminal. Baseboard Management Controller Configuration You can perform basic BMC configuration using the Remote Access Configuration Utility during system startup. See Figure 2-1. For more advanced configuration options, see the instructions for the DTK SYSCFG utility in the Deployment Toolkit User's Guide. Configuring Your Managed System 29

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Configuring Your Managed System
29
Using BIOS Console Redirection With SOL Proxy
Console redirection allows maintenance of a system from a remote location
by redirecting keyboard input and output through the serial port. Any
console-based feature or operating system can then be used to access the
server. DR-DOS, Linux (init 3) and Windows
®
Special Administrative
Console (SAC) are examples of operating systems and consoles that can be
used to access the server.
By default, some operating systems, such as Windows Server
™
2003, are
automatically configured to send text console output to the BIOS. Manual
configuration of the
Redirection after Boot
feature through the system BIOS
may not be visible to the operating system. This results in both, the operating
system feature and the BIOS redirection feature, being enabled. Depending
on the operating system and its setup, the results may vary. Dell recommends
the following steps as good practice:
DR-DOS:
Do not configure DR-DOS for serial console output. Enable
console redirection after reboot in system BIOS.
Windows Special Administrative Console (SAC):
Do not configure
Windows SAC for serial console redirection. Enable console redirection after
reboot in system BIOS.
Linux:
Do not configure console redirection after rebooting the system BIOS.
Do the tasks listed in the "Installation and Setup for Linux Operating
Systems" section, to configure Linux for console redirection.
NOTE:
See" Escape Key Sequences" for a list of keystrokes to be used for BIOS Setup
operations from a serial terminal.
Baseboard Management Controller Configuration
You can perform basic BMC configuration using the Remote Access
Configuration Utility during system startup. See Figure 2-1. For more
advanced configuration options, see the instructions for the DTK SYSCFG
utility in the
Deployment Toolkit User’s Guide
.