Dell PowerEdge 2450 Microprocessor Upgrade Installation Guide (.pdf) - Page 3

Console Redirection support.dell.com Console redirection allows you to maintain a server from a remote location by redirecting keyboard input and text output through the serial port. Graphic output is not redirected. Console redirection can be used under the disk operating system (DOS) for tasks such as setting up a common basic input/output system (BIOS) configuration or setting up a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) configuration. In a typical installation, the system is connected to a port concentrator that allows you to connect several systems via a shared modem. After you use a modem or other remote connection to log into the port concentrator, you can select which system you want to manage with console redirection. This document describes the simplest connection possible: connecting to a system with a null modem cable. Minimum Hardware and Connection Requirements To use console redirection, you must have the following: • An available serial port (COM port) on a client system (This port must not conflict with any other ports on the system.) • Available serial port 1 (COM 1) on the server • A null modem cable to connect the server to the client system Software Requirements Your remote terminal emulation software should meet the following specifications: • American National Standards Institute (ANSI) or VT100/220 terminal emulation with a window size of 80 x 25 characters • 9600, 19.2K, 57.6K, or 115.2K bits per second (bps) via serial (COM) ports • Recommended: the ability to create keyboard command macros All versions of the Microsoft® Windows® operating systems come with HyperTerminal terminal emulation software. However, the version of HyperTerminal included with most Windows operating systems does not provide the correct screen size, the arrow and function keys do not work, and there is no method of creating Console Redirection 1