Dell PowerEdge M420 Dell PowerEdge M520 Systems Owner's Manual - Page 17

Serial Communications Screen, Only Serial Device 2 can be used for Serial Over LAN SOL. To use console

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Menu Item Internal SD Card Redundancy Description If set to Mirror mode, data is written on both SD cards. If any one of the SD card fails, data is written to the active SD card. Data from this card is copied to the replacement SD card at the next boot. By default, Internal SD Card Redundancy option is set to Mirror. NOTE: This option is displayed only if IDSDM is installed on the system board. Integrated Network Allows you to enable or disable the integrated network card 1. By default, the Integrated Card 1 Network Card 1 option is set to Enabled. OS Watchdog Timer Allows you to enable or disable the OS watchdog timer. When this field is enabled, the operating system initializes the timer and the OS watchdog timer helps in recovering the operating system. By default, the OS Watchdog Timer option is set to Disabled. Embedded Video Controller Allows you to enable or disable the Embedded Video Controller. By default, the embedded video controller is Enabled. SR-IOV Global Enable Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS configuration of Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) devices. By default, the SR-IOV Global Enable option is set to Disabled. Slot Disablement Allows you to enable or disable available PCIe slots on your system. The Slot Disablement feature controls the configuration of PCIe cards installed in the specified slot. CAUTION: Slot disablement must be used only when the installed peripheral card is preventing booting into the Operating System or causing delays in system startup. If the slot is disabled, both the Option ROM and UEFI driver are disabled. Serial Communications Screen Menu Item Description Serial Communication Allows you to enable the COM port or Console Redirection options. Serial Port Address Allows you to set the port address for serial devices. By default, the Serial Port Address option is set to COM1. NOTE: Only Serial Device 2 can be used for Serial Over LAN (SOL). To use console redirection by SOL, configure the same port address for console redirection and the serial device. Failsafe Baud Rate Displays the failsafe baud rate for console redirection. The BIOS attempts to determine the baud rate automatically. This failsafe baud rate is used only if the attempt fails and the value must not be changed. By default, the Failsafe Baud Rate option is set to 11520. Remote Terminal Type Allows you to set the remote console terminal type. By default, the Remote Terminal Type option is set to VT 100/VT220. Redirection After Boot Allows you to enable or disable to the BIOS console redirection when the operating system is loaded. By default, the Redirection After Boot option is set to Enabled. 17

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Menu Item
Description
Internal SD Card
Redundancy
If set to
Mirror
mode, data is written on both SD cards. If any one of the SD card fails, data is
written to the active SD card. Data from this card is copied to the replacement SD card at the
next boot. By default,
Internal SD Card Redundancy
option is set to
Mirror
.
NOTE:
This option is displayed only if IDSDM is installed on the system board.
Integrated Network
Card 1
Allows you to enable or disable the integrated network card 1. By default, the
Integrated
Network Card 1
option is set to
Enabled
.
OS Watchdog Timer
Allows you to enable or disable the OS watchdog timer. When this field is enabled, the
operating system initializes the timer and the OS watchdog timer helps in recovering the
operating system. By default, the
OS Watchdog Timer
option is set to
Disabled
.
Embedded Video
Controller
Allows you to enable or disable the
Embedded Video Controller
. By default, the embedded video
controller is
Enabled
.
SR-IOV Global
Enable
Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS configuration of Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV)
devices. By default, the
SR-IOV Global Enable
option is set to
Disabled
.
Slot Disablement
Allows you to enable or disable available PCIe slots on your system. The
Slot Disablement
feature controls the configuration of PCIe cards installed in the specified slot.
CAUTION: Slot disablement must be used only when the installed peripheral card is
preventing booting into the Operating System or causing delays in system startup. If the slot
is disabled, both the Option ROM and UEFI driver are disabled.
Serial Communications Screen
Menu Item
Description
Serial Communication
Allows you to enable the
COM port
or
Console Redirection
options.
Serial Port Address
Allows you to set the port address for serial devices. By default, the
Serial Port Address
option
is set to
COM1
.
NOTE:
Only Serial Device 2 can be used for Serial Over LAN (SOL). To use console
redirection by SOL, configure the same port address for console redirection and the serial
device.
Failsafe Baud Rate
Displays the failsafe baud rate for console redirection. The BIOS attempts to determine the
baud rate automatically. This failsafe baud rate is used only if the attempt fails and the value
must not be changed. By default, the
Failsafe Baud Rate
option is set to
11520
.
Remote Terminal Type
Allows you to set the remote console terminal type. By default, the
Remote Terminal Type
option is set to
VT 100/VT220
.
Redirection After Boot
Allows you to enable or disable to the BIOS console redirection when the operating system is
loaded. By default, the
Redirection After Boot
option is set to
Enabled
.
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