HP Xw460c HP BIOS Serial Console User Guide - Page 15

Keystroke Emulation, Escape Sequences

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HP BIOS Serial Console/EMS Support Settings and Configuration 15 IMPORTANT: Enabling port settings enables console redirection only at POST commands and configuration utilities. For information on console redirection of the OS, refer to "Operating System Support (on page 17)." NOTE: Systems with iLO require version 1.05 iLO firmware or greater to run BIOS Serial Console. Keystroke Emulation Because not all terminal emulation programs support function keys or special characters, certain keystroke sequences are required for some commands. Escape Sequences BIOS Serial Console enables you to manually input unsupported keystrokes by entering escape sequences. Each character must be entered within 2 seconds of pressing and holding down the Esc key to emulate the escape sequence.

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HP BIOS Serial Console/EMS Support Settings and Configuration
15
IMPORTANT:
Enabling port settings enables console redirection only
at POST commands and configuration utilities. For information on
console redirection of the OS, refer to "Operating System Support (on
page
17
)."
NOTE:
Systems with iLO require version 1.05 iLO firmware or greater
to run BIOS Serial Console.
Keystroke Emulation
Because not all terminal emulation programs support function keys or special
characters, certain keystroke sequences are required for some commands.
Escape Sequences
BIOS Serial Console enables you to manually input unsupported keystrokes by
entering escape sequences. Each character must be entered within 2 seconds of
pressing and holding down the
Esc
key to emulate the escape sequence.