Lenovo ThinkSystem SD530 Manual page 17

Slot 2 (Display depending on
which riser card is installed.)
Slot 7 (for RAID slot)
Console Redirection Settings
Item
COM Port 1
COM Port 2
Console Redirection
Serial Port Sharing
Serial Port Access Mode
Set the PCIe slot as Generation 1 or Generation 2 or
• Gen1
Generation 3.
• Gen2
Note: Some adapters may not operate correctly in Gen2
• Gen3
or Gen3. Make sure to power off and power on the
system for these settings to take effect.
Set the PCIe slot as Generation 1 or Generation 2 or
• Gen1
Generation 3.
• Gen2
Note: Some adapters may not operate correctly in Gen2
• Gen3
or Gen3. Make sure to power OFF and power ON the
system for these settings to take effect.
Options Description
Enable or disable COM 1 device. If [Disable] is selected,
• Enable
the associated COM1 terminal settings will be hidden.
• Disable
Enable is the default setting.
Enable or disable COM 2 device. If [Disable] is selected,
• Enable
the associated COM 2 terminal settings will be hidden.
• Disable
Enable is the default setting.
Set remote console redirection preference to enable or
• Enable
disable console redirection. While [Auto] is selected,
• Disable
console redirection will be enabled automatically if IPMI
Serial over LAN status is active. Auto is the default
• Auto
setting.
Enable the system Baseboard Management Controller to
• Enable
allow access to the system serial port. If this option is set
• Disable
to [Enable], the BMC will be allowed to control the serial
communication port as requested by remote control
commands.
If sharing is [Disable], the serial port will be assigned to
the BMC unless the "Serial Port Access Mode" is set to
[Disable].
Disable is the default setting.
This option allows you to control the access the system
• Shared
Baseboard Management Controller has over the system
• Dedicated
serial port.
• Disable
1. Shared mode: By selecting [Shared], the serial port
2. Dedicated mode: By selecting [Dedicated], the BMC
3. Disable mode: By selecting [Disable], the BMC will
Disable is the default setting.
will be available for POST and operating system use;
however the BMC will/can monitor the serial data for
a takeover control sequence.
will have complete control of the serial port and
POST and/or the operating system will not be able to
use the serial port.
not have any access to the serial port.
.
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