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Option
OS Watchdog Timer
Empty Slot Unhide
Slot Disablement
Slot Bifurcation
Configure serial communication
1. To view the Serial Communication screen, power on the system, and press F2.
2. Click System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS > Serial Communication.
NOTE:
The serial port is optional for the VxRail VD-4510c compute sled. The Serial Communication option is applicable
only if the serial COM port is installed in the system.
3. Use the following table to configure serial communication options:
Option
Serial Communication
Serial Port Address
External Serial Connector
Description
If your system stops responding, this watchdog timer aids in the recovery of your operating
system. When this option is set to Enabled, the operating system initializes the timer. When
this option is set to Disabled (default), the timer does not have any effect on the system.
Enables or disables the root ports of all the empty slots that are accessible to the BIOS and
operating system. This option is set to Disabled by default.
No slots are present in this system.
Auto Discovery Bifurcation Settings allows Platform Default Bifurcation,Auto
Discovery of Bifurcation, and Manual bifurcation Control.
This option is set to Platform Default Bifurcation by default. The slot bifurcation field is
accessible when set to Manual bifurcation Control and is disabled when set to Platform
Default Bifurcation and Auto Discovery of Bifurcation.
NOTE:
The slot bifurcation supports on PCIe slot only, does not support slot type from
Paddle card to Riser and Slimline connector to Riser.
Description
Enables the serial communication options. Selects serial communication devices (Serial
Device 1 and Serial Device 2) Serial Device 1 in BIOS. BIOS console redirection can also
be enabled, and the port address can be specified.
The options available for System without serial COM port (DB9) are On without
Console Redirection,
On with Console Redirection, Off. This option is set to Off by default.
The options available for System with serial COM port (DB9) are On without Console
Redirection,
On with Console Redirection via Com1, On with Console Redirection via Com2,
Off, Auto. This option is set to Auto by default.
The options available for System are On without Console Redirection,
On with Console Redirection via Com1, On with Console Redirection via Com2,
Off, Auto. This option is set to Auto by default.
Enables you to set the port address for serial devices. This option is set to Serial
Device1=COM2, Serial Device 2=COM1 by default.
You can use only Serial Device 2 for the Serial Over LAN (SOL) feature. To use console
redirection by SOL, configure the same port address for console redirection and the
serial device.
Every time the system boots, the BIOS syncs the serial MUX setting that is saved in
iDRAC. The serial MUX setting can independently be changed in iDRAC. Loading the
BIOS default settings from within the BIOS setup utility may not always revert the serial
MUX setting to the default setting of Serial Device 1.
Enables you to associate the External Serial Connector to Serial Device 1 by using this
option. Enables you to associate the External Serial Connector to Serial Device 1 by
using this option. This option is set to Serial Device 1 by default.
NOTE:
Every time the system boots, the BIOS syncs the serial MUX setting that
is saved in iDRAC. The serial MUX setting can independently be changed in iDRAC.
Pre-operating system management applications
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