Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Server
Controlling your serverLocal control
Your server can be controlled locally by installing a USB keyboard and a USB mouse. There are USB connectors, as well as video connectors, on both the front and back of the server. There are no PS/2 connectors on this server.
Remote control
The BIOS supports redirection of both video and keyboard through a serial link (COM port) on this server. When console redirection is enabled, local (host server) keyboard input and video output are passed both to the local keyboard and video connections and to the remote console through the serial link. Keyboard inputs from both sources are considered valid and video is displayed to both outputs.
With console redirection, you can control the server without a host keyboard or monitor attached to the server, and you can run the server entirely by remote control, including setup and other
When redirecting through a modem (instead of a null modem cable), the modem needs to be configured as follows:
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■Modem reaction to DTR set to return to command state (for example, AT&D1) - failure to provide this setting results in the modem either dropping the link when the server reboots (as in AD&D0) or becoming unresponsive to server baud rate changes (as in AT&D2).
■Handshake must be set to CTS/RTS + CD for optimum performance - If EMP is sharing the COM port with serial redirection, the handshaking must be set to Xon/Xoff + CD. An EMP option utilizing CD should not be used if a modem is not used and the CD is not connected.
■Both EMP and console redirection require N, 8, 1 mode (no parity,
The BIOS does not require that the splash logo be turned off for console redirection to function. The BIOS supports multiple consoles, some of which are in graphics mode and some in text mode. The graphics consoles can display the logo while the text consoles receive the redirected text.
Console redirection ends at the beginning of the Legacy OS boot (INT 19h).
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