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Figure 10. EMP Console in Redirect State
Figure 10 shows EMP Console window in redirect mode with the terminal window. The text that appears on the server monitor displays in the Redirect window.
Availability of the various EMP Console features are determined by two factors: the BIOS EMP access mode and if the server's COM2 port is configured for console redirection. The three EMP access modes are disabled,
Table 6. EMP Console Access Modes (Server configured for console redirection)
Mode | Server is powered off | During BIOS POST | After OS boots |
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Disabled | Redirect window appears, | Redirect window | Redirect window |
| but is blank |
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EMP commands available | Redirect window* | Redirect window | |
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Always Active | EMP commands available | Redirect window* | EMP commands available |
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*The operation mode can be modified by selections in the Reset and Power on/off dialogs. These are server control dialogs available in EMP Console.
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