Assigning a Virtual Serial Port

Use the Virtual Serial Port option to assign a logical COM port address and the associated default resources used by the Virtual Serial Port (VSP). VSP enables the iLO Management Controller to appear as a physical serial port to support the BIOS Serial Console and the operating system serial console.

Prerequisite

For proper screen resolution, set the console resolution in the terminal software to 100x31.

Procedure
  1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration > BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) > System Options > Serial Port Options > Virtual Serial Port.
  2. Select a setting.
    • COM 1

    • COM 2

    • Disabled

  3. Save your setting.