Configuring the BIOS serial console port

Prerequisites

To set (enable) the option, you must use:

  • Terminal software with a Unicode character set (for example: UTF-8)

  • A supported language other than Japanese or Simplified Chinese

Procedure
  1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration > BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) > BIOS Serial Console and EMS > BIOS Serial Console Port and press Enter.
  2. Select a setting and press Enter.
    1. Auto
    2. Disabled
    3. Physical Serial Port
    4. Virtual Serial Port
  3. Press F10.
  4. If you enabled a BIOS serial console port, connect a null modem cable to the serial port/COM port on which it is enabled.