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HP Xw460c - ProLiant - Blade Workstation User Manual

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HP BIOS Serial Console

User Guide

July 2004 (First Edition)
Part Number 372432-001
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  • Page 1: User Guide

    HP BIOS Serial Console User Guide July 2004 (First Edition) Part Number 372432-001...
  • Page 2 Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U.S. Government under vendor's standard commercial license. Hewlett-Packard Company shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. The information in this document is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Console Redirection Overview Purpose..............................5 Introduction............................5 BIOS Serial Console Overview ....................6 EMS Support Overview......................6 Initialization ............................6 Connectivity............................6 Console Redirection Features ......................6 HP BIOS Serial Console/EMS Support Settings and Configuration RBSU and BIOS Serial Console Configuration................... 9 Virtual Serial Port........................

  • Page 5: Console Redirection Overview

    Console Redirection Overview In This Section Purpose ............................5 Introduction ............................5 Initialization............................6 Connectivity ...........................6 Console Redirection Features ......................6 Purpose The purpose of console redirection is to provide the capability to remotely manage a server in a headless environment. Through BIOS Serial Console redirection, you can see POST messages, navigate option ROM (such as ORCA) setup menus, and use RBSU through a serial connection to the server COM port.

  • Page 6: Bios Serial Console Overview

    HP BIOS Serial Console User Guide BIOS Serial Console Overview BIOS Serial Console can be enabled in RBSU. By default, BIOS Serial Console is disabled. EMS Support Overview EMS support is a Microsoft® feature for the Windows® Server 2003 OS, which is enabled by default in the OS, but which also must be enabled in the system ROM.
  • Page 7 Console Redirection Overview RBSU and BIOS Serial Console Configuration (on page 9) Terminal Emulation Support (on page 11) Baud Rate (on page 14) Port Settings (on page 14) Keystroke Emulation (on page 15) Escape Sequences (on page 15) Character Translation in VT100 Mode ("Keystroke Emulation" on page Operating System Support (on page 17) Emergency Management Services (on page 18) Linux Red Hat ("Linux Red Hat 7 Serial Console Settings"...

  • Page 9: Hp Bios Serial Console/Ems Support Settings And Configuration

    HP BIOS Serial Console/EMS Support Settings and Configuration In This Section RBSU and BIOS Serial Console Configuration ................9 Keystroke Emulation ........................15 Escape Sequences .........................15 Character Translations in VT100 Mode ..................17 Operating System Support......................17 Emergency Management Services....................18 Linux Red Hat 7 Serial Console Settings ..................19 RBSU and BIOS Serial Console Configuration BIOS Serial Console supports console redirection of POST error messages and...

  • Page 10: Virtual Serial Port

    HP BIOS Serial Console User Guide IMPORTANT: Settings take effect on the next RBSU-prompted reboot, but you must disconnect and then reconnect for new settings to take effect on both local and remote machines. Virtual Serial Port When enabled, Virtual Serial Port provides remote access through the iLO management controller to BIOS Serial Console.

  • Page 11: Terminal Emulation Support

    HP BIOS Serial Console/EMS Support Settings and Configuration For detailed information about iLO configurations, refer to the HP Integrated Lights-Out User Guide on the Documentation CD or to the HP website (http://www.hp.com/servers/lights-out). Terminal Emulation Support BIOS Serial Console supports ANSI and VT100 terminal emulation. Although the screens displayed in this guide show the ANSI console for clarity, VT100 is supported by all terminal emulation programs.
  • Page 12 HP BIOS Serial Console User Guide Press the Enter key while Terminal Emulation Mode is selected to display the emulation mode options. Select the option that matches the terminal emulation program being used. BIOS Serial Console is designed to support most terminal emulation programs. No special version of a terminal emulation program is required, although the emulation modes supported may vary by vendors.
  • Page 13 HP BIOS Serial Console/EMS Support Settings and Configuration Some new servers, which use CLI and are configured using BIOS Serial Console, will display a command prompt screen.

  • Page 14: Baud Rate

    HP BIOS Serial Console User Guide Baud Rate Press the Enter key while BIOS Serial Console Baud Rate is selected to display the baud rate. The default setting is 9600 when BIOS Serial Console is enabled by default. This setting can be configured in RBSU. Port Settings Press the Enter key while BIOS Serial Console Port is selected to display the port settings.

  • Page 15: Keystroke Emulation

    HP BIOS Serial Console/EMS Support Settings and Configuration IMPORTANT: Enabling port settings enables console redirection only at POST commands and configuration utilities. For information on console redirection of the OS, refer to "Operating System Support (on page 17)." NOTE: Systems with iLO require version 1.05 iLO firmware or greater to run BIOS Serial Console.
  • Page 16 HP BIOS Serial Console User Guide NOTE: You must use escape sequences if the emulation program does not support function keys, but they also work if the emulation program does support function keys. Refer to the terminal emulation guide to be sure that you may use function keys.

  • Page 17: Character Translations In Vt100 Mode

    HP BIOS Serial Console/EMS Support Settings and Configuration Keyboard Entry Defined As RrR System Reset Character Translations in VT100 Mode The VT100 protocol does not support special characters such as line draw characters. These characters are translated so that they can be displayed on the VT100 screen.

  • Page 18: Emergency Management Services

    HP BIOS Serial Console User Guide When Enable Local is selected, the OS redirects through the local serial port. When Enable Remote is selected, the OS redirects through iLO or RILOE II. Data becomes available through the browser configured for iLO instead of through the serial port.

  • Page 19: Linux Red Hat 7 Serial Console Settings

    HP BIOS Serial Console/EMS Support Settings and Configuration Microsoft® enables EMS support in the OS, but EMS support also requires ROM support. EMS support, when enabled, assumes the serial port for redirection and may cause interference with other devices attached to the serial port.

  • Page 20: Linux Red Hat 7 Ata Driver Settings

    HP BIOS Serial Console User Guide Linux Red Hat 7 ATA Driver Settings By default, Linux Red Hat 7.1 OS uses only the ATA driver in PIO mode for the server blades ATA controller. Use the following change to set the driver to use DMA and higher speeds (66 MHz/100 MHz): 1.

  • Page 21: Microsoft Hyperterminal Setup

    Terminal Emulation Programs Microsoft HyperTerminal Setup Because Microsoft® HyperTerminal is a widely used terminal emulation program, examples of HyperTerminal 6.3 setup screens follow to aid in the initialization process. Be sure that the remote terminal screen settings match the screens in this section. If using an emulation program other than HyperTerminal, refer to the software reference material for settings information.
  • Page 22 HP BIOS Serial Console User Guide 3. On the Connect To tab, click Configure to display the Port Settings tab. NOTE: If using a notebook computer, the Connect using field should be set to COM1 or COM2, depending on your configuration. COM1 is the HP default setting.
  • Page 23 Terminal Emulation Programs 4. Select Port Settings. Then click OK to return to the Properties screen. 5. On the Properties screen, click the Settings tab.
  • Page 24 HP BIOS Serial Console User Guide 6. If using ANSI emulation, click Terminal Setup and select ANSI (if using VT100 emulation, refer to step 9). ANSI is the default setting. IMPORTANT: Both the remote and local machines must be set to the same emulation.
  • Page 25 Terminal Emulation Programs 7. Select Terminal Settings. 8. Click OK to return to the Settings tab, and click OK again to complete the HyperTerminal setup process.
  • Page 26 HP BIOS Serial Console User Guide 9. If using VT100 emulation, click Terminal Setup and select VT100. IMPORTANT: If using VT100 emulation, the setting must be changed from the default ANSI setting in RBSU.
  • Page 27 Terminal Emulation Programs 10. Select Terminal Settings. Click OK to return to the Settings tab. 11. On the Settings tab, click ASCII Setup.
  • Page 28 HP BIOS Serial Console User Guide 12. Deselect Wrap lines that exceed terminal width. Click OK to return to the Settings tab. Then click OK to complete the HyperTerminal setup process.

  • Page 29: Acronyms And Abbreviations

    Acronyms and Abbreviations Automatic Server Recovery Command Line Interface ConRep Configuration Replication Utility error checking and correcting Emergency Management Services integrated device electronics Integrated Lights-Out Integrated Management Display...
  • Page 30 HP BIOS Serial Console User Guide initial program load interrupt request multi-processor specification network interface controller non-maskable interrupt ORCA Option ROM Configuration for Arrays peripheral component interface POST Power-On Self-Test preboot eXecution environment RBSU ROM-Based Setup Utility...
  • Page 31 Acronyms and Abbreviations RILOE Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition RILOE II Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition II...

  • Page 33: Index

    Index NIC (network interface controller) 30 operating systems 17 ASR (Automatic Server Recovery) 29 ATA driver settings 20 port settings 14 baud rate 14 BIOS Serial Console 5, 6 RBSU (ROM-Based Setup Utility) 9 RBSU configuration 9 reset keys 15 COM port 6 commands 15 connectivity 6...

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