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Console redirection is intended for system management from a terminal attached to the system’s

serial port. When Windows Server 2003 detects that console redirection is enabled, it optimizes its

installation screens to a low-resolution text mode for a vt100-compatible terminal. Some flat-panel

displays cannot synchronize to that mode.

To correct the problem, restart the system, enter the System Setup program, and disable console

redirection. After installing the Windows Server 2003 operating system, enter the System Setup

program, and enable console redirection, if desired.

NIC Teaming Limitations

If you configure the baseboard management controller (BMC) to access the system using the first

integrated NIC (NIC1), teaming functionality and BMC functionality will be affected in certain

situations, as shown in Table 1-1.

NOTE: To avoid false error messages, use only the Intel

NIC drivers provided by Dell.

Table 1-1. Effect of BMC Use of NIC1 on Teaming Functionality

AFT, ALB/RLB, and SFT

Teaming Mode

IEEE 802.3ad and Ether Channel Teaming

Mode

Action Effect Effect

NIC1 allocated to BMC

before team is created

Normal teaming and BMC

functionality.

BMC and NIC1 issues a warning

message about the loss of

management traffic in the event

of adaptive failover.

Normal teaming functionality. BMC

functionality may be affected because of

loss of management traffic.

BMC and NIC1 issues a warning

message about loss of management

traffic in the event of adaptive failover.

NIC1 allocated to BMC

after team is created

Normal teaming and BMC

functionality.

BMC issues a warning message

about the loss of management

traffic in the event of adaptive

failover.

NIC1 does not display a warning

message but teaming functions

normally.