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name=value pair 1 attribute= name=value pair 2 setting= Description
• force=true: Verification of setting 
change.
attribute=sata setting=off | ata | raid
• off: Disables the SATA controller.
• ata: Sets the onboard SATA controller 
to ATA mode.
• raid: Sets the onboard SATA controller 
to RAID mode.
attribute=sataport (0...7) or (a...h) setting=off | auto
• off: Disables the SATA port.
• auto: Automatically enables the SATA 
port.
attribute=secondaryscsi setting=on | off
• on: Enables secondary SCSI.
• off: Disables this device.
attribute=serialportaddr setting=default | alternate | com1 | com2
• default: Maps to Serial 
device1=COM1, Serial device2=COM2.
• alternate: Maps to Serial 
device1=COM2, Serial device2=COM1
• com1: Sets serial port address to 
COM1.
• com2: Sets serial port address to 
COM2.
attribute=serialcom setting=off | on | com1 | com2 | 
onwithconsole
• off: Disables serial communication 
setting.
• on: Enables serial communication 
setting without console redirection.
• com1: Enables serial communication 
setting with console redirection 
through COM1.
• com2: Enables serial communication 
setting with console redirection 
through COM2.
• onwithconsole: Enables serial 
communication with console 
redirection through COM1 and COM2.
NOTE: The setting onwithconsole is 
supported only on Dell blade 
systems.
attribute=serialport1 setting=off | auto | com1 | com3 | 
bmcserial | bmcnic | rac | com1bmc
• off: Disables serial port 1.
• auto: Maps serial port 1 to a COM 
port.
• com1: Maps serial port 1 to COM port 
1.
• com3: Maps serial port 1 to COM port 
3.
• bmcserial: Maps serial port 1 to BMC 
Serial.
• bmcnic: Maps serial port 1 to the 
Baseboard Management Controller 
(BMC) NIC.
• rac: Maps serial port 1 to the Remote 
Access Controller (RAC.)
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