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2. Restart or power on the server.
3. Press F9 in the server POST screen.
The system RBSU starts.
4. Set the Virtual Serial Port COM port.
a. Select System Options, and then press Enter.
b. Select Serial Port Options, and then press Enter.
c. Select Virtual Serial Port, and then press Enter.
d. Select the COM port you want to use, and then press Enter.
e. Press ESC twice to return to the main menu.
5. Set the BIOS serial console port COM port.
a. Select BIOS Serial Console & EMS, and then press Enter.
b. Select BIOS Serial Console Port, and then press Enter.
c. Select the COM port that matches the value selected in step 4, and then press Enter.
6. Set the BIOS Serial Console Baud Rate.
a. Select BIOS Serial Console Baud Rate, and then press Enter.
b. Select 115200, and then press Enter.
NOTE: The iLO Virtual Serial Port does not use a physical UART, so the BIOS Serial
Console Baud Rate value has no effect on the speed the iLO Virtual Serial Port uses
to send and receive data.
7. Set the EMS Console COM port.
EMS is for Windows only.
a. Select EMS Console, and then press Enter.
b. Select the COM port that matches the value selected in step 4, and then press Enter.
8. Exit the system RBSU.
Configuring the iLO Virtual Serial Port in the UEFI System Utilities
The following procedure describes the settings you must configure before you can use the iLO
Virtual Serial Port. This procedure is required for both Windows and Linux systems.
This procedure is for systems that support the UEFI System Utilities. For systems that support
the legacy system RBSU, see “Configuring the iLO Virtual Serial Port in the host system RBSU”
(page 224).
1. Access the UEFI system utilities.
a. Optional: If you access the server remotely, start an iLO remote console session.
b. Restart or power on the server.
c. Press F9 in the server POST screen.
The UEFI System Utilities start.
2. Set the Virtual Serial Port COM port.
a. From the System Configuration screen, use the up or down arrow keys and the Enter
key to navigate to the BIOS/Platform configuration (RBSU)→System Options→Serial
Port Options screen.
b. Select Virtual Serial Port, and then press Enter.
c. Select the COM port you want to use, and then press Enter.
d. Press ESC twice to return to the main menu.
3. Set the BIOS serial console port COM port.
a. Select BIOS Serial Console and EMS, and then press Enter.
b. Select BIOS Serial Console Port, and then press Enter.
Using a text-based Remote Console 225