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Console Redirection
Console redirection allows you to maintain a server from a remote location by
redirecting keyboard input and text output through the serial port. Graphic output is
not redirected. Console redirection can be used under the disk operating system
(DOS) for tasks such as setting up a common basic input/output system (BIOS) con-
figuration or setting up a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) configuration. In
a typical installation, the system is connected to a port concentrator that allows you to
connect several systems via a shared modem. After you use a modem or other re-
mote connection to log into the port concentrator, you can select which system you
want to manage with console redirection. This document describes the simplest con-
nection possible: connecting to a system with a null modem cable.
Minimum Hardware and Connection
Requirements
To use console redirection, you must have the following:
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An available serial port (COM port) on a client system (This port must not conflict
with any other ports on the system.)
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Available serial port 1 (COM 1) on the server
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A null modem cable to connect the server to the client system
Software Requirements
Your remote terminal emulation software should meet the following specifications:
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American National Standards Institute (ANSI) or VT100/220 terminal emulation
with a window size of 80 x 25 characters
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9600, 19.2K, 57 .6K, or 115.2K bits per second (bps) via serial (COM) ports
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Recommended: the ability to create keyboard command macros
All versions of the Microsoft
Terminal terminal emulation software. However, the version of HyperTerminal
included with most Windows operating systems does not provide the correct screen
size, the arrow and function keys do not work, and there is no method of creating
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operating systems come with Hyper-
Console Redirection
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