I am not sure which servers you are working on. But as long as the server BIOS supports serial console redirection, you should be able to use the SYSCFG commands from DTK to accomplish your goals. Here is a guide on using the tool, it even gives an example of running a few commands. www.delltechcenter.com/.../Changing+BIOS+settings+with+syscfg+from+the+DTK The command you will be interested in is the  --conred  command. Information on it can be found on page 34 of this pdf. support.dell.com/.../DTK20CLI.pdf Option: --conred  Valid arguments: serial1, serial2, off, bmsol, mmb Description: This option configures or reports the communication port for console redirection. If this option is set to a serial port, then this option is not available. See the descriptions for --serial1 and --serial2. If only one serial port is present on a system, the serial2 argument is not available. This option is available on all supported systems that support console redirection. This option can be replicated. Example: A:>syscfg --conred=serial1 conred=serial1 Let us know how things work out. Thanks.
Hi there, I operate a collection of Poweredge servers running RHEL4,5 and 6. Are there any utilities I can run to enable serial redirection so that I can see the first stages of booting? I have machines which redirect output to serial, but only once the operating system has loaded. I hope there is an option available which means I won't have to physically visit the machine.
Linux tools for BIOS settings