ColocatedServerConfiguration

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Colocated Server Configuration

General

- label computer with your system "handle" provided by Intuix and, optionally, your company name and contact information

- label network ports especially if manufacturer labelling is wrong

BIOS Configuration

* enable USB support and Legacy USB support, so we can use USB keyboards
* set "Power loss" mode to "Stay on"
* enable BIOS console redirection if available: 
   * COM1 (COM A)
   * Speed: 9600 baud
   * Console type: VT100, 8bit
   * Flow control: none
   * Connection type: direct connection
   * Continue redirection after boot: yet (sometimes also called Agent after boot)

OS configuration

* turn on OS serial console on serial port 1, with settings as above

Linux: http://www.vanemery.com/Linux/Serial/serial-console.html FreeBSD: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/serialconsole-setup.html