Serial port

Use the serial port actions to conduct internal loopback testing on a maximum of 10 serial ports. These tests place the serial port in an internal loopback mode so that the values written to the port can be read back. The serial port actions also indicate whether the registers contain valid values.

Prerequisites for performing actions on the serial port

To perform actions on the serial port, a loopback adapter must be installed.

Actions

Use the following actions to diagnose the serial port:

Results

The Results field displays the results of the action and provides detailed information for resolving issues. Use the documentation that comes with your server for information about correcting a failed device.


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