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Chapter Four Configuration Software and Utilities
Server Menu
You can make the following selections on the Server Menu
itself.
Feature Choices Description
System Enters submenu.
Management
Console Enters submenu
Redirection
PEP Enters submenu
Management
Enable Sleep Disabled
Button Enabled
PCI IRQs to Disabled Enabled - BIOS can describe all
IO-APIC Enabled 24 IO APIC pins in the MP table
for PCI interrupts. Not all MP
operating systems and drivers
can understand this description of
the interrupts in the MP table.
Disabled - BIOS will only use 16
IO APIC pins in the MP table for
PCI interrupts. All PCI interrupts
are routed to a standard ISA IRQ
pins on IO APIC. ALL operating
systems will work with standard
ISA IRQ entries.
Processor Yes Yes tells BIOS to clear the
Reset No historical processor status and
retest all processors on the next
boot. BIOS automatically resets to
No in next boot.
Assert NMI Disabled Enabled generates an NMI on a
on PEER Enabled parity error (PEER). To activate
this feature, the system error
(SERR) option must be enabled.
Assert NMI Disabled Enabled generates an NMI on
on SEER Enabled SEER
Feature Choices Description
Server Enters submenu
Management
Info
System Disabled When enabled, system events will
Event Enabled be logged by BIOS and BMC in
Logging system event log.
Clear No Yes clears the system event log
Event Yes (SEL) in BMC. BIOS automatically
Log resets to NO for next boot.
EMP Password Disabled Sets the EMP password.
switch Enabled
EMP Password [A..Z, 0..9] This field only shows up when the
EMP password switch is enabled.
Entering a password and
pressing return will send the
password immediately to the
BMC. If a beep is heard the
password was not accepted. If no
password is entered, anyone has
access to the server through the
EMP Console.
EMP Escape +++ Sets the escape sequence for the
sequence modem being used for EMP. This
will force the modem to command
mode. This is only used if the EMP
direct connect/modem mode is set
to modem.
EMP Hangup ATH Sets the Hangup Line Sequence
Line String for the modem being used for
EMP. Used in EMP modem mode.
EMP Restricted Disabled If set to Enabled, Power on/off and
Mode Access Enabled Reset server controls via EMP are
no longer available.
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System Management Submenu