Specifications

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Super I/O chip............................................................................................................................................39
TPM chip ...................................................................................................................................................39
SAS and SATA..........................................................................................................................................39
Ethernet controllers and interfaces............................................................................................................40
AMC bay....................................................................................................................................................44
Intelligent Platform Management Controller ..............................................................................................48
CPU complex FPGA..................................................................................................................................48
Chapter 5: Hardware Management..................................................................................................49
IPMC description .......................................................................................................................................50
Summary of IPMC controls........................................................................................................................53
Overview of sensor management..............................................................................................................54
CPM resets................................................................................................................................................55
Watchdog timers........................................................................................................................................57
Hot swap of the CPM and managed FRUs................................................................................................59
E-Key control of interfaces.........................................................................................................................59
IPMI-over-LAN...........................................................................................................................................62
Serial-over-LAN.........................................................................................................................................65
Chapter 6: System BIOS .................................................................................................................. 71
BIOS setup menus ....................................................................................................................................71
Command line utility for changing BIOS settings.......................................................................................73
Creating a custom BIOS image .................................................................................................................74
Configuring the front or rear Ethernet ports...............................................................................................75
Extensible firmware interface (EFI) shell ...................................................................................................75
BIOS event and error reporting..................................................................................................................76
Chapter 7: Maintenance and Troubleshooting............................................................................... 85
Field replaceable units (FRUs)..................................................................................................................85
Removing and installing the CPM, RTM, or AMC......................................................................................85
Overview of firmware updates ...................................................................................................................87
General troubleshooting tips......................................................................................................................89
Symptoms and recommended actions ......................................................................................................89