IBM 4190 User Manual
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System-BMC
Serial
Port
Sharing
Select
this
choice
to
specify
whether
the
serial
port
that
the
BMC
uses
is
shared
with
the
rest
of
the
system
or
is
dedicated
to
the
BMC.
This
choice,
together
with
the
BMC
Serial
Port
Access
Mode
setting,
affects
serial-related
behavior
and
remote-management
capabilities
on
this
server.
For
more
information,
see
the
help
for
this
choice.
-
BMC
Serial
Port
Access
Mode
Select
this
choice
to
specify
the
access
mode
for
the
serial
port.
This
choice,
together
with
the
System-BMC
Serial
Port
Sharing
setting,
affects
serial-related
behavior
and
remote-management
capabilities
on
this
server.
For
more
information,
see
the
help
for
this
choice.
-
Reboot
System
on
NMI
Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
the
ability
of
the
server
to
restart
after
an
NMI
interrupt
is
issued.
If
the
value
is
Enabled,
this
setting
supersedes
the
automatic
server
restart
(ASR)
setting.
-
User
Account
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
settings
for
each
BMC
user
ID,
change
the
password
for
a
BMC
user
ID,
and
set
the
maximum
BMC
privilege
level.
-
BMC
Network
Configuration
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
mini-BMC
MAC
address,
IP
address,
subnet
mask,
gateway
address,
host
name,
and
DHCP
control
setting.
-
BMC
System
Event
Log
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
BMC
system-event
log,
which
contains
all
system-error
messages
that
have
been
generated.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
move
among
pages
in
the
log.
Run
the
diagnostic
programs
to
get
more
information
about
error
codes
that
occur.
See
the
Problem
Determination
and
Service
Guide
on
the
IBM
System
x
Documentation
CD
for
instructions.
To
clear
the
BMC
system-event
log,
select
Clear
BMC
SELs
and
confirm
the
selection.
The
BMC
system-event
log
is
limited
in
size.
When
the
log
is
full,
new
entries
will
not
overwrite
existing
entries;
therefore,
you
must
periodically
clear
the
BMC
system-event
log.
When
you
are
troubleshooting
an
error,
be
sure
to
clear
the
BMC
system-event
log
so
that
you
can
find
current
errors
more
easily.
–
High
Precision
Event
Timer
Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
the
high
precision
event
timer
(HPET)
function.
v
Event/Error
Logs
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
clear
error
logs.
–
System
Event/Error
Log
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
complete
log
of
POST
error
messages.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
move
among
pages
in
the
log.
Run
the
diagnostic
programs
to
get
more
information
about
error
codes
that
occur.
See
the
Problem
Determination
and
Service
Guide
on
the
IBM
System
x
Documentation
CD
for
instructions.
To
clear
the
system
event/error
log,
select
Clear
System
Event/Error
Log
and
confirm
the
selection.
The
system
event/error
log
is
limited
in
size.
When
the
log
is
full,
new
entries
will
not
overwrite
existing
entries;
therefore,
you
must
periodically
clear
the
system
event/error
log.
When
you
are
troubleshooting
an
error,
be
sure
to
clear
the
system
event/error
log
so
that
you
can
find
current
errors
more
easily.
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
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