Lenovo 6434 User Manual

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System

-

BMC

Serial

Port

Sharing

Select

this

choice

to

specify

whether

the

serial

port

that

the

mini-BMC

uses

is

shared

with

the

other

system

components

or

is

dedicated

to

the

mini-BMC.

When

this

option

is

enabled,

the

mini-BMC

controls

the

serial

port

by

way

of

remote

commands.

If

this

option

is

disabled,

the

serial

port

is

assigned

to

the

mini-BMC,

unless

the

BMC

Serial

Port

Access

Mode

option

is

disabled.

-

BMC

Serial

Port

Access

Mode

Select

this

choice

to

set

the

mini-BMC

access

mode

for

the

system

serial

port.

Shared

is

the

default

setting.

You

can

choose

from

the

following

access

modes:

Shared

The

serial

port

is

available

for

use

by

POST

and

the

operating

system;

however,

the

mini-BMC

can

still

monitor

the

serial

data

for

a

take-control

sequence.

Pre-Boot

The

mini-BMC

has

control

of

the

serial

port

before

the

operating

system

is

booted;

however,

after

the

operating

system

is

booted,

the

mini-BMC

will

not

have

access

to

the

serial

port

until

you

turn

off

the

server

or

reset

the

settings.

Dedicated

The

mini-BMC

has

complete

control

of

the

serial

port.

POST

and

the

operating

system

will

not

be

allowed

to

use

the

serial

port.

Disabled

The

mini-BMC

has

access

to

the

serial

port.

-

Reboot

System

on

Non-maskable

interrupt

(NMI)

This

option

sets

the

mini-BMC

timer

to

automatically

reboot

the

server

after

an

NMI

occurs.

Enabled

is

the

default

setting.

-

User

Account

Settings

Select

this

choice

to

view

the

user

account

settings

for

the

mini-BMC.

-

BMC

Network

Configuration

Select

this

choice

to

configure

specific

network

settings

for

the

mini-BMC.

-

BMC

System

Event

Log

Select

this

choice

to

view

the

mini-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

the

error

codes.

See

the

Hardware

Maintenance

Manual

for

instructions

for

solving

the

problems.

Select

Clear

BMC

System

Event

Log

to

clear

the

mini-BMC

system-event

logs.

v

Event/Error

Logs

Select

this

choice

to

view

or

clear

error

logs.

System

Event/Error

Log

Select

this

choice

to

view

the

system-event

and

error

messages

that

the

system

generated

during

POST

and

run

time

by

the

SMI

handler

and

by

the

service

processor.

The

most

recent

event

or

error

is

displayed

first.

Use

the

Down

Arrow

key

to

view

the

older

entries,

and

use

the

Up

Arrow

key

to

view

the

newer

entries.

Select

Clear

system

logs

and

press

Enter

to

erase

the

system

event/error

log.

v

Save

Settings

Select

this

choice

to

save

the

changes

that

you

have

made

in

the

settings.

Chapter

3.

Configuring

the

server

59

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