IBM 436854u Service Guide - Page 37
System - BMC Serial Port Sharing, Baseboard Management Controller BMC Setting
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Select this choice to view the Startup Sequence Options menu. The startup sequence specifies the order in which the server checks devices to find a boot record. The server starts from the first boot record that it finds. v Advanced Setup Select this choice to change values for advanced hardware features, such as CPU options and PCI configuration. Important: The server might malfunction if these settings are incorrectly configured. Follow the instructions on the screen carefully. This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. - CPU Options Select this choice to view or change the options that control the behavior of the CPU. - PCI Bus Control Select this choice to view or change the system resources that are used by the installed PCI or PCI-Express devices. - RSA II Settings This choice is displayed only when a Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine is installed in the server. Select this choice to view the DHCP IP address and settings and the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine MAC address; to view or change the DHCP control, static IP address, operating-system USB selections; and to save the values and reboot the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine. - Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Setting Select this choice to change the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) settings for the mini-BMC controller. - IPMI Specification Version This nonselectable item displays the IPMI specification version. - BMC Firmware Version This nonselectable item displays the mini-BMC firmware version. - BMC Build Date This nonselectable item displays the date that the mini-BMC code was built. - BMC Build Level This nonselectable item displays the version of the mini-BMC code. - Existing Event Log number This nonselectable item displays the number of entries in the system-event log. - BMC POST Watchdog This option enables or disables the POST watchdog. Disabled is the default setting. - BMC POST Watchdog Timeout This option enables or disables the mini-BMC POST watchdog timer. - 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 set to disabled. Chapter 2. Configuration information and instructions 19