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- BMC Build Level This is a nonselectable menu item that displays the BMC firmware build level. - BMC Build Date This is a nonselectable menu item that displays the BMC firmware build date. - BMC POST Watchdog Enable or disable the BMC POST watchdog. Disable is the default setting. - BMC POST Watchdog Timeout Set the BMC POST watchdog timeout value. 5 minutes is the default setting. - System-BMC Serial Port Sharing Enable or disable sharing the serial port between the BMC and the system. Disabled is the default setting; it assigns the serial port to the BMC exclusively. - BMC Serial Port Access Mode If serial-port sharing is enabled, specify the times and conditions during which the BMC shares the serial port. - Reboot System on NMI Enable or disable restarting the system whenever a nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) occurs. Disabled is the default. - BMC Network Configuration View the BMC MAC address and the current BMC IP address. Define the static BMC IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address, and specify whether to use the static IP address or have DHCP assign the BMC IP address. - BMC System Event Log Select this choice to view the BMC system event log, which contains messages about system events, such as devices inserted or removed or a threshold reached. Select Clear BMC SEL to clear the BMC system event log. - User Account Settings Define user names and passwords for logging in to the BMC to remotely control settings on the server such as power settings. v Event/Error Logs Select this choice to view and clear the POST error log and the system event/error log. - Post Error Log Select this choice to view the three most recent error codes and messages that were generated during POST. Select Clear POST Error Log to clear the POST error log. - System Event/Error Log This choice is available only if an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine is installed. Select this choice to view the error messages in the system event/error log. You can use the arrow keys to move between pages in the error log. Select Clear System Event/Error Log to clear the system event/error log. The system event/error log contains all event and error messages that have been generated during POST, by the system management interface handler, and by the system service processor. Run the diagnostic programs to get more information about error codes that occur. See the Problem Chapter 3. Configuring the server 89

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-
BMC
Build
Level
This
is
a
nonselectable
menu
item
that
displays
the
BMC
firmware
build
level.
-
BMC
Build
Date
This
is
a
nonselectable
menu
item
that
displays
the
BMC
firmware
build
date.
-
BMC
POST
Watchdog
Enable
or
disable
the
BMC
POST
watchdog.
Disable
is
the
default
setting.
-
BMC
POST
Watchdog
Timeout
Set
the
BMC
POST
watchdog
timeout
value.
5
minutes
is
the
default
setting.
-
System-BMC
Serial
Port
Sharing
Enable
or
disable
sharing
the
serial
port
between
the
BMC
and
the
system.
Disabled
is
the
default
setting;
it
assigns
the
serial
port
to
the
BMC
exclusively.
-
BMC
Serial
Port
Access
Mode
If
serial-port
sharing
is
enabled,
specify
the
times
and
conditions
during
which
the
BMC
shares
the
serial
port.
-
Reboot
System
on
NMI
Enable
or
disable
restarting
the
system
whenever
a
nonmaskable
interrupt
(NMI)
occurs.
Disabled
is
the
default.
-
BMC
Network
Configuration
View
the
BMC
MAC
address
and
the
current
BMC
IP
address.
Define
the
static
BMC
IP
address,
subnet
mask,
and
gateway
address,
and
specify
whether
to
use
the
static
IP
address
or
have
DHCP
assign
the
BMC
IP
address.
-
BMC
System
Event
Log
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
BMC
system
event
log,
which
contains
messages
about
system
events,
such
as
devices
inserted
or
removed
or
a
threshold
reached.
Select
Clear
BMC
SEL
to
clear
the
BMC
system
event
log.
-
User
Account
Settings
Define
user
names
and
passwords
for
logging
in
to
the
BMC
to
remotely
control
settings
on
the
server
such
as
power
settings.
v
Event/Error
Logs
Select
this
choice
to
view
and
clear
the
POST
error
log
and
the
system
event/error
log.
–
Post
Error
Log
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
three
most
recent
error
codes
and
messages
that
were
generated
during
POST.
Select
Clear
POST
Error
Log
to
clear
the
POST
error
log.
–
System
Event/Error
Log
This
choice
is
available
only
if
an
optional
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
is
installed.
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
error
messages
in
the
system
event/error
log.
You
can
use
the
arrow
keys
to
move
between
pages
in
the
error
log.
Select
Clear
System
Event/Error
Log
to
clear
the
system
event/error
log.
The
system
event/error
log
contains
all
event
and
error
messages
that
have
been
generated
during
POST,
by
the
system
management
interface
handler,
and
by
the
system
service
processor.
Run
the
diagnostic
programs
to
get
more
information
about
error
codes
that
occur.
See
the
Problem
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
89