IBM 884872U User Guide - Page 28

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- Power Management Select this choice to view, set, and change the following power-management features for the server: - Resume On Modem Ring - Wake up by LAN - Resume On Time - Resume Date - Resume Time - After Power Failure To use some of these features, such as Wake up by LAN, the server must contain Wake on LAN hardware and software, and your operating system must support Wake on LAN functions. To cause the server to resume on a predetermined date and time, select Resume On Time; then, use Resume Date and Resume Time to specify the date and time. Use the After Power Failure choice to specify whether the server should stay off or resume when power is restored after a power failure. - Console Redirection Select this choice to view and change the settings for the serial connection used to redirect the local keyboard-video-mouse console to a remote console. You must set the Console Redirection value to On-board COM A to see any of the other values on this screen. The default value is Disabled. Note: The FIFO level is a buffer setting that is used by the baseboard management controller for data transmission. A value of 14 (the default) is required for a Serial over LAN connection and is preferred for other types of connection. Leave the setting at 14. See "Configuring console redirection" on page 17 for more information about configuring and establishing the console-redirection connection. - Baseboard Management Controller Select this choice to view and change the settings for the baseboard management controller. The baseboard management controller is also known as the service processor. You can view the firmware levels of the Intelligent Platform Management Interface specification and the baseboard management controller, change the setting for the COM port the baseboard management controller uses, enable or disable the BIOS POST watchdog, and view the system event log. v Error Logs - POST Error Log Select this choice to view the three most recent error codes and messages that the system generated during POST. You can use the arrow keys to move between pages in the error log. Select Clear error logs to clear the POST error log. - System Error Log If an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II is installed, a system error log is created which contains the full text of the error messages. You can use the arrow keys to move between pages in the error log. Select Clear error logs to clear the system error log. 14 326 Type 8848: User's Guide

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Power
Management
Select
this
choice
to
view,
set,
and
change
the
following
power-management
features
for
the
server:
-
Resume
On
Modem
Ring
-
Wake
up
by
LAN
-
Resume
On
Time
-
Resume
Date
-
Resume
Time
-
After
Power
Failure
To
use
some
of
these
features,
such
as
Wake
up
by
LAN
,
the
server
must
contain
Wake
on
LAN
hardware
and
software,
and
your
operating
system
must
support
Wake
on
LAN
functions.
To
cause
the
server
to
resume
on
a
predetermined
date
and
time,
select
Resume
On
Time
;
then,
use
Resume
Date
and
Resume
Time
to
specify
the
date
and
time.
Use
the
After
Power
Failure
choice
to
specify
whether
the
server
should
stay
off
or
resume
when
power
is
restored
after
a
power
failure.
Console
Redirection
Select
this
choice
to
view
and
change
the
settings
for
the
serial
connection
used
to
redirect
the
local
keyboard-video-mouse
console
to
a
remote
console.
You
must
set
the
Console
Redirection
value
to
On-board
COM
A
to
see
any
of
the
other
values
on
this
screen.
The
default
value
is
Disabled
.
Note:
The
FIFO
level
is
a
buffer
setting
that
is
used
by
the
baseboard
management
controller
for
data
transmission.
A
value
of
14
(the
default)
is
required
for
a
Serial
over
LAN
connection
and
is
preferred
for
other
types
of
connection.
Leave
the
setting
at
14.
See
“Configuring
console
redirection”
on
page
17
for
more
information
about
configuring
and
establishing
the
console-redirection
connection.
Baseboard
Management
Controller
Select
this
choice
to
view
and
change
the
settings
for
the
baseboard
management
controller.
The
baseboard
management
controller
is
also
known
as
the
service
processor.
You
can
view
the
firmware
levels
of
the
Intelligent
Platform
Management
Interface
specification
and
the
baseboard
management
controller,
change
the
setting
for
the
COM
port
the
baseboard
management
controller
uses,
enable
or
disable
the
BIOS
POST
watchdog,
and
view
the
system
event
log.
v
Error
Logs
POST
Error
Log
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
three
most
recent
error
codes
and
messages
that
the
system
generated
during
POST.
You
can
use
the
arrow
keys
to
move
between
pages
in
the
error
log.
Select
Clear
error
logs
to
clear
the
POST
error
log.
System
Error
Log
If
an
optional
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
is
installed,
a
system
error
log
is
created
which
contains
the
full
text
of
the
error
messages.
You
can
use
the
arrow
keys
to
move
between
pages
in
the
error
log.
Select
Clear
error
logs
to
clear
the
system
error
log.
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