Intel H2000JF Technical Product Specification - Page 42

Intel® Server Board S2600JF TPS Platform Management Functional Overview 3.4.16 KVM/Serial Over LAN (SOL) Function These functions support redirection of keyboard, mouse, and text screen to a terminal window on a remote console. The keyboard, mouse, and text redirection enables the control of the client machine through the network without the need to be physically near that machine. Text, mouse, and keyboard redirection allows the remote machine to control and configure the client by entering BIOS setup. The KVM/SOL function emulates a standard PCI serial port and redirects the data from the serial port to the management console using LAN. KVM has additional requirements of internal graphics and SOL may be used when KVM is not supported. 3.4.17 IDE-R Function The IDE-R function is an IDE Redirection interface that provides client connection to management console ATA/ATAPI devices. When booting from IDE-R, the IDE-R interface will send the client's ATA/ATAPI command to the management console. The management console will then provide a response command back to the client. A remote machine can setup a diagnostic SW or OS installation image and direct the client to boot from IDE-R. The IDE-R interface is the same as the IDE interface and is compliant with ATA/ATAPI-6 specifications. IDE-R does not conflict with the usage of PXE boot. The system can support both interfaces and continue to boot from the PXE as with any other boot devices. However, during management boot session the Intel® AMT solution will use IDE-R when remote boot is required. The devices attached to the IDER channel are only visible to software during management boot session. During normal boot session the IDE-R channel does not appear as a present device. 3.4.18 Manageability Intel® C600 PCH integrates several functions designed to manage the system and lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) of the system. These system management functions are designed to report errors, diagnose the system, and recover from system lockups without the aid of an external microcontroller. The functionality provided by the SPS firmware is different from Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT or AT) provided by the ME on client platforms.  TCO Timer: The Intel® C600 PCH's integrated programmable TCO timer is used to detect system locks. The first expiration of the timer generates an SMI# that the system can use to recover from a software lock. The second expiration of the timer causes a system reset to recover from a hardware lock.  Processor Present Indicator: The Intel® C600 PCH looks for the processor to fetch the first instruction after reset. If the processor does not fetch the first instruction, the PCH will reboot the system.  ECC Error Reporting: When detecting an ECC error, the host controller has the ability to send one of several messages to the Intel® C600 PCH. The host controller can instruct the PCH to generate any of SMI#, NMI, SERR#, or TCO interrupt.  Function Disable: The Intel® C600 PCH provides the ability to disable the following integrated functions: LAN, USB, LPC, Intel® HD Audio, SATA, PCI Express*, or SMBus*. Once disabled, these functions no longer decode I/O, memory, or PCI configuration space. Also, no interrupts or power management events are generated from the disabled functions.  Intruder Detect: The Intel® C600 PCH provides an input signal (INTRUDER#) that can be attached to a switch that is activated by the system case being opened. The Intel® C600 PCH can be programmed to generate either SMI# or TCO interrupt due to an active INTRUDER# signal. Revision 1.3 29 Intel order number G31608-004