IntelĀ® Server Board X38ML
Table of Contents
Revision 1.3
Intel order number E15331-006
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5.19.4
Media Bridging
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73
5.19.5
Request/Response Protocol
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73
5.19.6
Host to BMC Communication Interface
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73
5.19.7
IPMB Communication
Interface
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75
5.19.8
LAN Interface
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75
5.20
Event Filtering and Alerting
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76
5.20.1
Platform Event Filtering (PEF)
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76
5.20.2
Alert-over-LAN
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76
5.20.3
Factory Default Event Filters
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77
5.20.4
Alert Policies
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77
5.20.5
MIB File
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77
5.21
Sensor Support
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77
5.22
BIOS-BMC interactions
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83
5.23
Platform Management Features Implemented by BIOS
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83
5.23.1
IPMI
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84
5.23.2
Console Redirection
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84
5.23.3
IPMI Serial Interface
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85
5.23.4
Wired For Management (WFM)
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88
5.23.5
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS)
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88
5.23.6
Security
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88
6.
Error Reporting and Handling
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90
6.1
Fault Resilient Booting
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90
6.1.1
BSP POST Failures (FRB-2)
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90
6.1.2
Operating System Load Failures (OS Boot Timer)
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90
6.2
Error Handling and Logging
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91
6.2.1
Error Sources and Types
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91
6.2.2
Error Logging via SMI Handler
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91
6.2.3
Logging Format Conventions
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6.2.4
Timestamp Clock Event
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6.3
Error Messages and Error Codes
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6.3.1
Diagnostic LEDs
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97
6.3.2
POST Code Checkpoints
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98
6.3.3
POST Error Messages and Handling
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101
6.3.4
POST Error Pause Option
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103
7.
Connectors and Jumper Blocks
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104