When To Run The Promise Fastbuild Utility; Running The Promise Fastbuild Utility; Direct Platform Control (Dpc) Console - Intel SCB2 - Server Board Motherboard Product Manual

When to Run the Promise FastBuild Utility

Use the FastBuild utility to:
Define a RAID array
Delete a RAID array
Restore a RAID array

Running the Promise FastBuild Utility

1. When this message appears on the video monitor:
<<<Press <Ctrl><F> to enter FastBuild (TM) Utility>>>
2. Press <Ctrl+F> to run the utility.

Direct Platform Control (DPC) Console

Direct Platform Control (DPC) Console is part of Intel Server Control. Direct Platform Control is a
server management application that supports remote system management via LAN, or an
RS-232 serial connection to the server COM2 port over a modem or a direct serial cable. The Direct
Platform Control Console provides the ability for remote management of Intel servers via modem
or LAN with a capability to run DOS-based programs.
DPC console runs on a client workstation. It communicates with a server by:
Accessing the server management capabilities of the on-board NIC
A Windows 2000 compatible modem.
An RS-232 connection to the server COM2 port.
DPC Console is independent of the server operating system.
Even when the server is off, you can use DPC Console to verify the state of a server or diagnose a
problem with the server hardware. DPC console features allows you to:
Establish connection to remote servers
Server Control: power on, power off, and reset operations
Retrieve and display entries in the System Event Log (SEL)
Retrieve and display Sensor Data Records (SDR)
Retrieve and display Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) information
Retrieve and display current Remote Sensor Access (RSA) information
Access a phonebook for remote connection management
Remote control of the service partition
File transfer from / to the server
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