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The server is reset if any of the following events occur:
Software non-maskable interrupt (NMI)
Service processor interrupt (SPINT) routine was started
Internal error (IERR)
Automatic boot recovery (ABR) request is received
The BMC and the x3850 M2 and x3950 M2 baseboard management firmware
enable the following features:
Environmental monitoring for:
– Fans
– Temperature
– Power supply
– Disk drives
– Processor status
– NMI detection
– Cable, card, component presence
– Voltages and Power Good settings for battery and system components
System LED Control (power, HDD activity, error, and others)
Fan speed control
Power, and reset control
Interface to subassemblies to provide the vital product data (VPD), which
contains information about components and the system, such as:
– Field replacement unit (FRU) information
– System firmware code levels like BIOS or BMC
Non-maskable interrupt (NMI), system management interrupt (SMI)
generation
Button handling (Power, Reset, Locate, Remind, and others)
Serial redirect
Serial over LAN
Machine check error capture.
Scalability partition management for multinode support
Platform event filtering (PEF) and alert policies
Local and remote update of BMC, PFGA firmware, and BIOS
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