Virtual Front Panel - Intel S2600CO series User Manual

Intel® Server Board S2600CO Family TPS
A partial list of additional features supported by the web GUI includes:
 Presents all the Basic features to the users.
 Power on/off/reset the server and view current power state.
 Displays BIOS, BMC, ME and SDR version information.
Display overall system health.
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 Configuration of various IPMI over LAN parameters for both IPv4 and IPv6
 Display system asset information for the product, board, and chassis.
 Display of BMC-owned sensors (name, status, current reading, enabled thresholds),
including color-code status of sensors.
 Provides ability to filter sensors based on sensor type (Voltage, Temperature, Fan and
Power supply related)
 Automatic refresh of sensor data with a configurable refresh rate.
 On-line help.
Display/clear SEL (display is in easily understandable human readable format).
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 Supports major industry-standard browsers (Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer* and
Mozilla Firefox*).
 Automatically logs out after user-configurable inactivity period.
 The GUI session automatically times-out after a user-configurable inactivity period. By
default, this inactivity period is 30 minutes.
 Embedded Platform Debug feature - Allow the user to initiate a "diagnostic dump" to a
file that can be sent to Intel
Virtual Front Panel. The Virtual Front Panel provides the same functionality as the local
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front panel. The displayed LEDs match the current state of the local panel LEDs. The
displayed buttons (for example, power button) can be used in the same manner as the
local buttons.
 Display of ME sensor data. Only sensors that have associated SDRs loaded will be
displayed.
 Ability to save the SEL to a file.
 Ability to force HTTPS connectivity for greater security. This is provided through a
configuration option in the UI.
 Display of processor and memory information as is available over IPMI over LAN.
 Ability to get and set Node Manager (NM) power policies.
Display of power consumed by the server.
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 Ability to view and configure VLAN settings.
 Warn user the reconfiguration of IP address will cause disconnect.
 Capability to block logins for a period of time after several consecutive failed login
attempts. The lock-out period and the number of failed logins that initiates the lock-out
period are configurable by the user.
 Server Power Control - Ability to force into Setup on a reset.
6.10.14

Virtual Front Panel

 Virtual Front Panel is the module present as "Virtual Front Panel" on the left side in the
embedded web server when "remote Control" tab is clicked.
Main Purpose of the Virtual Front Panel is to provide the front panel functionality virtually.
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 Virtual Front Panel (VFP) will mimic the status LED and Power LED status and Chassis
ID alone. It is automatically in sync with BMC every 40 seconds.
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for debug purposes.
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