Server Utilities; Intel® System Information Retrieve Utility (Sysinfo); Intel® One Boot Flash Update Utility (Ofu); Intel® System Event Log (Sel) Viewer Utility - Intel S2600TP series Service Manual

Intel® Server Board S2600TP and Intel® Compute Module HNS2600TP Product Family

4 Server Utilities

Intel provides the following utilities for Intel® Server Products. The utilities and user's guides can be
downloaded from www.intel.com/support.
4.1 Intel® System Information Retrieve Utility (Sysinfo)
The Intel® System Information Retrieval Utility (Sysinfo) is used for collecting system information. The utility
dumps system information, for example, Sensor Data Records, Baseboard FRU, BMC System Event Log, BMC
Settings, BIOS Settings, Operating System Event Log, PCI Bus Device Information, RAID settings and RAID log.
Log information results may vary between different versions; refer to the detailed information from specific
sections.
4.2 Intel® One Boot Flash Update Utility (OFU)
The Intel® One-Boot Flash Update Utility (Intel® OFU) is used to update the BIOS and firmware on the Intel®
Server Boards while the operating system is running. The utility may be launched from a command prompt in
either the Windows* or Linux* operating systems. This utility can also be executed remotely through a secure
network connection using a Telnet Client and Terminal Services in Windows* or using a Telnet Client and
Remote Shell under Linux*.
4.3 Intel® System Event Log (SEL) Viewer Utility
The Intel® System Event Log (SEL) Viewer Utility provides the ability to view system event records stored on
the server management storage device of a server. The utility displays the SEL records in either a text or a
hexadecimal format. The utility also allows you to save SEL entries to a file and load SEL entries from a file
for viewing. You can also reload SEL entries from a server and see properties of SEL entries. The SEL entries
can be viewed in two modes: interpreted text mode and hex mode.
4.4 Intel® System Configuration Utility (SYSCFG)
The Intel® System Configuration Utility (Syscfg) is a command-line utility that can be used to save and restore
BIOS and firmware settings to a file or to set and display individual settings. Refer to the User Guide for a
command reference. The User Guide also provides an overview of the features of the module and
instructions for configuring the BIOS and management firmware on the Intel® Server Products.
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