Media Redirection - Intel S2600WF Technical Product Specification

Intel® Server Board S2600WF Product Family Technical Product Specification
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8.3.1.1 Availability
The remote KVM session is available even when the server is powered off (in stand-by mode). No restart of
the remote KVM session is required during a server reset or power on/off. A BMC reset – for example, due to
a BMC watchdog initiated reset or BMC reset after BMC firmware update – does require the session to be re-
established.
KVM sessions persist across system reset, but not across an AC power loss.
8.3.1.2 Security
The KVM redirection feature supports multiple encryption algorithms, including RC4 and AES. The actual
algorithm that is used is negotiated with the client based on the client's capabilities.
8.3.1.3 Usage
As the server is powered up, the remote KVM session displays the complete BIOS boot process. The user is
able to interact with BIOS setup, change and save settings, and enter and interact with option ROM
configuration screens.
8.3.1.4 Force-enter BIOS Setup
KVM redirection can present an option to force-enter BIOS etup. This enables the system to enter BIOS
setup while booting which is often missed by the time the remote console redirects the video.
8.3.2

Media Redirection

The embedded web server provides a Java applet to enable remote media redirection. This may be used in
conjunction with the remote KVM feature or as a standalone applet.
The media redirection feature is intended to allow system administrators or users to mount a remote IDE or
USB CD-ROM, floppy drive, or a USB flash disk as a remote device to the server. Once mounted, the remote
device appears to the server just like a local device, allowing system administrators or users to install
software (including operating systems), copy files, update BIOS, or boot the server from this device.
The following list describes additional media redirection capabilities and features.
• The operation of remotely mounted devices is independent of the local devices on the server. Both
remote and local devices are usable in parallel.
• Either IDE (CD-ROM, floppy) or USB devices can be mounted as a remote device to the server.
It is possible to boot all supported operating systems from the remotely mounted device and to boot
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from disk IMAGE (*.IMG) and CD-ROM or DVD-ROM ISO files. See the tested/supported operating sys-
tem list for more information.
• Media redirection supports redirection for both a virtual CD device and a virtual floppy/USB device
concurrently. The CD device may be either a local CD drive or else an ISO image file; the Floppy/USB
device may be either a local Floppy drive, a local USB device, or else a disk image file.
The media redirection feature supports multiple encryption algorithms, including RC4 and AES. The
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actual algorithm that is used is negotiated with the client based on the client's capabilities.
A remote media session is maintained even when the server is powered off (in standby mode). No re-
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start of the remote media session is required during a server reset or power on/off. A BMC reset (for
example, due to an BMC reset after BMC FW update) requires the session to be re-established
• The mounted device is visible to (and usable by) managed system's OS and BIOS in both pre-boot
and post-boot states.
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