Interface To Server Management - Intel S7000FC4UR Technical Product Specification

BIOS Role in Server Management
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Remote Console Reset
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Interface to Server Management

If the BIOS determines that console redirection is enabled, it reads the current baud rate and
pass this value to the appropriate management controller via the Intelligent Platform
Management Bus (IPMB).
18.3 IPMI Serial Interface
The system shares a communication serial port with the BMC. A multiplexer, controlled by the
BMC, determines if the Serial Port B external connector is electrically connected to the BMC or
to the standard serial port of the Super I/O. See the Intelligent Platform Management Interface
Specification, Version 2.0, Intel Corporation Section 14 "IPMI Serial/Modem Interface" for
information about these features.
18.3.1 Channel Access Modes
The BIOS supports the four different channel access modes that are described in the Intelligent
Platform Management Interface Specification, Version 2.0, Intel Corporation Table 6-4.
18.3.2 Interaction with BIOS Console Redirection
BIOS Console Redirection accomplishes the implementation of VT-UTF8 console redirection
support in Intel's server BIOS products. This implementation meets the functional requirements
set forth in the Microsoft Windows 2003* WHQL requirements for headless operation of servers.
It also maintains a necessary degree of backward compatibility with existing Intel server BIOS
products.
The BIOS has a console that interacts with a display and keyboard combination. The BIOS
instantiates sources and sinks of input / output data in the form of the following:
BIOS Setup screens
Boot Manager screens
Power On Self Test (POST) informational messages
Hot-key / escape sequence action requests
Output is displayed locally at the computer on video display devices. This is limited to VGA
displays in text or graphics mode. Local input may come from a USB keyboard. Mouse support
is not available.
The use of serial port console redirection allows a single serial cable to be used for each server
system. The serial cables from a number of servers can be connected to a serial concentrator or
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