Intel X38ML - Server Board Motherboard Technical Manual page 7

Intel® Server Board X38ML
5.19.4 Media Bridging....................................................................................................... 73
5.19.5 Request/Response Protocol .................................................................................. 73
5.19.6 Host to BMC Communication Interface ................................................................. 73
5.19.7 IPMB Communication Interface ............................................................................. 75
5.19.8 LAN Interface......................................................................................................... 75
5.20 Event Filtering and Alerting.................................................................................... 76
5.20.1 Platform Event Filtering (PEF) ............................................................................... 76
5.20.2 Alert-over-LAN ....................................................................................................... 76
5.20.3 Factory Default Event Filters ................................................................................. 77
5.20.4 Alert Policies .......................................................................................................... 77
5.20.5 MIB File.................................................................................................................. 77
5.21 Sensor Support...................................................................................................... 77
5.22 BIOS-BMC interactions.......................................................................................... 83
5.23 Platform Management Features Implemented by BIOS ........................................ 83
5.23.1 IPMI ....................................................................................................................... 84
5.23.2 Console Redirection .............................................................................................. 84
5.23.3 IPMI Serial Interface .............................................................................................. 85
5.23.4 Wired For Management (WFM) ............................................................................. 88
5.23.5 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) .................................................................. 88
5.23.6 Security.................................................................................................................. 88
6. Error Reporting and Handling ........................................................................................... 90
6.1 Fault Resilient Booting........................................................................................... 90
6.1.1 BSP POST Failures (FRB-2) ................................................................................. 90
6.1.2 Operating System Load Failures (OS Boot Timer) ................................................ 90
6.2 Error Handling and Logging................................................................................... 91
6.2.1 Error Sources and Types....................................................................................... 91
6.2.2 Error Logging via SMI Handler .............................................................................. 91
6.2.3 Logging Format Conventions................................................................................. 92
6.2.4 Timestamp Clock Event......................................................................................... 96
6.3 Error Messages and Error Codes .......................................................................... 97
6.3.1 Diagnostic LEDs .................................................................................................... 97
6.3.2 POST Code Checkpoints....................................................................................... 98
6.3.3 POST Error Messages and Handling .................................................................. 101
6.3.4 POST Error Pause Option ................................................................................... 103
7. Connectors and Jumper Blocks ..................................................................................... 104
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