Gateway ALR 9250R User Manual page 105

System management submenu
The system management submenu provides eight fields that allow you to
set system management characteristics. The table below lists the fields and
the options for each.
System Management Submenu Fields
Field Options
Server Manage- Disabled
ment Mode Enabled
System Event Log- Disabled
ging Enabled
Clear Event Log Disabled
Enabled
Assert NMI on Disabled
AERR Enabled
Assert NMI on Disabled
BERR Enabled
Assert NMI on Disabled
PERR Enabled
Assert NMI on Disabled
SERR Enabled
Enabled Host Bus Disabled
Error Enabled
Console redirection submenu
The console redirection submenu provides four fields that allow you to
control the redirection of system management data to a remote console. The
table below lists the fields and the options for each.
Console Redirection Submenu Fields
Field Options
COM Port Disabled
Address 3F8
2F8
3E8
IRQ # None, 3, or 4
Description
Enabled
loads the Server Management Interrupt
handler, which handles system errors.
Enabled
forces the BIOS and the BMC to log
system events.
Enabled
clears the system event log.
Enabled
generates a nonmaskable interrupt
(NMI) on an address parity error (AERR).
Enabled
generates an NMI on a bus error
(BERR).
Enabled
generates an NMI on a parity error
(PERR). To activate this feature, the system error
(SERR) option must be enabled.
Enabled
generates an NMI on a SERR.
Enables host single-bit errors (SBEs) and multi-
ple-bit errors (MBEs).
Description
When enabled, console redirection uses the I/
O port specified.
When disabled, console redirection is com-
pletely disabled.
When console redirection is enabled, this field
displays the IRQ assigned based on the
COM Port Address
address chosen in the field.
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