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Support for DNS and LDAP
The iBMC supports domain name system (DNS) and Lightweight Directory Application
Protocol (LDAP) to implement domain management and directory service.
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Image backup
The iBMC works in active/standby mode to ensure system reliability. If the active iBMC
is faulty, the standby iBMC takes over services immediately.
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Intelligent power management
The iBMC uses dynamic power saving to reduce operational expenditure (OPEX).
For details about the iBMC, see
FusionServer Pro E9000 Server iBMC User Guide
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8.4 BIOS
The basic input/output system (BIOS) is the most basic software loaded to a computer
hardware system. The BIOS provides an abstraction layer for the operating system (OS) and
the hardware to interact with the keyboard, display, and other input/output (I/O) devices.
The BIOS data is stored on the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) flash memory. The BIOS
performs a power-on self-test (POST), initializes CPU and memory, checks the I/O and boot
device, and finally boots the OS. The BIOS also provides the advanced configuration and
power interface (ACPI) and hot swap.
The Huawei Purley-based server is developed based on Insyde code base and uses a
proprietary BIOS. It provides a variety of in-band and out-of-band configuration functions as
well as high scalability, and supports customization.
For details about the BIOS, see
Huawei Server Purley Platform BIOS Parameter
Figure 8-1
BIOS in the system
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