4
Server Utilities
Intel provides the following utilities for Intel’s server products. The utilities and user’s guides can be
downloaded from
www.intel.com/support
.
4.1
Intel® System Information Retrieve Utility (Sysinfo)
The Intel® System Information Retrieval Utility (Sysinfo) is used for collecting system information. The
utility dumps system information, for example, Sensor Data Records, Baseboard FRU, BMC System Event
Log, BMC Settings, BIOS Settings, Operating System Event Log, PCI Bus Device Information, RAID settings
and RAID log. Log information results may vary between different versions; refer to the detailed
information from specific sections.
4.2
Intel® One Boot Flash Update Utility (OFU)
The Intel® One-Boot Flash Update Utility (Intel® OFU) is used to update the BIOS and firmware on the
Intel® Server Boards while the operating system is running. The utility may be launched from a command
prompt in either the Windows* or Linux* operating systems. This utility can also be executed remotely
through a secure network connection using a Telnet Client and Terminal Services in Windows* or using a
Telnet Client and Remote Shell under Linux*.
4.3
Intel® System Event Log (SEL) Viewer Utility
The Intel® System Event Log (SEL) Viewer Utility provides the ability to view system event records stored
on the server management storage device of a server. The utility displays the SEL records in either a text
or a hexadecimal format. The utility also allows you to save SEL entries to a file and load SEL entries from
a file for viewing. You can also reload SEL entries from a server and see properties of SEL entries. The SEL
entries can be viewed in two modes: interpreted text mode and hex mode.
4.4
Intel® System Configuration Utility (SYSCFG)
The Intel® System Configuration Utility (Syscfg) is a command-line utility that can be used to save and
restore BIOS and firmware settings to a file or to set and display individual settings. Refer to the User
Guide for a command reference. The User Guide also provides an overview of the features of the module
and instructions for configuring the BIOS and management firmware on the Intel’s server products.