Intel® Server Board X38ML
Table of Contents
Revision 1.3
Intel order number E15331-006
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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