Quanta Computer STRATOS S400-X44E, Technical Manual

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BIOS S
ERVER
M
ANAGEMENT
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3.3. Server Management
The BIOS supports many standard-based server management
features and several proprietary features. The Intelligent Plat-
form Management Interface (IPMI) is an industry standard and
defines standardized, abstracted interfaces to platform man-
agement hardware. The BIOS implements many proprietary
features that are allowed by the IPMI specification, but these
features are outside the scope of the IPMI specification. This
section describes the implementation of the standard and pro-
prietary features.
Console Redirection
The BIOS supports redirection of both video and keyboard via a
serial link (serial port). When console redirection is enabled, the
local, or host server, keyboard input and video output are
passed both to the local keyboard and video connections, and
to the remote console through the serial link. Keyboard inputs
from both sources are considered valid and video is displayed
to both outputs.
As an option, the system can be operated without a host key-
board or monitor attached to the system and run entirely via the
remote console. Utilities that can be executed remotely include
BIOS Setup.
Serial Configuration Settings
For optimal configuration of Serial Over LAN or EMP see the
BMC Specification.
The BIOS does not require that the splash logo be turned off for
console redirection to function. The BIOS supports multiple
consoles, some of which are in graphics mode and some in text
mode. The graphics consoles can display the logo and the text
consoles receive the redirected text.
Keystroke Mapping
During console redirection, the remote terminal sends key-
strokes to the local server. The remote terminal can be a dumb
terminal with a direct connection and running a communication
program. The keystroke mapping follows VT-UTF8 format with
the following extensions.
Keystroke Mappings
K
EY
ANSI E
SCAPE
S
EQUENCE
W
INDOWS
P
LATFORM
D
ESIGN
N
OTE
F1 <ESC><Shift>op <ESC>1
F2 <ESC><Shift>oq <ESC>2