Supero SUPERSERVER 6026T-TF, User Manual

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Chapter 7: BIOS
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Headless Mode
When this feature is enabled, the system will function without a keyboard, monitor
or mouse attached The options are Enabled and Disabled .
High Performance Event Timer
Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer (HPET) that produces
periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real-time Clock (RTC) does in
synchronizing multimedia streams, providing smooth playback and reducing the de-
pendency on other timestamp calculation devices, such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc-
tion embedded in the CPU. The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace
the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer. The options are Enabled and Disabled .
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IPMI Confi guration
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is used to monitor system health
and to manage the system as a whole. For more information on the IPMI specifi ca-
tions, please visit Intel's website at www.intel.com.
Status of BMC
The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) manages the interface between sys-
tem management software and platform hardware. This is an informational feature
which displays the status code of the BMC micro controller.
IPMI Firmware Revision
This item displays the IPMI fi rmware revision used in your system.
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View BMC System Event Log
This feature displays the BMC System Event Log (SEL). It shows the total number
of entries of BMC System Events.
To view an event, select an Entry Number and pressing <Enter> to display the
information as shown in the screen.
SEL Entry Number
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SEL Record ID
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SEL Record Type
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Event Timestamp
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Generator ID
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Event Message Format User
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