Dell C6145 User Manual

Dell PowerEdge C6145
Hardware Owner’s
Manual
Regulatory Model B05S
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
NOTE:
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Regulatory Model B05S
February 2011 Rev. A00
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Contents
1 About Your System ...................................................................... 10
Accessing System Features During Startup ................................................... 10
Front-Panel Features and Indicators ............................................................... 11
Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns ........................................................................... 14
Back Panel Features and Indicators ................................................................ 15
NIC Indicator Codes ............................................................................................ 18
Power and System Board Indicator Codes ..................................................... 20
Power Supply Indicator Codes ......................................................................... 21
BMC Heart Beat LED ........................................................................................... 22
Post Error Code ..................................................................................................... 23
Collecting System Event Log (SEL) for Investigation ............................ 23
Post Error Code Event................................................................................. 24
Other Information You May Need ............................................................ 25
2 Using the System Setup Program ............................................ 26
Start Menu ............................................................................................................. 26
System Setup Options at Boot ........................................................................... 26
Console Redirection ............................................................................................ 27
Main Menu ............................................................................................................ 29
Main Screen ................................................................................................. 29
BIOS Firmware ............................................................................................. 30
System Firmware ......................................................................................... 30
Product Information .................................................................................... 30
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Processor ..................................................................................................... 30
System Memory ........................................................................................... 31
Advanced Menu ................................................................................................... 32
CPU Configuration ....................................................................................... 34
Power Management Maximum Performance ....................................... 36
Power Management OS Control ............................................................... 37
Power Management Advanced Platform Management Link .............. 38
Memory Configuration................................................................................ 39
IDE Configuration ........................................................................................ 40
USB Configuration ....................................................................................... 43
PCI Configuration ........................................................................................ 44
Hyper Transport Configuration ................................................................. 48
Boot Menu ............................................................................................................. 49
Boot Settings Configuration ...................................................................... 50
Boot Device Priority .................................................................................... 51
Hard Disk Drives .......................................................................................... 52
Security Menu ...................................................................................................... 57
Server Menu.......................................................................................................... 59
Exit Menu ............................................................................................................... 67
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Removable Drives ....................................................................................... 53
CD/DVD Drives ............................................................................................. 54
USB Drives ................................................................................................... 55
Network Drives ............................................................................................ 56
System Management.................................................................................. 60
Remote Access Configuration .................................................................. 61
IPMI Configuration ...................................................................................... 63
Command Line Interface for Setup Options .................................................... 68
3 Installing System Components ................................................. 78
Safety Instructions ............................................................................................... 78
Recommended Tools ........................................................................................... 78
Inside the System ................................................................................................. 79
Hard Drives ............................................................................................................ 80
Removing a Hard-Drive Blank ................................................................... 80
Installing a Hard-Drive Blank .................................................................... 80
Removing a Hard-Drive Carrier ................................................................ 81
Installing a Hard-Drive Carrier .................................................................. 82
Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier ............................... 82
Installing a Hard Drive into a Hard-Drive Carrier .................................. 83
Power Supplies .................................................................................................... 84
Recommended Configuration ................................................................... 84
Full Configuration ........................................................................................ 84
Removing a Power Supply ......................................................................... 85
Installing a Power Supply .......................................................................... 86
System-Board Assembly .................................................................................... 87
Removing a System-Board Assembly ..................................................... 87
Installing a System-Board Assembly....................................................... 88
Air Ducts ................................................................................................................ 88
Removing the Air Duct ............................................................................... 88
Installing the Air Duct ................................................................................. 89
Heat Sinks ............................................................................................................. 90
Removing the Heat Sink ............................................................................. 90
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Installing the Heat Sink .............................................................................. 91
Processors ............................................................................................................. 92
Removing a Processor ............................................................................... 92
Installing a Processor................................................................................. 94
Expansion-Card Assembly and Expansion Card ........................................... 95
Removing the Expansion Card .................................................................. 95
Installing the Expansion Card ................................................................... 97
Expansion-Card Connector ................................................................................ 99
Removing the Expansion-Card Connector .............................................. 99
Installing the Expansion-Card Connector ............................................. 100
Mezzanine Card .................................................................................................. 101
Removing the SAS Mezzanine Card ...................................................... 101
Installing the SAS Mezzanine Card ........................................................ 102
Removing the 10GbE Mezzanine Card ................................................... 103
Installing the 10GbE Mezzanine Card .................................................... 105
Mezzanine-Card Bridge Board ........................................................................ 106
System Memory .................................................................................................. 107
System Battery ................................................................................................... 113
System Board ...................................................................................................... 115
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Removing the Mezzanine-Card Bridge Board ..................................... 106
Installing the Mezzanine-Card Bridge Board ....................................... 107
Supported DIMM Configuration ............................................................. 107
Removing the Memory Modules ............................................................ 110
Installing the Memory Modules .............................................................. 111
Replacing the System Battery ................................................................ 113
Removing a System Board ...................................................................... 115
Installing a System Board ........................................................................ 116
Opening and Closing the System .................................................................... 117
Opening the System .................................................................................. 117
Closing the System .................................................................................... 118
Cooling Fans........................................................................................................ 118
Removing a Cooling Fan ........................................................................... 118
Installing a Cooling Fan ............................................................................ 120
Power Distribution Boards .............................................................................. 121
Removing a Power Distribution Board .................................................. 121
Installing a Power Distribution Board ................................................... 122
Fan Controller Board ......................................................................................... 123
Removing the Fan Controller Board ....................................................... 123
Installing the Fan Controller Board ........................................................ 125
Middle Planes .................................................................................................... 125
Removing the Middle Planes .................................................................. 125
Installing the Middle Planes .................................................................... 129
Backplanes ......................................................................................................... 131
Removing the 3.5" Hard-Drive Backplane ............................................. 131
Installing the 3.5" Hard-Drive Backplane .............................................. 134
Expander Card (Optional) ................................................................................. 135
Removing the Expander Card .................................................................. 135
Installing the Expander Card ................................................................... 139
Front Panels ........................................................................................................ 140
Removing the Front Panel ........................................................................ 140
Installing the Front Panel ......................................................................... 142
Sensor Boards .................................................................................................... 143
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Removing the Sensor Board for 3.5” Hard Drive System .................. 143
Installing the Sensor Board for 3.5” Hard Drive System .................... 145
Removing the Sensor Board for 2.5” Hard Drive System .................. 146
Installing the Sensor Board for 2.5” Hard Drive System .................... 148
4 Troubleshooting Your System ................................................. 149
Safety First – For You and Your System ........................................................ 149
Installation Problems ........................................................................................ 149
Troubleshooting System Startup Failure....................................................... 150
Troubleshooting External Connections ......................................................... 150
Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem .......................................................... 150
Troubleshooting a USB Device ....................................................................... 150
Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device .............................................................. 151
Troubleshooting a NIC ...................................................................................... 152
Troubleshooting a Wet System ....................................................................... 153
Troubleshooting a Damaged System ............................................................. 154
Troubleshooting the System Battery .............................................................. 154
Troubleshooting Power Supplies ................................................................... 155
Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems ................................................. 156
Troubleshooting a Fan ...................................................................................... 156
Troubleshooting System Memory ................................................................... 157
Troubleshooting a Hard Drive ......................................................................... 159
Troubleshooting a Storage Controller ........................................................... 160
Troubleshooting Expansion Cards ................................................................. 161
Troubleshooting Processors ........................................................................... 162
IRQ Assignment Conflicts................................................................................. 163
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5 Jumpers and Connectors ......................................................... 164
System Board Connectors ................................................................................ 164
Backplane Connectors ..................................................................................... 166
3.5" Hard-Drive Backplane With CPLD .................................................. 166
2.5" Hard-Drive Backplane With Expander ........................................... 167
2.5" Hard-Drive Backplane Expander Card Connectors ............................. 168
Middle Plane Connectors ................................................................................. 169
Expansion Card Connectors ............................................................................ 170
SAS Mezzanine Card Connectors ................................................................... 171
10GbE Mezzanine Card Connectors ............................................................... 172
Fan Controller Board Connectors ................................................................... 173
Power Distribution Board Connectors .......................................................... 174
Sensor Board Connectors ................................................................................ 175
Switch and Jumper Settings ........................................................................... 176
System Configuration Switch Settings .................................................. 176
3.5" Backplane Jumper Settings ............................................................. 177
2.5" Backplane Expander Card Jumper Settings ................................. 177
6 Getting Help ................................................................................ 179
Contacting Dell ................................................................................................... 179
7 Index ............................................................................................ 180
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1

About Your System

Accessing System Features During Startup

The following keystrokes provide access to system features during startup.
Keystroke Description
<F2> Enters the System Setup program. See “Start Menu” on page 26.
<F11> Enters the BIOS Boot Manager. See “System Setup Options at
Boot” on page 26.
<F12> Starts Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) boot.
<Ctrl><C> Enters the SAS 2008 Daughter Card Configuration Utility. For
more information, see the SAS adapter documentation.
<Ctrl><H> Enters the LSI 9260 configuration utility. For more information,
see the documentation for your SAS RAID card.
<Ctrl><S> Enters the utility to configure NIC settings for PXE boot. For
more information, see the documentation for your integrated NIC.
<Ctrl><HOME> BIOS recovery during Boot Block.
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Front-Panel Features and Indicators

Figure 1-1. Front Panel3.5” x8 Hard Drives With Two Motherboards
Figure 1-2.
Front Panel3.5” x12 Hard Drives With Two Motherboards
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Figure 1-3. Front Panel2.5” x18 Hard Drives With Two Motherboards
Figure 1-4. Front Panel2.5” x24 Hard Drives With Two Motherboards
Figure 1-5. Front Panel2.5” x24 Hard Drives With One Motherboard
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NOTE:
NOTE:
NOTE:
Item Indicator, Button
Or Connector
1,3 Power-on indicator/
power button (motherboards 1,2)
2,4 System identification
indicator/button (motherboards 1,2)
Icon Description
The power-on indicator lights when the system power is on. The power button controls the DC power supply output to the system.
When powering on the system, the video monitor can take from several seconds to over 2 minutes to display an image, depending on the amount of memory installed in the system.
On ACPI-compliant operating systems, turning off the system using the power button causes the system to perform a graceful shutdown before power to the system is turned off.
To force an ungraceful shutdown, press and hold the power button for 5 seconds.
The identification button can be used to locate a particular system and motherboard within a chassis. When the button is pushed, the blue system status indicator on the front blinks until the button is pushed again.
5 Hard Drives Up to twelve hot-swappable 3.5"
hard drives. Up to twenty four hot-swappable
2.5" hard drives.
* Drive Cover Different for 2.5" hard drive
system and 3.5" hard drive system.
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Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns

Figure 1-6. Hard-Drive Indicators
1 hard-drive activity indicator
(green)
Table 1-1. Hard-Drive Status IndicatorsFor 3.5" Hard-Drive Backplane With CPLD
Hard Drive Type
SAS Slot Empty Off Off Off
Function
Drive On­line/Access Drive Failed Off/
Drive Rebuilding Drive Rebuilding Abort
Predicted Failure (SMART) Drive Identify/ Preparing for removal
Activity LED Status LED Green Green Amber
Blinking when active
Blinking when active Blinking when active Off/ Blinking when active
Off/ Blinking when active Blinking when active
2 hard-drive status indicator (green and
amber)
On Off
Off On 150 ms
Off 150 ms
On 400 ms Off 100 ms On 3000 ms Off 3000 ms Off 3000 ms Off 3000 ms On 500 ms Off 500 ms Off 1000 ms On 250 ms Off 250 ms
Off
Off 3000 ms Off 3000 ms On 3000 ms Off 3000 ms Off 500 ms On 500 ms Off 1000 ms Off
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Table 1-2. Hard-Drive Status Indicators−For 2.5" Hard-Drive Backplane With Expander
Hard Drive Type
SAS Slot Empty Off Off Off
Function
Drive On­line/Access Drive Failed Off/
Drive Rebuilding Drive Rebuilding Abort
Predicted Failure (SMART) Drive Identify/ Preparing for removal
Activity LED Status LED Green Green Amber
Blinking when active
Blinking when active Blinking when active Off/ Blinking when active
Off/ Blinking when active Blinking when active
On Off
Off On 125 ms
Off 125 ms
On 400 ms Off 100 ms On 3000 ms Off 3000 ms Off 3000 ms Off 3000 ms On 500 ms Off 500 ms Off 1000 ms On 250 ms Off 250 ms
Off
Off 3000 ms Off 3000 ms On 3000 ms Off 3000 ms Off 500 ms On 500 ms Off 1000 ms Off

Back-Panel Features and Indicators

Figure 1-7. Back PanelTwo Motherboards
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Figure 1-8. Back PanelOne Motherboard
Item Indicator, Button
Or Connector
1 Power supply 2 1100 W/1400 W
2 Power supply 1 1100 W/1400 W
Icon Description
3 NIC connector 1
4 NIC connector 2
5 Serial port
6 VGA port
7 System
identification indicator
8 BMC management
port
Embedded 10/100/1000 NIC connectors.
Embedded 10/100/1000 NIC connectors.
Connects a serial device to the system.
Connects a VGA display to the system.
Both the system management software and the identification buttons located on the front can cause the indicator to flash blue to identify a particular system and system board. Lights amber when the system needs attention due to a problem.
Dedicated management port.
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NOTE: video monitor can take from several
NOTE:
compliant operating
NOTE:
Item Indicator, Button
Or Connector
9 USB port 0
10 USB port 1
11 Power On/Off
button
12 IPASS connector Connects to external PCIE devices or a
Icon Description
Connects USB devices to the system. The ports are USB 2.0-compliant.
Connects USB devices to the system. The ports are USB 2.0-compliant.
The power button controls the DC power supply output to the system.
When powering on the system, the
seconds to over 2 minutes to display an image, depending on the amount of memory installed in the system.
On ACPI­systems, turning off the system using the power button causes the system to perform a graceful shutdown before power to the system is turned off.
To force an ungraceful shutdown, press and hold the power button for five seconds.
PCIE bus extender port.
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NIC Indicator Codes

when the
Figure 1-9. NIC Indicators
1 speed indicator 2 link/activity indicator
NIC Status Indicator (Speed) Condition
Solid green Linking at 100 Mbps speed
Blinking green Port identification with 10 or 100 Mbps speed
Solid amber Linking at 1 Gbps speed
Blinking amber Port identification with 1 Gbps speed
Off Linking at 10 Mbps speed
link/activity LED is green; no link when the link/activity LED is off.
NIC Status Indicator (Link/Activity) Condition Solid green LAN linking/No access
Blinking green LAN accessing
Off No link
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Figure 1-10. NIC Indicators (BMC Management Port)
1 speed indicator
NIC Status Indicator (Speed) Condition
Green Linking at 100 Mbps speed
Off Linking at 10 Mbps speed when the
NIC Status Indicator (Link/Activity) Condition Green LAN linking/Accessing
Off No link
2 link/activity indicator
link/activity LED is solid green; no link when the link/activity LED is off
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Power and System Board Indicator Codes

The LEDs on the system front panel and back panel display status codes during system startup. For location of the LEDs on the front panel, see Figure 1-1 for 3.5 location of the LEDs on the back panel, see Figure 1-7. Table 1-3. Status Indicator Codes lists the status associated with the status codes.
Table 1-3. Status Indicator Codes
Component Indicator Condition
Power-on indicator
" hard drive and Figure 1-4 for 2.5" hard drive systems. For
Green Solid
Blinking
Off
Amber
Blinking
Off
Power On S0/S1 BMC critical condition event in Power On mode S0/S1 Power Off mode S4/S5
BMC Critical condition event in Power On mode S0/S1 BMC Critical condition event in Power Off mode S4/S5 Power On S0/S1 Power Off S4/S5
System identification indicator
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Blue Solid
Off
IPMI through Chassis Identify Command On or ID Button Press ID On IPMI through Chassis Identify Command Off or ID Button Press ID Off

Power Supply Indicator Codes

Figure 1-11. Power Supply Status Indicator
1 power supply 2 AC power LED
AC Power LED Condition
Solid green Power supply is on (AC OK/DC OK) or in standby mode (100
VAC -240 VAC for 1100 W, 200 VAC-240 VAC for 1400 W)
Solid yellow Power supply is at fault condition
(UVP/OVP/OCP/SCP/OTP/Fan Fault)
Off Power supply is off or AC input voltage is out of normal
operating range (100 VAC-240 VAC for 1100 W, 200 VAC-240 VAC for 1400 W)
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BMC Heart Beat LED

The system board provides BMC heart beat LED (CR2) for BMC debugs. When BMC firmware is ready, the BMC heart beat LED blinks.
Figure 1-12. BMC Heart Beat LED
1 BMC heart beat LED 2 system board
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Post Error Code

Collecting System Event Log (SEL) for Investigation

Whenever possible, the BIOS will output the current boot progress codes on the video screen. Progress codes are 32-bit quantities plus optional data. The 32-bit numbers include class, subclass, and operation information. The class and subclass fields point to the type of hardware that is being initialized. The operation field represents the specific initialization activity. Based on the data bit availability to display progress codes, a progress code can be customized to fit the data width. The higher the data bit, the higher the granularity of information that can be sent on the progress port. The progress codes may be reported by the system BIOS or option ROMs. The Response section in the following table is divided into three types:
1 Warning or Not an error – The message is displayed on the screen. An
error record is logged to the SEL. The system will continue booting with a degraded state. The user may want to replace the erroneous unit.
2 Pause – The message is displayed on the screen, an error is logged to
the SEL, and user input is required to continue. The user can take immediate corrective action or choose to continue booting.
3 Halt – The message is displayed on the screen, an error is logged to the
SEL, and the system cannot boot unless the error is resolved. The user needs to replace the faulty part and restart the system.
Error Code Error Message Response
0003h CMOS Battery Low Pause
0005h CMOS Checksum Bad Pause
0166h CPU Frequency mismatch! Halt
0167h CPUID mismatch! Halt
0168h L1 cache size mismatch! Halt
0169h L2 cache size mismatch! Halt
016Ah CPU Patch level mismatch! Halt
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Error Code Error Message Response
4168h Memory Ignore Pause
4169h Memory Disable Pause
5120h CMOS cleared by jumper Pause
5122h Password cleared by jumper Pause

Post Error Code Event

The BIOS logs the event to the BMC if POST error is detected. Here is an example of event with POST error code 4168h for “Memory Ignore”. The following table shows the post error code event structure:
Byte Item Data
1-2 Record ID -
3 Record Type -
4-7 Timestamp -
8-9 Generator ID 0x31
10 Event Message Format Version 0x04 (IPMI 2.0)
11 Sensor Type 0x0F (POST Error)
12 Sensor Number 0x06
13 Event Direction/Event Type 0x6F
14 Event Data 1 0xA0
15 Event Data 2 0x68 (Lower 8 bits)
16 Event Data 3 0x41 (Upper 8 bits)
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Other Information You May Need

WARNING: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your system. Warranty information may be included within this document or as a separate document.
NOTE:
support.dell.com/manuals
The
Getting Started Guide
features, setting up your system, and technical specifications.
provides an overview of rack installation, system
Always check for updates on
updates first because they often supersede information in other documents.
and read the
About Your System | 25

Using the System Setup Program

NOTE:

Start Menu

The system employs the latest AMI CMOS BIOS, which is stored in Flash memory. The Flash memory supports the Plug and Play specification, and contains a System Setup program, the Power On Self Test (POST) routine, and the PCI auto-configuration utility. This system board supports system BIOS shadowing, enabling the BIOS to execute from 64-bit onboard write-protected DRAM. This Setup utility should be executed under the following conditions:
When changing the system configuration, configure for items such
as: – Hard drives, diskette drives, and peripherals. – Password protection from unauthorized use. – Power management features.
When a configuration error is detected by the system and you are
prompted to make changes to the Setup utility.
When redefining the communication ports to prevent any
conflicts.
When changing the password or making other changes to the
security setup.
Only items in brackets [ ] can be modified. Items that are not in brackets
are display only.
2

System Setup Options at Boot

<F2> Initiate Setup during POST
<F9> Load optimal (for example, CMOS) defaults
<F10> Save settings and exit in BIOS Setup
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Console Redirection

The console redirection allows a remote user to diagnose and fix problems on a server, which has not successfully booted the OS. The centerpiece of the console redirection is the BIOS Console. The BIOS Console is a Flash ROM-resident utility that redirects input and output over a serial or modem connection. The BIOS supports console redirection to a serial port. If serial port-based headless server support is provided by the system, the system must provide support for redirection of all BIOS-driven console I/O to the serial port. The driver for the serial console must be capable of supporting the functionality documented in the ANSI Terminal Definition. Please refer to the following steps to set console redirection:
1 Enter the BIOS setup menu. 2 Select server. 3 Select remote access configuration. 4 Enable Remote Access. 5 Select serial port number:
When COM1 is selected:
1) Connect the rs-232 cable between the server and the local
computer.
2) The local computer will have the ability to monitor the server
screen synchronically through executing the super terminal application.
When COM2 is selected (SOL):
1) Check BMC IP from server -> IPMI configuration ->IP
Address (current IP address in BMC).
a) Make sure BMC NIC under the IPMI configuration. If
users select shared NIC, make sure the LAN cable has been plugged in the shared port.
If users have the DHCP server, select BMC IP address
source to DHCP.
If users set IP address source to static, enter the BMC
themselves in IP address-> IP address.
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b) Make sure BMC NIC under the IPMI configuration. If
users select dedicated NIC, make sure the LAN cable has been plugged in the dedicated port.
If users have the DHCP server, select BMC IP address
source to DHCP.
If users set IP address source to static, enter the BMC
themselves in IP address-> IP address. Users should take their own risk if they set IP address by themselves. Improper IP setting may cause that they cannot implement communication with BMC over LAN.
2) The remote clients should install ipmitool under their
operating systems.
3) Execute IPMITOOL with BMC IP, username, password and
sol parameter like below format: ipmotool –I <interface> -U <username> -P <password> ­H <Host iP> sol activate
4) Remote users will have the ability to monitor server screen
synchronically through executing the super terminal
application. COM2 is always workable no matter what kind of NIC is selected. Users only need to make sure BMC current IP exists and IPMI command through LAN is workable, then SOL is workable. In Figure 1-7, BMC default shared-NIC port is item 3; BMC dedicated port is item 8; and COM1 is item 5.
For detailed configuration of Console Redirection, please refer to “Remote Access Configuration” on page 61.
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Main Menu

The main menu displays information about your system boards and BIOS.

Main Screen

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NOTE:
NOTE:
NOTE:
Option
Description
The information about BMC/FCB/Asset Tag/Service Tag/ePPID shown in
the main menu is different in each server.
The options for the System Setup program change based on the system
configuration.
The System Setup program defaults are listed under their respective
options in the following sections, where applicable.

BIOS Firmware

Option Description
Version Displays the BIOS version.
Build Date Displays the BIOS build date.

System Firmware

BMC FW Displays the system BMC firmware version.
FCB FW Displays the system FCB firmware version.

Product Information

Option Description
Name Displays the name of the product.
AssetTag Displays the asset tag of the product.
ServiceTag Displays the service tag of the product.
ePPID Displays the ePPID of the product.

Processor

Option Description
Name Displays the processor name.
Speed Displays the maximum speed of the processor.
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