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Ipmi configuration (x8sti-f/x8sti-3f only) – SUPER MICRO Computer X8STI-3F User Manual

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Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

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ACPI APIC Support
Select Enabled to include the ACPI APIC Table Pointer in the RSDT (Root System
Description Table) pointer list. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

APIC ACPI SCI IRQ
When this item is set to Enabled, APIC ACPI SCI IRQ is supported by the system.
The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

Headless Mode
This feature is used to enable system to function without a keyboard, monitor or
mouse attached The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

ACPI Version Features
The options are ACPI v1.0,

ACPI v2.0 and ACPI v3.0. Please refer to ACPI's website

for further explanation: http://www.acpi.info/

IPMI Configuration (X8STi-F/X8STi-3F Only)

Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is a set of common interfaces that
IT administrators can use to monitor system health and to manage the system as a
whole. For more information on the IPMI specifications, please visit Intel's website
at www.intel.com.

IPMI Firmware Revision
This item displays the current IPMI firmware revision.

Status of BMC
Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) manages the interface between system
management software and platform hardware. This is an informational feature which
returns the status code of the BMC micro controller.

View BMC System Event Log
This feature is used to view any BMC events. It shows the total number of entries
and will allow the viewing of each event by scrolling down on an Entry Number
and pressing Enter.

Clear BMC System Event Log
This feature is used to clear the System Event Log. Caution: Any cleared information
is unrecoverable. Make absolutely sure you no longer need any data stored in the
log before clearing the BMC Event Log.