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BIOS
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BIOS can enable the IPMI watchdog for monitoring the loading of the operating system. The
watchdog is started just before BIOS starting the OS boot loader.
The IPMI watchdog can be configured in the BIOS Setup, refer Table 4-13 .
4.11 BIOS Error Logging
BIOS supports the following methods to report errors:
 SMBIOS error logging
 IPMI event logging
 Error logging to the console
4.11.1 Runtime Error Logging
BIOS supports Runtime Error Logging for memory errors and PCI errors. See BIOS Setup
Advanced -> Runtime Error Logging. Errors are logged to the IPMI controller and to the SMBIOS
event log.
The Runtime Error Logging can be enabled or disabled. If enabled, the PCI Error Logging can be
enabled or disabled separately.
For correctable memory error logging, there are two additional parameters to prevent the
flooding of the event logs. The parameters are:
 Error Threshold - Correctable memory errors are logged when the threshold is reached.
The first correctable memory error is always logged.
 Error Logging Limit - The number of logged correctable memory errors for a DIMM is
limited. If the last entry in the log is SMBIOS: 'Correctable memory log disabled' and IPMI:
Memory event 'Correctable ECC logging limit reached'. No further correctable errors are
logged for this DIMM.
Table 4-17 Logged Error Events
Error SMIBIOS IPMI
Correctable:
- Correctable ECC Memory Error Single-bit ECC memory error Sensor: Memory, Offset 00h