Chapter 4: AMI BIOS
4-5 IPMI Settings
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.
System Event Log
This feature is used to change the System Event Log (SEL) configuration.
SEL Components - Change this item to enable or disable all features of System Event Logging. The options are Enabled and Disabled. When Enabled, the fol- lowing can be configured:
Erase SEL - This option erases all logged SEL events. The options are No, Yes, On Next reset and Yes, On Every reset.
When SEL Full
This option automatically clears the System Event Log memory of all messages when it is full. The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately.
Log EFI Status Codes
This option enables or disables the logging of Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) status codes. The options are Disabled, Both, Error code, and Progress code.