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SVP Console
This function is shared between the Intel Itanium and Intel Xeon Server Blades.
SVP console is a console under SVP, and provides a user interface for system management. SVP
console provides the following functions:
• Setup and display of the system's hardware information
• Display and deletion of failure information (RC and detail logs)
• Substitution of front panel operation
• Display of console logs
• Setting of remot e failure reporti ng
• Update of System Firmware (normally using the EFI tool) [Under study for the IA32 CPU module.]
• Setting of the SVP clock
• Debugging of the system
• Setting of IP address
Remote Console
When running Linux or Windows, a graphical console is available as the OS or System Firmware
console. The graphical console consists of VGA, a keyboard, and a mouse.
In the Intel Itanium Server Blade, a Windows remote desktop is used. A keyboard and mouse can be
connected to the USB port on the rear connector panel. The USB port on the connector panel can be
shared among multiple physical partitions by switchover operation.
In the Intel Xeon Server Blade, a special KVM connector can be connected to the KVM port on the front
of each server blade to connect the monitor, keyboard, and mouse.