44 Intel Server Board SE7500WV2 Product Guide
DPC console runs on a client workstation. It communicates with a server by:
• Accessing the server management capabilities of the on-board NIC
• A Windows 2000 compatible modem.
• An RS-232 connection to the server’s serial 2 port.
DPC Console is independent of the server operating system.
Even when the server is off, you can use DPC Console to verify the state of a server or diagnose a
problem with the server hardware. DPC console features allows you to:
• Establish connection to remote servers
• Server Control: power on, power off, and reset operations
• Retrieve and display entries in the System Event Log (SEL)
• Retrieve and display Sensor Data Records (SDR)
• Retrieve and display Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) information
• Retrieve and display current Remote Sensor Access (RSA) information
• Access a phonebook for remote connection management
• Remote control of the service partition
• File transfer from / to the server
DPC Console Modes of Operation There are four DPC console modes of operation:
• EMP mode. Access the DPC console features using the DPC console window menus and/or
toolbar. Active when a connection is established through the EMP port.
• DPC over LAN mode. Access the DPC console features using the DPC console window
menus and/or toolbar. Active when a connection is established through the LAN.
• Re-direct mode. Active when the server is running BIOS console redirection. In this mode, the
DPC console launches a separate window. The window operates as an ANSI terminal and
communicates with the server through the port. Character-based commands you type in the
DPC Console go directly to the server, and the DPC Console displays the text that you would
normally see on the server console.
To use this mode, you must configure the Console Redirection option of BIOS Setup for Re-
direct mode. Enabling Console Redirection requires that the Boot Time Diagnostics Screen be
Enabled in BIOS Setup. If the redirection window does not display information, the Console
Redirection is either incorrectly configured or disabled, the EMP is disabled in BIOS Setup, or
the server is in protected mode. For DPC to function, the server must NOT be in graphics
mode.
• If the DPC console fails to connect in EMP within 10 seconds and the server can operate in Re-
direct mode, a prompt is displayed with the option to switch to Re-direct mode.
• Service Partition mode. Entered when the server reboots from the service partition and the
DPC Console has successfully connected to the server through a modem. This mode allows
running of DOS-based programs that are stored on the service partition and transferring of files.