Intel SRPL8 manual System Management Submenu, Feature Option

System Management Submenu

Default values are in bold typeface.

Feature	Option
Firmware SMIs	Disabled
	Enabled
System Event Logging	Disabled
	Enabled
Clear Event Log	Disabled
	Enabled
Memory Scrubbing	Disabled
	Enabled
AERR Enable	Disabled
	Enabled
Assert NMI on BERR	Disabled
	Enabled
Assert NMI on PERR	Disabled
	Enabled
Assert NMI on SERR	Disabled
	Enabled
Enable Host Bus Error	Disabled
	Enabled
FPC Error Check	Disabled
	Enabled
HSC Error Check	Disabled
	Enabled
Server Management Information

Description

Enables SMI generation by agents on the Intelligent Platform Management Bus (IPMB). Because BIOS requires SMIs for various tasks, setting this field to disabled does not disable all sources of SMIs.

Enabled: logs critical system events.

Clears the System Event Log (SEL). This option is reset to Disabled on each boot.

Enables memory scrubbing by the Profusion chip set.

Enables AERR to be asserted on the processor host buses.

Enables BERR to be reported as a critical event via NMI. Requires SERR to be enabled as well.

Enables PERR to be reported as a critical event via NMI. Requires SERR to be enabled as well.

Enables SERR to be reported as a critical event via NMI.

Enables ECC checking on the processor buses.

Enables Front Panel Controller (FPC) checking. If enabled, BIOS verifies that it can communicate with the FPC.

Enables Hot-swap Controller (HSC) checking. If enabled, BIOS verifies that it can communicate with the HSC.

Selects Server Management Information submenu.

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