Viglen SX220 User Guide 71
DPC console runs on a client workstation. It communicates with a server b y:
• Accessing the server management capabilities of the on-board NIC
• A Windows 2000 compatible modem.
• An RS-232 connection to the server COM2 port.
DPC Console is independent of the server operating system.
Even when the server is off, you can use DPC Console to verif y the st ate of a s erver
or diagnose a problem with the server hardware. DPC console features allow you to:
• Establish connection to remote servers
• S erver Control: power on, power off, and reset operations
• Retr ieve an d display entri es in the System Event Log (SEL)
• Retrieve and display Sensor Data Records (SDR)
• Retr ieve an d displa y Field Repl aceab le Unit (FRU) informati on
• Retr ieve an d displa y current Rem ote Sens or 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 three 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 wit h the
server through the port. Character-based commands you type in the DPC