Chapter 7: BIOS

SEL Components - Change this item to enable or disable all features of System Event Logging. The options are Enabled and Disabled. When Enabled, the following 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.

View FRU Information

This is an informational item which displays the information pertaining to this motherboard (FRU - Field Replaceable Unit).

BMC Network Configuration

Set this feature to configure the IPMI LAN adapter with a network address.

Configuration Source

This feature selects whether the IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway Address are automatically assigned by the network's DHCP server (Dynamic Host and Con- figuration Protocol) "Dynamic" or manually entered by the user "Static". If Static is selected, the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway Address must be manually entered below. The options are Static, Dynamic and Do Nothing. The following items are displayed when Static is selected:

Station IP Address - Enter the IP address for this machine. This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form (i.e., 192.168.10.253). The value of each three- digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255.

Subnet Mask - Subnet masks tell the network which subnet this machine be- longs to. The value of each three-digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255.

Station MAC Address - MAC addresses are 6 two-digit hexadecimal numbers (Base 16, 0 ~ 9, A, B, C, D, E, F) separated by dots (i.e., 00.30.48.D0.D4.60).

Router IP Address - Enter the Gateway or Router address this machine will use (i.e., 192.168.10.1).

Router MAC Address - Enter the MAC address of the Router or Gateway (only if needed).

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