MAXDATA PLATINUM - Direct Platform Control (DPC) Console; DPC Console Modes of Operation

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Configuration Software and Utilities
Direct Platform Control (DPC) Console
Direct Platform Control
(DPC) Console is part of Intel
®
Server Management
. Direct Platform
Control is a server management application that supports remote system management via
LAN, or an RS-232 serial connection to the server Serial B port over a modem or a direct serial
cable. The Direct Platform Control Console provides the ability for remote management of
MAXDATA servers via modem or LAN with a capability to run DOS-based programs.
DPC console runs on a client workstation and is independent of the server operating system.
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 B port
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 Record
s (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 (Serial B).
•
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.
•
Redirect 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 Redirect 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 in this mode,
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. This mode allows running
of DOS-based programs that are stored on the service partition and transferring of files.