72 Terminal Mode Commandsw w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m Text command example:[SYS TMODE][OK TMODE]Terminal Mode IPMI Message BridgingTerminal mode supports the ability to bridge IPMI messages to another interface when binaryhex-ASCII IPMI commands are used. The message bridge is determined by the following: thebridge field, whether the message is a request or a response, the message direction with respect tothe BMC and the LUN. Table C-3 lists the supported BMC combinations for IPMI messagebridging. Any other combinations are unsupported.Note that IPMI messages to and from the system interface are transferred using the BMC SMS(System Management Software) LUN, 10b, and with the bridge field set to 00b.Table C-3. Supported BMC Combinations for IPMI Message BridgingBridgeFieldRequest/ResponseMessageDirection (to BMC) LUNMessageInterpretation00b Request In 00b,01b,11bRemote Console request to BMC functionalityMessage is a request from the remote console tothe BMC.00b Response Out 00b,01b,11bResponse to Remote Console from BMCfunctionality Message is a response to an earlierrequest from the remote console to the BMC.00b Request In 10b Remote Console request to SMS Message is a requestfrom the remote console to SMS via the ReceiveMessage Queue.00b Response Out 10b SMS Response to Remote Console Message is aresponse to an earlier request from SMS.01b Response Out Any Response to earlier Bridged Request from RemoteConsole Message is the asynchronous response froman earlier bridged request that was encapsulated in aSend Message command issued to the BMC by theremote console.
