%PDF-1.4 %âãÏÓ 1 0 obj << /Type /Catalog /Pages 2 0 R >> endobj 2 0 obj << /Type /Pages /Count 2 /Kids [5 0 R 7 0 R] >> endobj 3 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /BaseFont /Helvetica >> endobj 4 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /BaseFont /Helvetica-Bold >> endobj 5 0 obj << /Type /Page /Parent 2 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.28 841.89] /Resources << /Font << /F1 3 0 R /F2 4 0 R >> >> /Contents 6 0 R >> endobj 6 0 obj << /Length 5632 >> stream BT /F2 21 Tf 0.06 0.08 0.12 rg 1 0 0 1 46 789.89 Tm (What does "Active System Console" actually mean in) Tj ET BT /F2 21 Tf 0.06 0.08 0.12 rg 1 0 0 1 46 763.89 Tm (my Intel server setup, and how should I be using it?) Tj ET BT /F2 11 Tf 0.72 0.14 0.18 rg 1 0 0 1 46 727.89 Tm (TechRounder Help Center PDF) Tj ET BT /F1 9.5 Tf 0.36 0.39 0.46 rg 1 0 0 1 46 711.89 Tm (Live article:) Tj ET BT /F1 9.5 Tf 0.36 0.39 0.46 rg 1 0 0 1 46 699.39 Tm (https://www.techrounder.com/help/what-does-active-system-console-actually-mean-in-my-intel-server-setup-and-ho) Tj ET BT /F1 9.5 Tf 0.36 0.39 0.46 rg 1 0 0 1 46 686.89 Tm (w-should-i-be-using-it/) Tj ET q 0.82 0.85 0.9 RG 1 w 46 668.39 m 549.28 668.39 l S Q BT /F1 10 Tf 0.24 0.27 0.32 rg 1 0 0 1 46 656.39 Tm (By Vipin PG | Published August 14, 2026 | Updated August 14, 2026 | Topic: Solution | 4 min read) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 635.39 Tm (If you found a reference to Intel Active System Console \(IASC\) on an install disc, in an old manual, or on) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 620.39 Tm (a legacy Intel Server Board like an S2600 series, here's the short version: it's dead software. Intel) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 605.39 Tm (killed it off back in January 2020, pulled it from their download center, and never built a direct) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 590.39 Tm (successor. So if you're wondering how you "should be using it" - the honest answer is you probably) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 575.39 Tm (shouldn't be setting it up fresh at all.) Tj ET BT /F2 13 Tf 0.08 0.1 0.14 rg 1 0 0 1 46 547.39 Tm (What IASC Actually Was) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 525.39 Tm (IASC was a lightweight, locally-installed web app that ran directly on the server's operating system. It) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 510.39 Tm (gave you a dashboard for basic health monitoring - fan status, voltage sensors, event logs - plus some) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 495.39 Tm (BMC \(Baseboard Management Controller\) configuration options. Intel aimed it at small businesses that) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 480.39 Tm (needed something simpler than full data center tooling. You'd install it via Start > Programs > Intel) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 465.39 Tm (Server Management Software, then either use it locally or hit it remotely through a browser using the) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 450.39 Tm (server's own IP address.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 428.39 Tm (That last part is the key limitation: IASC shared the host's network identity. It wasn't isolated from the) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 413.39 Tm (OS, and it couldn't do anything if the server was powered off or the OS crashed - because it) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 398.39 Tm (depended on the OS to run in the first place.) Tj ET BT /F2 13 Tf 0.08 0.1 0.14 rg 1 0 0 1 46 370.39 Tm (Why It's Not Coming Back) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 348.39 Tm (Intel officially retired both IASC and its companion tool, Intel Multi-Server Manager, and explicitly said) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 333.39 Tm (there's no successor planned to replace them one-for-one. The installer files aren't hosted on Intel's) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 318.39 Tm (site anymore. If you dig one up from a third-party mirror or an old driver CD, treat it with caution -) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 303.39 Tm (it's unsupported, unpatched, and running unmaintained software with hooks into your hardware) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 288.39 Tm (sensors and BMC isn't something you want long-term.) Tj ET BT /F2 13 Tf 0.08 0.1 0.14 rg 1 0 0 1 46 260.39 Tm (What To Use Instead) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 238.39 Tm (Intel's own guidance is straightforward: use the Integrated BMC Web Console \(sometimes called BMC) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 223.39 Tm (EWS, for Embedded Web Server\) that's already built into the server board. It's not a separate install -) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 208.39 Tm (it's baked into the BMC firmware and does everything IASC did, plus more, because it doesn't depend) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 193.39 Tm (on the host OS at all.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 171.39 Tm (Here's how to get into it:) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 149.39 Tm (1. Reboot the server and press F2 during POST to enter BIOS setup.) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 132.59 Tm (2. Go to Server Management .) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 115.79 Tm (3. Scroll to BMC LAN Configuration .) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 98.99 Tm (4. Open User Configuration and set up an admin account - pick a user slot \(2-4\), set Privilege to) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 85.19 Tm (Administrator , set User Status to Enabled , and create a username and password. Skip the anonymous user) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 71.39 Tm (option; leave it disabled.) Tj ET q 0.86 0.88 0.92 RG 1 w 46 42 m 549.28 42 l S Q BT /F1 8.4 Tf 0.42 0.45 0.5 rg 1 0 0 1 46 30 Tm (TechRounder Help Center | Page 1 of 2) Tj ET BT /F1 7.2 Tf 0.42 0.45 0.5 rg 1 0 0 1 46 19 Tm (https://www.techrounder.com/pdf/help/what-does-active-system-console-actually-mean-in-my-intel-server-setup-and-how-should-i-be-using-it.pdf) Tj ET endstream endobj 7 0 obj << /Type /Page /Parent 2 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.28 841.89] /Resources << /Font << /F1 3 0 R /F2 4 0 R >> >> /Contents 8 0 R >> endobj 8 0 obj << /Length 5064 >> stream BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 789.89 Tm (5. Back on the BMC LAN Configuration screen, decide how you're connecting: if you're sharing NIC 1 with) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 776.09 Tm (the host, configure it under Baseboard LAN Configuration. If you've got a dedicated management port) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 762.29 Tm (\(recommended\), configure that separately.) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 745.49 Tm (6. Set IP Source to Dynamic for DHCP, or Static if you want to enter the IP, subnet mask, and gateway) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 731.69 Tm (manually.) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 714.89 Tm (7. Press F10 to save and exit.) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 698.09 Tm (8. If you went DHCP, reboot back into BIOS to check the address it picked up, or check your DHCP server's) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 684.29 Tm (lease table.) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 667.49 Tm (9. From any machine on that network, open a browser and go to that IP address, then log in with the) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 653.69 Tm (credentials you just created.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 636.89 Tm (You can also configure all of this through the Intel SysCfg utility from the EFI shell or OS, or with) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 621.89 Tm (ipmitool on Linux, if you'd rather script it than click through BIOS menus.) Tj ET BT /F2 13 Tf 0.08 0.1 0.14 rg 1 0 0 1 46 593.89 Tm (Why This Is Actually a Better Setup, Not a Downgrade) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 571.89 Tm (People coming from IASC sometimes assume the BMC web console is a stripped-down replacement.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 556.89 Tm (It's the opposite. IASC never had:) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 534.89 Tm (- Power actions \(remote reboot/shutdown\)) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 518.09 Tm (- SOL or KVM launch for full remote console access) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 501.29 Tm (- Virtual media redirection \(mounting an ISO remotely to reinstall an OS\)) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 484.49 Tm (- Remote firmware and BIOS updates) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 467.69 Tm (- Access when the OS is down or the system is powered off - since the BMC runs independently on its own) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 453.89 Tm (chip) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 437.09 Tm (The BMC console also gets its own IP address, isolated from the host - so you can put it on a dedicated) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 422.09 Tm (out-of-band management VLAN and keep it off your regular network entirely, which is a real security) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 407.09 Tm (win over IASC sharing the host's identity.) Tj ET BT /F2 13 Tf 0.08 0.1 0.14 rg 1 0 0 1 46 379.09 Tm (If You're Stuck on an Old Box Still Running IASC) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 357.09 Tm (Some legacy systems still have it installed and working. If you're maintaining one rather than) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 342.09 Tm (replacing it, a couple of practical notes: IASC uses TCP ports 9393, 9191, and 7777 for its web) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 327.09 Tm (service and backend IPC - if you can reach it locally but not remotely, check that these aren't blocked) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 312.09 Tm (by a firewall in between. You'll also likely hit a browser warning \("Untrusted Connection" in Firefox,) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 297.09 Tm ("Invalid Security Certificate" in older IE\) because IASC's certificate was never signed by a public CA -) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 282.09 Tm (that's expected, not a sign of compromise, and you just need to accept the exception to get to the login) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 267.09 Tm (page.) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.28 0.31 0.36 rg 1 0 0 1 56 243.09 Tm (Quote: Long-term, don't rebuild anything around IASC. If the board supports the Integrated BMC Web) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.28 0.31 0.36 rg 1 0 0 1 56 229.09 Tm (Console \(any Purley-era S2600WF/BP/ST/WK or Grantley-era S2600WT/KP/TP/CW board, or the) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.28 0.31 0.36 rg 1 0 0 1 56 215.09 Tm (single-socket S1200SP\), migrate to that instead - it's free, already on the hardware, and actively) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.28 0.31 0.36 rg 1 0 0 1 56 201.09 Tm (maintained as part of BMC firmware updates.) 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