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AOC-SIMSO/SIMSO+ User's Guide
This user's guide is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users who intend to integrate Supermicro's unique IPMI 2.0
Management Utility with support of KVM-over-LAN (*) into their systems. It pro-
vides detailed information for the application and use of the AOC-SIMSO/SIMSO+
that supports remote access for system monitoring, diagnosis and management.
With the most advanced technologies built-in, the AOC-SIMSO/SIMSO+ offers a
complete, efficient, and cost-effective remote server management.
(Note: KVM-over-LAN is only for the AOC-SIMSO+ only.)
1.1 Overview
The AOC-SIMSO/SIMSO+ is a highly efficient, highly compatible and easy-to-use
IPMI card that allows the user to take advantage of the BMC, a baseboard man-
agement controller installed on a server motherboard and the IPMIView, an IPMI-
compliant management application software loaded in a PC, to provide serial links
between the main processor and other system components, allowing for network
interfacing via remote access. With an independent Raritan KIRA100 processor
built-in, the AOC-SIMSO/SIMSO+ provides the user with a solution to ease the
complex and expensive systems, allowing an administrator to access, monitor,
diagnose and manage network interfacing anywhere, anytime.
1.2 IPMI Version 2.0
The AOC-SIMSO/SIMSO+ supports the functionality of IPMI Version 2.0. The key
features include the following:
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Supports IPMI 2.0
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Supports Serial over LAN
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Supports KVM over LAN (For the AOC-SIMSO+ only)
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Supports LAN Alerting-SNMP Trap
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Supports Event Log
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Offers OS (Operating System) Independency
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Provides remote Hardware Health Monitoring via IPMI. Key features include
the following:
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Temperature monitoring
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Fan speed monitoring
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Voltage monitoring
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Power status monitoring, chassis intrusion monitoring
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Remote power control to power-on, power-off or reboot a system
Chapter 1
Introduction
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