Bmc Settings; Introduction - Inspur SA5112M4 User Manual

9 BMC Settings

9.1 Introduction

A baseboard management controller (BMC) is a specialized service processor that
monitors the physical state of a computer, network server or other hardware device
using sensors and communicating with the system administrator through an independent
connection.
The Inspur Server management software is a control unit for server management,
which is compatible with the management standard IPMI2.0 specification.
Below are the main functions of the Inspur Management Software:
● Remote control
o Achieves server control via functions such as KVM (Keyboard Video and Mouse), SOL (Serial
Over LAN), virtual media, etc. Note: SOL function must be reached via third-party tools,
such as IPMITool.
● Warning management
o Reports warning message in real time, and carries out corresponding solutions according
to the information.
● State monitoring
o Monitors the running states of all monitoring units in real time.
● Device information management
o Provides device version, model and asset information.
● Heat dissipation control
o It could adjust fan speed dynamically according to ambient temperature and workload.
● Supports IPMITool management
o Supports the command operation sent by IPMITool. The IPMITool is downloadable :
http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net/manpage.html
● Supports WEB interface management
o Provides a friendly and visual interface management. Configuration can quickly be
completed as well as query tasks, by simply clicking on the interface.
● Supports account centralized management
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