BMC
Front Panel User Interface
The BMC provides control panel interface functionality including indicators (Power/Status
and Identify LEDs) and buttons (Power/ID).
Power Button
The Power button allows to control the system status.
Reset Button
The Reset button allows to reset the system.
ID Button
The control panel Chassis Identify button toggles the state of the Chassis ID LED. If the ID
LED is off, then a button press will turn the LED on (blinking). If the LED is on, a button
press or IPMI Chassis Identify command will turn the LED off.
LEDs
The following table contains information on Power, Status, ID and Heartbeat LED's.
Table 5.1: Power LED, Status LED, ID LED, and Heartbeat LED
LED
S
Power LED
Status LED
ID LED
Heartbeat LED
LAN Interface
BMC LAN interface in AST2500 is assigned to its Shared NIC LAN and a dedicated NIC
(Default) in the system. IPMI Specification v2.0 defines how IPMI messages, encapsulated
in RMCP/RMCP+ packet format, can be sent to and from the BMC. This capability allows a
remote console application to access the BMC and perform the following operations:
Get system sensor status
C
S
OLOR
On
Blue
Off
Blinking
Amber
Off
On
Blue
Off
On/Off
Green
Blinking
TATUS
S0 System Power On
S5 System Power Off
Failed
System Event Log (SEL) cleared / Good
Identifier on front and back of the chassis
Normal
BMC is not Ready
BMC is Ready
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