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How MegaRAC Works

MegaRAC Software Modules

Software Module
Hardware
Services
Application
Services
Management
Services
User Interface
MegaRAC comes with software modules that provide
operating system-specific services. These services
interface with the MegaRAC hardware and provide access
to the server from the hardware. The on-board firmware
allows the Management Console to access the server using
the server side services.
The MegaRAC software architecture is built upon several
independent software modules that run under a specific
operating system. The modules include hardware services,
application services, management services, and user
interfaces. The following table displays the software
modules for MegaRAC:
Description
MegaRAC™ card interface driver under Microsoft®
Windows NT4.0, Windows 2000, Novell® NetWare 4.11,
5.X, and Linux
Graphics capture service under Windows NT 4.0 and
Windows 2000 only
Virtual mouse service under Windows NT 4.0 and Windows
2000 only
Health Agent
Communication
SNMP agent under Windows NT, Novell NetWare, and
Linux.
GUI based under Windows NT 4.0, W2000, Windows 95
and Windows 98
Hardware services are the drivers running under each
operating system. The drivers allow applications and other
system-level services to access the MegaRAC hardware.
These services are operating system specific and differ
from one operating system to another.
Application services are the drivers that work between the
hardware services and the upper-level user interface. One
example is the driver that captures the graphics screen
content. Application services maintain the MegaRAC
features and the implementation of the console services.
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