Communication - American Megatrends 780 Hardware Manual

MegaRAC Software Modules,

Communication

The operating system-specific management services
support the standard management protocols. An enterprise
network system is typically run by a management
application. This application is based upon certain
management standards such as Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP.) Management through
SNMP uses the in-band network.
The user interface is the interaction between MegaRAC
and the user. The interface is an intuitive GUI-based
application. This 32-bit application runs under Windows
2000, windows NT 4.0, Windows 95 and windows 98. The
user interface for MegaRAC is the Management Console.
The management console lets the user access the
MegaRAC card and use the Console Redirection Service,
and Console Command Service.
The communication layer of the Management Console is
socket based. The MegaRAC firmware supports standard
BSD sockets, which the Management Console uses to
communicate with a management station. The
management station in turn communicates with the
MegaRAC hardware. The management station makes the
decisions about all management events.
The features that the management station offers are
collectively known as event services. The MegaRAC
software architecture allows the event services to be
distributed; they can reside with the management console
or in any separate management station.
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