Bmc Overview; Firmware - Congatec conga-HPC/EVAL-Server User Manual

Detailed description of the congatec com-hpc evaluation carrier board for server modules

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BMC Overview

BMCs are used in servers for remote administration, thereby reducing the need for onsite administration of the servers. Some of the more

common use cases are:

• power cycling a server

• monitoring fan speeds and component temperatures

• monitoring hardware failures

The BMC (Aspeed AST2600) on the conga-HPC/EVAL-Server is for proof of concept only. Carrier board designers can use it as a hardware

design guide or to test the physical interfaces of system firmware (BIOS) or remote system management software. The BMC functionality is

application-specific and not part of the COM-HPC

The conga-HPC/EVAL-Server supports HTML5-based browsers for remote monitoring.

5.1

Some of the features the BMC firmware support are:

• KVM/media redirection support via BMC's video and USB

– redirection with H5View

• media redirection

– CD redirection

– secure authentication and encryption for remote KVM or H5Viewer

• remote server power control

– server's power status report

– support for server power-up, power-down, power cycle, reset and ACPI shutdown

• IPMI message interface support via communication interfaces such as:

– Keyboard Controller Style (KCS)

– LAN (IPMI over LAN)

– serial interface (access through a serial port. Supports basic and terminal connection modes)

• IPMI event log and alerting

specification

HEVAm100

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