Qlogic Gem359 Scsi Hot-Swap Controller - Intel SR870BN4 - Server Platform - 0 MB RAM Product Manual

Fault resilient booting
System management watchdog timer
Front panel system diagnostic-interrupt handling
Platform Management Interruption (PMI) / System Diagnostic Interrupt (SDI) status monitor
Event receiver
System interface to the IPMB (via system interface ports)
IPMI Management Controller Initialization Agent (MCIA)
Emergency Management Port (EMP) interface
Serial/modem and LAN alerting
In this platform, the BMC also plays the role of the chassis bridge controller, thus providing
integrated ICMB support. ICMB transports server management information between various
chassis in a cluster configuration that can contain multiple servers and peripherals.

QLogic GEM359 SCSI Hot-swap Controller

The QLogic GEM359 Hot-swap Controller resides on the SCSI backplane board. The primary
functions of the GEM359 are as follows:
Implements the SAF-TE command set
Controls the SCSI Hard Drive fault LEDs
Provides a path for management information via the SCSI
Retrieves hard disk drive fault status, SCSI backplane temperature, and fan failure information
via IPMB
Queries the status of the power distribution board by retrieving information from the BMC
via IPMB
Controls hard disk drive power-on and power-down, facilitating hot-swapping
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