Introduction; Bmc Key Features And Functions - Dell PowerEdge C6145 Using Instructions

Introduction

This section introduces the BMC and includes the requirements for web-based
graphical user interface (GUI), keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM), and virtual
media.

BMC Key Features and Functions

The following lists the supported features of the BMC:

Support for IPMI v1.5 and v2.0

Out-of-band monitoring and control for sever management over LAN

Dedicated 10/100 NIC for remote management over a network

Information which includes main board part number, product name,
manufacturer, and so on.

Health status/hardware monitoring report

View and clear events log.

Event notification using chassis LED indicator and Platform Event Trap
(PET)

Platform Event Filtering (PEF) to take selected action for selected events,
including NMI and SMI

Chassis management including power control and status report, front panel
buttons, LED control, Secure Mode, and Boot Option

Watchdog and auto server re-start and recovery

Multi-session user and alert destination for LAN channel

IPMB connector to enable advanced server management communication
with BMC
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